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I always take a birthday trip to Florida to see my sister and we usually do fun, special, usually adventurous things.

But this year was different because while I was there, I got bronchitis so we just did low-key stuff, which was fine by me. I was just glad to spend time with my sister. But during dinner I noticed a couple of days before I was to head back home, she seemed upset, which was rare for her and I knew something was up.

After we left my mom's house, my sister told my mom, "I want to show Terri the beach before she leaves." I asked her what was wrong. She told me nothing, but as we walked toward the beach, she told me some things. One of the things she was upset about was about my birthday this year.

"We didn't do anything special," she cried. I hugged her tight and said, "You don't have to be perfect, Sally. You're the best sister anyone could have. I'm always proud of you. We did a lot of things. It's not your fault. I got sick." She cried.

"Look!" she suddenly shouted. Right before the storm was supposed to hit, we saw a rainbow above the clouds over the beach. We hugged again and talked. The rainbow had now stretched all the way across the beach.

If we had gone to see the comedy that we'd planned, we would have missed out on that moment. As much as I love comedy, I'm glad we were there. Nature often shows perfection at the best moments when we need it most.

1.What is bronchitis?

A A kind of dangerous activity.

B A kind of illness.

C A kind of meaningful gift.

D A kind of fortune.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第四段倒数第二句I got sick.可知Terri病了，因此bronchitis是一种病，故选B。

2.What is Sally like?

A Outgoing and always happy.

B Proud and hard to get along with.

C Hardworking and easygoing.

D Perfect and attractive.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句But during dinner I noticed a couple of days before I was to head back home, she seemed upset, which was rare for her and I knew something was up.可知妹妹不高兴是很罕见的，由此可推断妹妹是一个开朗外向开心的孩子，故选A。

3.Why didn’t they do special things?

A Because Terri was ill.

B Because Sally was not perfect.

C Because they wanted to see the comedy.

D Because nothing was more special than nature.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句 I got sick.可知他们没做特别的事情是因为Terri生病了，故选A。

4.How did Terri feel about being at the beach?

A Sad.

B Upset.

C Glad.

D Regret.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句As much as I love comedy, I'm glad we were there. 可知Terri是高兴的，故选C。

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A The ruined birthday travel.

B The perfect sister.

C The magic rainbow over the sea.

D Nature shows perfection when you need it.

解析：选D。主旨大意题。根据最后一段最后一句Nature often shows perfection at the best moments when we need it most.可知本文的主旨是在你需要的时候自然会展现完美，故选D。