For years, I thought that my mother would become a centenarian（百岁老人）, but after 98 years and eight months, she recently died of old age. As it was with my father, her funeral took place in the most peaceful setting of the countryside of rural Washington County. Even after my father died, we continued to think of our parents as one. They were a team in the traditional sense. Church and family were their lifeline. They worked hard, never complaining. They expected to earn their daily bread by the sweat of their forehead.
Once during a conversation with Tom Brokaw, who wrote the bestselling book The Greatest Generation, I told him, “You left out my parents.” They didn’t go off to war, but they belonged to the Greatest Generation. They, too, were part of the foundation that made American truly great. They kept the home fires burning.
Our mother gloried in  being a housewife and mother. Having been a teacher in her early adult years, when education was more than important than anything else, she gave up her job to raise a family. She was an excellent cook, but she had to cook on a wood stove（火炉）. There was no refrigerator, nothing electric. But nobody was ever better at making do（凑合着用）. In addition to all the housework, she went to the fields every day to help produce a crop to pay the rent to provide for the family. She and my dad worked hard to save every penny possible.
They saved every penny to buy a farm late in life. They also saved enough money to live out their respective lives with home care without taking up residency in a nursing home. They were very independent. If you had suggested they accept a government transfer payment, they would have spit in your eye.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Mother played a great part in the family.

B．Mother died at the age of 98 years old.

C．Mother was buried by the side of father.

D．Mother survived father by many years.

The underlined word “one” in the passage means ________.

A．parent

B．Centenarian

C．hero

D．entirety

What do we know about Tom Brokaw?

A．He is one of the author’s parents’ friends.

B．He likes talking with the author’s parents.

C．He takes up a position as a writer.

D．He is good at managing a home.

How does the author find his parents?

A．Brave and hardworking

B．Modest and warmhearted

C．Economical and independent

D．Respective and satisfied