Jessie goes to the woods (森林) with her friend Jamie to get some green branches (树枝) to make the house beautiful for Christmas. She is a happy girl, but she feels sad today because her mother said to her, “People will all have Christmas presents, but I think I will not get any present for myself. We are too poor this year.”
When Jessie tells her brother Joe about this, they start to talk about it. “Such a good, kind mother, and no Christmas present! It’s too bad.”
“I don’t like it.” says little Jessie, with tears (眼泪) in her eyes.
“She has you.” says her brother Joe.
“But I am not something new.” says Jessie.
“You will be when you get back”. Joe says.
“Yes!” Jessie jumps and laughs. “Then put me in the basket and carry me to our mother, and tell her I am her present.”
An hour later, Jessie and Jamie come back with some branches. So Joe and Jamie put her in the basket and put green branches all around her. They put the basket on the doorstep and go into the house and say to Jessie and Joe’s mother, “There is a Christmas present out there for you, mother.”
The mother goes out and looks, and there, in a basket of green branches, sitting her own little daughter.
“Oh, that’s what I want most.” says mother.
“Then dear mother,” says Jessie, she jumps out of the basket. “It will be Christmas for mothers all the time because they see their little girls every day.”
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26. When does the story may happen?
A.December. | B.January. | C.February. | D.May. |
27. Why is Jessie sad?
A.Because her mother will not buy present for her. | B.Because her mother asks her to get some branches. |
C.Because her brother puts her in a basket. | D.Because her mother will not get a present. |
28. What does Jessie give to her mother?
A.A basket. | B.Some branches. | C.Jessie herself. | D.Some flowers. |
29. What is the little girl Jessie like?
A.Cute. | B.Lazy. | C.Shy. | D.Strong. |
30. What is the best title for the passage?
A.A Happy Girl | B.Christmas Day | C.A Present for Mother | D.Green Branches |