Deciding to foster(代养) a child can make a positive difference in the life of the foster child as well as the carer and birth children. If you are trying to decide whether or not to foster, here are some of the reasons that may encourage you to take action.

One of the benefits of fostering a child is that you will be providing a safe and loving home for a child in need. Children in foster care have often experienced sad experiences in their lives, and being provided with a loving home can be a life-changing experience for them. 

As well as the benefits that will be felt and seen by your foster child, fostering can also provide you and your family with a sense of purpose and achievement. By taking care of a child, you have the chance to make a positive influence on their life and help them to reach their full potential. As you watch the child grow and develop under your care, you will experience pleasure which is hard to tell.

Fostering is also an excellent chance for you to grow as a person and develop new life skills. By caring for a child who has faced sadness, you will face special challenges. That means you have to learn something new to deal with the challenges.

Last but not least, choosing to become a foster carer can also have a positive influence on the community. Children who have experienced a hard life may find it very hard to do well, both in life and in the study, which can lead to long-term negative results. However, by caring for them and being a role model, you will help to give the child a chance to grow healthily.

1.Fostering a child is ______ for the foster child.

A meaningless

B comfortable

C responsible

D valuable

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句的“...can be a life-changing experience for them”可知，对被代养的孩子来说，被代养这件事可能是改变一生的事情，即意义重大的事情。故选D。

2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A Fostering is important for children.

B Fostering brings a sense of achievement.

C Fostering can do good to society.

D Fostering is helping children in need.

解析：选B。B段落大意题。第三段第一句是本段中心句，根据“...fostering can also provide you and your family with a sense of purpose and achievement”可知，此段主要讲的是代养孩子可以给代养者和代养家庭带来使命感和成就感，使他们感到快乐。故选B。

3.Fostering can help the carers to __________.

A realize their dreams

B learn new knowledge

C make more friends

D find role models

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段关键词句“develop new life skills”“learn something new”等可知，代养孩子可以帮助代养者学习新技能。故选B。

4.Fostering can help the community because it can help ________.

A kids become good examples

B lead kids to the right road

C make kids better students

D kids avoid a hard life

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段的“which can lead to long-term negative results”“by caring for them and being a role model”可知，代养者的关心和榜样作用能给被代养的孩子创造有爱的环境，树立好的榜样，引导孩子走向正途。故选B。

5.Who is the passage probably written for?

A Students.

B Teachers.

C Parents.

D Friends.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据全文内容及关键词句“If you are trying to decide whether or not fostering”“your foster child”“fostering can also provide you and your family”“choosing to become a foster carer”可知，本文是写给父母的。故选C。