A family from California,is fighting to save a three-story tree house they built in front of their homein memory of their dad, who recently passed away in a surfing accident.

     Joni Doherty told ABC News that the tree house, which cost over$16,000 to build, was completed in 2014, about a year after her husband, JackChen, was “killed in a tragic surfing accident” in March of 2013. He was only39.

     Her two young sons, Andrew Chen, 13, and Nicholas Chen, 11, keptpestering her to follow through with previous plans they and their father hadmade to build a tree house in the big tree in front of their home as a familyproject.

    Though Doherty, 37, believes they had the tree house built secretly,she received an email from the government that the tree house should be toredown.

    “My heart sank,”Doherty said. “I felt really sad. I lost a little bit of sleep worrying aboutit and thinking we might have to tear it down.”

    Doherty said that the three-story tree house is more than just amemorial, but a place of gathering for her two sons and their neighbors.

   “We decorate it duringHalloween and put lights up for Christmas,” Doherty said. “Our neighbors tellus when they pass by that they love it, and we know Jack would have loved it,too.”

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1.Where does the story happen?

A China.

B America.

C Canada.

D Japan.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句A family from California, is fighting to save a three-story tree house they built in front of their home in memory of their dad.可知，故选B。

2.What caused Jack Chen to die?

A A car accident.

B A surfing accident.

C The earthquake.

D The flood.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句Jack Chen, was “killed in a tragic surfing accident” in March of 2013.可知，故选B。

3.What did Doherty get from the government?

A A letter.

B A call.

C An email.

D A note.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句she received an email from the government that the tree house should be tore down.可知，故选C。

4.What does the underlined word “sank” mean?

A Sad.

B Disappointed.

C Happy.

D Nervous.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据第五段第二句I felt really sad.可知，故选A。

5.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A Jack Chen died in March,2013.

B They had two young sons.

C The tree house is not only a memorial but also a place of gathering.

D Doherty didn’t get on well with her neighbors.

解析：选D。推理判断题。 根据文章最后一段最后一句Our neighbors tell us when they pass by that they love it, and we know Jack would have loved it, too.可知多尔蒂与邻居相处友好，故选D。