At a certain age, lots of women find tired to be a mother, but not Nina Keneally from Brooklyn. The 63-year-old woman still has lots of mothering skills that she’s happy to rent out(出租) through a special service called “Need A Mom”. Nina now spends all her time using her experience to help young people in New York. She will listen to all your problems, give advice, help you plan and shop for a dinner party, bake you a cake and do all kinds of other things that a real mother might do. She’ll even buy a present for your own mother.

Nina and her husband moved to Bushwick, Brooklyn, from Connecticut with their own two sons two years ago. She realized that young people were different in many ways. “As I started to live in the neighborhood, I noticed that a lot of young people in the neighborhood wanted to talk to me about what was going on in their lives.” Nina realized she could really help them by being a mother in their lives. And that’s how “Need A Mom” was born. It’s a new business, and about six  people bought her service so far, all from Bushwick. What Nina does for you will cost $40 an hour. But she said, “Don’t expect me to clean your bedroom or wash your clothes. I’m not your maid!”

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1.Nina uses her_____to help the young in New York.

A money

B beauty

C advice

D experience

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句Nina now spends all her time using her experience to help young people in New York.可知，故选D。

2.Nina will NOT help you_____.

A wash your clothes

B bake a cake

C buy a present

D plan a dinner party

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句...Don’t expect me to clean your bedroom or wash your clothes...可知，故选A。

3.How many people are there in Nina’s family?

A 2

B 3

C 4

D 5

解析：选C。数字计算题。根据第二段第一句Nina and her husband moved to Bushwick, Brooklyn, from Connecticut with their own two sons two years ago.可知，故选C。

4.Nina is good at being a_____.

A teacher

B mother

C leader

D doctor

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文中Nina出租mothering skills可知，故选B。

5.The underlined word “maid” means_____in Chinese.

A 佣人

B 少女

C 母亲

D 洗衣机

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据文中最后一句句意可知Nina不是一个只会帮助你打扫房间洗衣服的“佣人”，故选A。