“Hurry, Mommy! Let’s go trick-or-treating!” My daughter waited by the door in her pink princess skirt while I prayed in the living room. Usually I liked taking her out on Halloween, but this year I was sad. I was worried about my mother, who was in China on vacation. I got a call that afternoon that she had slipped and fallen on the hard floor of her hotel and broken her leg. She was taken to a hospital in Beijing. Mom was nervous because she couldn’t understand any of the doctors. If only I could do something to help her!
I knew I couldn’t let my worries spoil my daughter’s fun. There was nothing I could do for Mom except pray, I thought. We left the house and went down the block. I was so upset that I hardly took notice of the kids around me. There came the man to whose son I’d once given piano lessons. “Hello there,” I said, greeting him and the boy at his side.
“Hello,” the father answered. “Having fun?”“I’m trying,” I said. “Why, what’s wrong?” he asked. I told him the whole story. “My mother, in China, broke her leg and didn’t understand any of the doctors. And I’m too far away to do anything!” I said.
He raised his eyebrows. “Beijing, you said?” he asked. I nodded. He smiled. “Believe it or not, my sister is a doctor at an English-speaking hospital there. If you want, I’ll make a call right away and we’ll try and get your mom transferred (转移).”
A few days later I sat in the living room with my daughter as she finished the last of the candy. “Mommy, how far away is China?” she asked. “Not as far as I thought,” I said.
What did the author’s daughter want to do?
A.Pray with the author. | B.Enjoy herself outside. |
C.Play a trick on her mom. | D.Go to the theatre to see a play. |
What was the author’s mother worried about most?
A.She couldn’t get used to the life in Beijing. |
B.She was hurt in the leg badly while travelling. |
C.She was too old and weak to pray for her daughter. |
D.She couldn’t make herself understood by the doctor. |
The author hardly took notice of the kids around because _____ .
A.she was calling her mother | B.she felt very sad at that time |
C.she was about to give a lesson | D.she couldn’t find her daughter |
We can infer from the text that _____ .
A.the man’s sister would help the author’s mother |
B.the author would come to China to see her mother |
C.the author was a famous music teacher in the town |
D.the author’s daughter wanted to travel in China |