In 2016, Linda lost her oldest daughter. She was so grieved that she moved to another city. One day, she met three girls who were living with a foster(寄养的) family in the neighbourhood. They were congenial(意气相投的) and became friends later.

A few years later, when the girls were going to be put in different foster families, they turned to Linda for help. The oldest girl had just turned 18 and could live on her own. Linda quickly welcomed the younger two girls into her home. Unexpectedly, the girls arrived at her home with a rubbish bag! “There were only a few clothes in the bag, which even didn’t fit them! It really broke my heart!” said Linda. The first thing Linda and her husband did was take the girls shopping.

The girls were so glad when they got their new clothes. That made Linda think about other foster kids who aren’t as fortunate(幸运的). She wanted to give them a hand, too.

Linda then came up with the idea of opening a shop offering free clothes. Last December, Linda carried out the idea. She opened a shop. It is called Blossom. It gives out free clothes to anyone in need. At Blossom, families can pick up seven full sets of clothes and shoes for free.

Linda hopes that getting new clothes will bring foster children more happiness. Linda says if the shop is successful, she hopes to add an education center to help foster kids study.

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1.What does the underlined word “grieved” probably mean?

A Sad.

B Angry.

C Sweet.

D Excited.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句“Linda lost her oldest daughter”可知琳达失去了她的大女儿，由此推断她感到“伤心”。故选A。

2.What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A Why the girls had few clothes.

B Where the girls put the rubbish bag.

C What Linda did when the foster girls came.

D How the girls were put in different families.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第二段最后三句可知，本段谈到了两个女孩来到琳达家里时，琳达对她们作出的反应。其他三项均未提及。故选C。

3.What can foster kids get at Blossom?

A Families.

B Education.

C Food and bags.

D Shoes and clothes.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第四段“At Blossom, families can pick up seven full sets of clothes and shoes for free.”可知在Blossom，(一个)家庭可以免费挑选七整套衣服和鞋子，由此可推知，寄养儿童可以从Blossom得到衣服和鞋子。故选D

4.What may Linda do in the future?

A Move to another country.

B Foster more children.

C Work as a teacher in a school.

D Open an education center.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第五段的“she hopes to add an education center to help foster kids study”可推测，Linda将来可能会开一个教育中心以帮助寄养儿童学习。故选D。

5.The passage mainly talks about _________.

A an education center

B a wonderful shop

C a kind person

D three girls

解析：选C。C主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章讲述了善良的琳达代养三位寄养儿童，并由此有感而发，开了一个服装店，为有需要的家庭提供免费衣物的故事。故选C。