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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Last Thursday， Michael and Linda stood behind large food trucks distributing meals to4，000 homeless people for their wedding reception on the border town of Kilis. The couplehad decided that instead of hosting their friends and family for a traditional feast reception，they would feed the victims from an earthquakestrickenarea.

The idea came from the bridegroom’s father， Ted， who volunteers for a Turkish relieforganization. For the past few years， the organization has distributed daily meals to thousandsof people who have suffered from natural disasters and lost their housing. He approacheda representative of the organization and suggested that the family cover part of thecosts of feeding them for the day.

Then he told his son， who was surprised by the suggestion， but soon won over.When he told that to the bride， she was really shocked but finally accepted because insoutheastern Türkiye there is a real culture of sharing with people in need. They love toshare their food， their table and everything they have. So， they arrived at the distributioncenter on Thursday to spend the day serving food and taking photographs with their gratefulrecipients （接受者）.

On Tuesday evening， the newly married couple were still pleased with their decisionto quit a personal celebration for one with greater good.“It’s like sharing a dinner withyour friends and family who have this kind of thing on a daily basis or sharing somethingwith people who don’t even have the most basic things，”Michael said.“Hopefully， thiswill also give a start for other wedding dinners to be held here with our brothers and sistersin need.”

1. Why were there so many homeless people in Kilis？

A. To attend Michael and Linda’s wedding.

B. To support the organization.

C. To escape the damaging earthquake.

D. To help distribute free daily meals.

2. How did the couple celebrate their wedding？

A. They treated their friends and relatives to a big dinner.

B. They afforded the entire costs of feeding victims for the day.

C. They shared their happiness with the homeless in Kilis.

D. They took photos with the grateful victims.

3. What does the underlined word“approached”in paragraph 2 mean？

A. Took in. B. Moved to.

C. Came across. D. Consulted with.

B

Jamil Jan Kochai， the author of 99 Nights in Logar， searched for more than a decadefor Susan Lung—the secondgradeteacher who had changed his life over 20 years earlier.On Saturday night， the two were finally reunited at one of his bookreadingevents.

The writer was born in a refugee camp （难民营） for Afghans in Peshawar， Pakistan，and his family moved to California when he was just a year old. At home， they spoke mostlyPashto and some Farsi， so by the time he reached first grade， he was at a total loss becausehe could hardly speak English. Then came Mrs Lung， who quickly realized that Kochai wasdeeply struggling at Alyce Norman Elementary School.

The two got to work， meeting for oneonone lessons nearly every day after school. Atthe end of the school year， Kochai won readingcomprehensioncompetitions.

Lung and Kochai lost touch when Kochai’s father got a job in another city and the boymoved on， with a new love of reading and writing. When he grew older， Kochai’s parentsencouraged him to find his former teacher to thank her. But despite his efforts， he failed totrack her down.

“I didn’t know her first name. She was always just Mrs Lung to me， so when I calledplaces to ask about her， they couldn’t find any records of her，”Kochai said.

Then， while promoting his first novel， he wrote an essay for Literary Hub magazine，touching on the transformative impact that Lung had on his life. Lung’s doctor happened toread it， and told the nowretirededucator about that.

Lung’s husband saw a Facebook post about Kochai’s reading event on Saturday  in Davis， California and suggested he drive his wife there.

“I had no idea they were going to be there，”Kochai said.“It was just like a sweetdream. Mrs Lung was sitting in the front row. She was just the same Mrs Lung. Just assweet， kind and warm as ever.”

Kochai and Lung hugged， and Kochai finally got the chance to express to her howmuch he still thought of her and how much she meant to him.

4. How did Mrs Lung help Kochai？

A. By dropping by his house regularly.

B. By asking him to read more in class.

C. By spending extra time tutoring him.

D. By saving him out of a refugee camp.

5. Why did Kochai have difficulty finding Mrs Lung？

A. There were few records about her.

B. His parents provided little support.

C. He was too young to remember her.

D. He had limited information about her.

6. How did Kochai feel when seeing Mrs Lung at his reading event？

A. Surprised and delighted.

B. Shocked and angry.

C. Ashamed and regretful.

D. Proud and grateful.

7. What is the best title for the text？

A. A distinguished guest showed up at a reading event