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In September 2014, I had my third daughter, Nadine, in Auckland, New Zealand. It was not an easy birth, which left me with a sore neck and a bad headache. A few days later, I had to go back to the hospital for tests, and I took Nadine with me because she needed to eat.

I didn’t want to be there. I was so tired and I didn’t want to let Nadine out of my arms. But I really needed a shower. The hospital gave me a room with a bathroom, but before I went in, I hesitated. Nadine was sleeping in her small bed. Should I bring her with me? I decided not to. She seemed safe, and I would only be a few steps away.

When I came back to the room, a nurse was there. We both looked at Nadine’s bed. It was empty. “Did you pick her up?” I asked. “No,” she said. Suddenly, I couldn’t breathe. It felt like I’d been hit with cold water: someone had taken my baby. It was 2 p.m.

I ran in the hospital, shouting for help. A nurse led me back to my room. I couldn’t stop thinking about the moment I left Nadine alone. Why didn’t I bring her with me? I’d never been so scared. But I didn’t cry until my husband Conrad got there 20 minutes later. Then I couldn’t stop.

After 30 minutes, a police officer said a baby was taken out of the hospital by a woman nearby. We waited and waited, until around 2 a.m., there was a phone ringing. Conrad answered. Then he smiled. Even before he said anything, I knew. Nadine had been found. About 30 minutes later, we finally saw her again!

The memory of that night never completely went away. I quit my job so I could take care of Nadine. Even now, nine years later, I worry if I won’t see her for too long. But Nadine is a happy, confident girl. I watch her sleep and feel grateful every day that she’s back with me.

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1.Why did the writer go back to the hospital after birth?

A Nadine was ill.

B She was not well.

C Nadine needed to eat.

D Conrad got sick.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段的“which left me with a sore neck and a bad headache. A few days later, I had to go back to the hospital for tests”可知，生第三个孩子让作者留下了后遗症，脖子痛，头痛，于是她不得不于几天后回医院检查。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “hesitated” probably mean?

A Gave up.

B Took over.

C Was worried.

D Thought twice.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据划线部分后文的“Should I bring her with me? I decided not to.”可知，当时她在“犹豫”要不要把孩子带进浴室。故选D。

3.Nadine was missing for _______.

A about 12 hours and 20 minutes

B about 12 and a half hours

C about 11 hours and 40 minutes

D about 11 and a half hours

解析：选B。B数字计算题。根据第三段的“someone had taken my baby. It was 2 p.m.”和倒数第三段的“until around 2 a.m., there was a phone ringing”“About 30 minutes later, we finally saw her again!”可知，孩子是在下午两点左右失踪的，凌晨2点30找到的。即失踪了12小时30分钟左右。故选B。

4.Why did the writer keep asking herself “Why didn’t I bring her with me”?

A She thought she did something wrong.

B She did terrible things to the nurse.

C She was very angry with Nadine.

D She didn’t know what to do.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据该问句前文的“I couldn’t stop thinking about the moment I left Nadine alone.”可知，她一直在想她离开纳丁的那一刻，为什么她当时没有带孩子和她一起进浴室呢？即如果当时她带孩子进去了，孩子就不会失踪了。言外之意，她觉得都是她的错，她感到非常内疚。故选A。

5.In which part of a newspaper can we read the text?

A Life.

B Culture.

C Sport.

D Opinion.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据最后一段“Do you have an experience to share?”可知，本文是一篇经验之谈，最容易在“生活”版块读到。故选A。