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       When I worked in Swaziland one day we went to an orphanage （孤儿院）．There we found a beautiful little girl named Tanzile．I gave her a sweet and she said something back to me in Si-swati which the nurse next to me translated “She wants another one — to give to her little sister．” I said “of course”．When we were going to leave we passed by Tanzile’s house to say goodbye．To our surprise she seemed to be holding on to that extra sweet I had given her．I remember saying to the nurse “this little darling is clever — she has taken two for herself．”

       But the nurse told us “Tanzile is 7 now．Two years ago her mum and dad both died of AIDS．She was separated from her sister who was three at the time．Tanzile has not laid eyes on her since．But from then on whenever Tanzile receives anything from anyone including food — she refuses to accept it unless they give her two．” In fact in the little mud hut where she lives we find a pile of old things which she has been collecting to give to her sister one day．

       People sometimes look at faces of African children and think that they are somehow different from our kids — that somehow they don’t feel pain or love．But that is not true．Their pain is deep．And so is their love．I can still remember the nurse trying to convince her that “if someone gives you food you must accept it — even if it is only one piece and not two — for your own health．” And it was so hard for us to keep the tears from our eyes as she shook her head．Her hope and her love was all that she had．It mattered more than anything else．When I returned home that day I was shocked to find that this was not an isolated story but others in the hospital knew of orphans just like Tanzile — waiting with a little pile of things in their hut for their lovers who they haven’t seen so long．

       I think of that old song — “when we’re hungry love will keep us alive．”

1. From the passage we can learn Tanzile         ．

       A．is very clever                       B．knows her sister has died

       C．has stored a lot for her sister           D．doesn’t like sweets

2. How old was her sister when the author met with Tanzile?

       A．Three years old．                              B．Four years old．

       C．Five years old．                               D．Six years old．

3. What has the author learned from her experience in Africa?

       A．Love is more important in life than anything else．

       B．African children are different in a way．

       C．African children should be treated fairly．

       D．We should express our love in time．

4. The best title for the passage would be          ．

       A．Give every child two sweets             B．Tanzile’s love for her sister

       C．One for my sister                         D．Change your attitude to African children

 

Answer 1

1.C 2.C 3.A 4.C