heard the door open and each of the children entered. Little Elizabeth with her hair falling over her shoulders, a smile on her face, and tears in her eyes held out a piece of rag to John. "Here John," she said, "this is for you." As he lifted back the edges of the rag he saw a big juicy orange all peeled and quartered(成四等份) and then he realized what they had done.

John never forgot the sharing, love and personal sacrifice (牺牲)his friends had shown him that Christmas day. In memory of that day every year he would send oranges all over the world to children everywhere.

( )34．These children would be happiest when .

A．they got the special gift B．they preserved it very long

C．they finally enjoyed the sweet juice D．they entered the dining hall

( )35．According to Paragraph 2, what would overjoy John most the next year?

A．He placed his orange next to his pillow.

B．He would eat his orange on his birthday.

C．He wouldn't get his special gift.

D．He would stay in the orphanage for another year.

( )36．According to the text, where did John's orange come from this year?

A．It was made up of what these children donated.

B．His master gave him a whole one again.

C．These children bought him one.

D．Little Elizabeth donated hers to John.

( )37．What can be inferred from the text?

A．John had expected he wouldn't get the gift this year.

B．John knew why he didn't get the gift this year.

C．John felt ashamed for not getting the special gift.

D．The story teaches us to learn to share with others.

C

Tiger Mom,

You‘ve been criticized(批评) a lot since your book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, came out. One problem is that some people don‘t get your humor. They think you‘re serious about all things and Lulu and I are suffering a lot from such a strict mother. That is not true.

But for real, it‘s not their fault. No outsider can know what our family is really like. They don‘t hear us laughing over each other‘s jokes. They don‘t see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. They don‘t know how much fun we have when the six of us — dogs included — squeeze into one bed and argue about what movies to download from Netflix.

I admit it: Having you as a mother was no tea party. There were some play dates I wish I‘d gone to and some piano camps I wish I‘d got away from. But now that I‘m 18 and about to leave the tiger den(穴), I‘m glad you and Daddy raised me the way you did.

A lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who can‘t think for themselves. Well, I came to the opposite conclusion: your strict parenting made me more independent(独立的).

Everybody‘s talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you refused to take because they weren‘t good enough. Funny how some people believe that Lulu and I will feel hurt for