Mydaughter’sbirthdayisMay29.Shewas6bythen.AsitwasMonday...

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My daughter’s birthday is May 29. She was 6 by then. As it was Monday, we preferred to celebrate it earlier, i.e. on Saturday 27 May. This was easier for me as I’m free on Saturdays. On Thursday the entire family was busy packing the presents and putting funny pins on them. I promised my little princess that I would wake her up early in the morning and distribute the presents to her classmates. I woke up at 05:30. After I took a bath, I planned to wake her up ... but.... as I came out from the bathroom, I realized that an earthquake struck. I screamed to wake my husband up and asked him to carry my daughter and ran out of our house. We were watching our house swaying from outside. It happened for just 3 minutes, but... the piano thumbed down, tiles（瓷砖）came down, some cracks appeared on the wall. Nevertheless, as we had planned, I went to my daughter’s school at 08:00 but no one was there except the teacher who warned us to get back to our house as tsunami might come soon. I was shocked, and drove my car home. On the way home I heard a police cried out loud: “Stay calm, no tsunami, it’s only a warning!” Arriving at my house, I was wondering about the presents: to whom we should deliver? After some discussion, we decided to give them to the children in hospital. Entering the hospital, I was really astonished. There were thousands of people bleeding and lying outside the rooms. A boy came up with a bandage on his head. He stared at me with his questioning eyes as if he wanted to say: “Could I have one?” Quickly I handed over one present to him. He received it and then ran to his mom, shouting: “e’s a turtle pin on it!” His eyes glittered. God, I can’t ever forget his glittering eyes! What a precious present you’ve given me, my Lord! I cried silently while continuing to distribute the presents to other children.

21. The parents preferred to celebrate their daughter’s birthday earlier because ____________.

A. the author’s birthday is on Saturday, too B. the author would be at work on Monday

C. the daughter had asked them to D. they could buy presents on Saturday

22. When the author arrived at her daughter’s school, she found ____________.

A. no one was there

B. the students were all in the school as usual

C. only a teacher warned them to go back

D. the tsunami had hit that area

23. Which expression can replace the underlined word “glittered” in paragraph 5?

A. were shining B. were closed C. were wide open D. welled up

24. Which of the following is the best title?

A. An Unforgettable Earthquake B. An Unforgettable Birthday Gift