People in the US celebrate Veterans Day on November 11.  They remember all the men and women working in the military(军队).

Fred Lake is 88 years old. He is a veteran. A veteran is a person working in the military in the past. His son and grandson are veterans, too. Fred has a dream. He wants to jump out of a plane. He speaks to his son about it for many years. His son does not agree.

Then Fred watches a story on TV. The story is about grandmothers. They jump out of a plane. An organization(组织) helps them. This organization helps poor old people. The organization makes their dreams come true.

The organization helps Fred. Fred, his son and grandson jump out of a plane on Veterans Day. They spend only a few minutes in the sky. Happily, they will remember the day forever.

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1.When is the Veterans Day?

A In September.

B In October.

C In November.

D In December.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段People in the US celebrate Veterans Day on November 11.可知，美国人在11月11日庆祝退伍军人节。故选C。

2.The underlined word “veteran” means ____ in Chinese.

A 士官

B 战士

C 军医

D 老兵

解析：选D。D 词义猜测题。根据第二段A veteran is a person working in the military in the past.可知，veteran是指一个过去在军队工作的人，即老兵(退伍军人)，故选D。

3.What can we know about Fred Lake?

A He wants to celebrate his birthday.

B All his family were in the military.

C He learns a helpful organization on TV.

D He hopes to jump out of a plane with his son.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段可知弗雷德的儿子和孙子是退伍军人，并非全家都是；弗雷德的梦想是跳伞而并非庆祝生日；根据第三段可知，弗雷德在电视上看到一个故事；文章中只提到弗雷德想跳伞，并没提到他想和他的儿子一起跳伞。只有C项正确，故选C。

4.The organization often helps_____.

A the poor kids in the life

B poor old people realize their dreams

C celebrate the Veterans Day

D people learn how to jump out of a plane

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，该组织帮助贫困的老年人，使他们的梦想成真。故选B。

5.It is really a _____day for Fred on Veterans Day.

A busy

B pleasant

C surprising

D worrying

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据最后一段Happily, they will remember the day forever.可知，弗雷德、他的儿子和孙子都很高兴，将永远记住跳伞这一天，由此说明这一天对他们而言是令人愉快的。故选B。