49. Which of the following is true?

A. Careful timing is needed to turn a rope.

B. A rope must be turned as high as possible.

C. People can do rope jumping without resting.

D. A rope must be turned as slowly as possible.

B

When I was about twelve, I was headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family. It was winter, and on that night, the wind was really blowing.

As my mom and I headed towards the restaurant from our car, a girl about my age and her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare change. My mom immediately asked where they kept their things. They pointed to an old car in a parking lot across the street. The girl said there were six of them living in that car, which was the same size as my own family.

My mom said she had something to do, and after handing the people a few dollars, we said good-bye. Then, my mother sent us inside the restaurant but she didn’t come.

Later, I found out that she had gone home and emptied our cupboards into a few bags. Then, she brought that food over to the car and handed the bags to the family. I wasn’t there when that part happened, but I can only imagine the joy it brought to their faces.

A few days, later, when I actually found out about what she had done, I asked her why she helped those people. She told me that we were lucky and that her family wasn’t as lucky. I remember the face of that girl who had asked us for change-- how she was the same age as me, yet we looked so different.

I remember thinking that the other girl didn’t have any food to eat, and she was headed back to a cold car shared with her family. I will never forget what my mom did that night, and how she taught me one of the best lessons I ever learned.

50. What was the writer going to do that winter?

A. Go to the parking lot. B. Go to a restaurant.

C. To meet his mother. D. Go home.

51. How many people were there in the writer’s family?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.

52. What did the cupboard contain?

A. Money. B. Food. C. Clothes. D. Toys.

53. What lessons did the writer learn?

A. Never go to the restaurant for dinner. B. Don’t go out in winter.

C. Be lucky than the poor girl. D. Help the one in need.