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Maci Hopkins shared a special bond with her best friend and beloved dog, Kendal. A dog her parents says she played with endlessly. “She’d be building Legos on the floor and Kendal would come in and just knock them down,” said Donald Hopkins. That didn’t stop them from playing though. “She loved that dog,” he said. Sadly, Kendal passed away last week. To say goodbye, Maci wrote Kendal a letter. “It said, 'I miss you Kendal,' and it was a drawing. Like a stick figure dog,” said Maci’s mother, Crystal Hopkins.

Stamped and addressed to heaven, Maci hand-delivered the letter to the mail carrier on duty that day. Kenneth Rodin was filling in for the regular carrier but knew exactly what to do when the little girl explained why she wrote the letter. “I took it and I said I will take the letter and send it up to heaven for you,” said Rodin.

Twenty-four hours later, a letter appeared at the Hopkins home. While there was no return address, it was clear where it came from. The man who delivered it said the only place further that he’s delivered a letter from was the North Pole. “To be honest I was like, oh wow that’s pretty cool. I delivered a letter from heaven,” said the family’s everyday mail carrier, Dave Rooks. The letter was a response from Kendal.

“When we received it back I thought, of course Kendal would do this,” said Maci’s 11-year old brother, Landon. “Because she’s the perfect dog. If we get another dog, there’s no way we could replace her.”

Kendal can never truly be replaced. Her response from heaven is proof of that. “It made me feel happy,” said Maci, holding the sign and carrying the biggest smile you could ever see. “I love her.”

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A Maci’s parents asked her to write a letter to Kendal.

B Maci and Kendal always did as much as possible together.

C Maci loved having her dog Kendal around when going out.

D Maci missed Kendal very much without seeing her one day.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句Maci Hopkins shared a special bond with her best friend and beloved dog, Kendal. A dog her parents says she played with endlessly.可知，梅西·霍普金斯与她最好的朋友和心爱的狗狗肯德尔有着特殊的关系。她父母说她和一条狗玩得没完没了，故选B。

2.What did Kenneth Rodin do for Maci?

A He gave Maci’s letter to a mailman.

B He sent Maci’s letter to the North Pole.

C He replied to Maci’s letter in the name of Kendal.

D He made sure Maci would get to Kendal next day.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第二段第二句Kenneth Rodin was filling in for the regular carrier but knew exactly what to do when the little girl explained why she wrote the letter.以及第三段第一句Twenty-four hours later, a letter appeared at the Hopkins home.可知，肯尼思·罗丁正在为一个普通投递员代劳，但当小女孩解释她为什么要写这封信时，他知道该怎么办。24小时后，一封信出现在霍普金斯家里。由此推断是罗丁以狗狗肯德尔的名义给梅西回复一封信，故选C。

3.What is special about Kendal’s letter?

A It looked like a postcard.

B It was a drawing with words.

C The return address was unknown.

D It was delivered without any delay.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第三段While there was no return address, it was clear where it came from. The man who delivered it said the only place further that he’s delivered a letter from was the North Pole.可知，虽然没有回信地址，但很明显是从哪里来的。投递信件的人说，他投递信件的唯一地点是北极，故选C。

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A Kendal will always have a place in Maci’s heart.

B Maci’s mother couldn’t be more thankful for the mailman.

C Kendal suffered from health issues and recently passed away.

D The friendship between children and animals usually lasts long .

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据文章全文内容可知，梅西从小就和狗狗肯德尔结成了特殊的友谊，肯德尔的去世给梅西的生活造成了很大的影响，梅西决定写信寄给天堂里的肯德尔，以此表达自己的思念之情，在好心邮差的帮助下，使得肯德尔的回信得以实现，梅西又恢复了往日的快乐，但是在她幼小的心中肯德尔将永远占有一席之地，故选A。