Have you ever heard of Monkey College？ Who do you think goes to school there？ If you said monkeys， you were right． Dogs are not the only animals that can be trained to help． Helping hands an organization in Cambridge， Massachusetts， trains capuchin monkeys to be companions and helpers for people in wheelchairs who can't move their arms or legs．

    More than 20 years ago， Dr． M． J． Willard was working with a person who had recently become paralyzed（瘫痪）． She thought that a monkey might be able to help her patient with some basic housework． Dr． Willard was right． Not only can monkeys be trained to help people， they are also wonderful companions．

    Capuchin Monkeys are found in the wild in South Central America． They are about the size of a small cat and can live to be nearly 40 years old． They are very smart． They are also known for being friendly and good with their hands． Capuchin Monkeys have opposable thumbs ，which means they can use their hands much in the way that people do．

    Everyday tasks， like turning on a light， putting something in the microwave， or playing a CD player， can be difficult for someone who cannot use his or her arms and legs． Capuchin Monkeys can easily perform these tasks． This allow their owners more freedom． They can do things on their own and can live independently．

    The monkeys and their owners become friends and learn to depend on each other． Some owners say the monkeys are almost like children to them． The monkeys can be mischievous and sometimes like to play tricks on their owners． This is especially true of young monkeys． Mostly ，though， they like to please their owners． They like the tricks they receive when they do a good job， and they like to be praised．

    Helping Hands matches disabled people to monkey companions who can help them． But the close friendships between the monkeys and their owners happen all on their own．

（1）Helping Hands is an organization for helping　　．

A． trained monkeys

B． disabled people

C． wild monkeys

D． homeless people

（2）The following are the tasks for the trained monkeys EXCEPT　　．

A． turning on the light

B． playing a CD player

C． playing tricks on their owners

D． putting something in the microwave

（3）The main idea of the fifth paragraph is　　．

A． what tasks the trained monkeys can do

B． why the monkeys are chosen to be owners

C． how the trained monkeys get on with their owners

D． how the idea of training monkeys came out

（4）The passage is mainly about that the trained monkeys　　．

A． can be smart and please their owners

B． can help disable people live independently

C． can have a close relationship with their owners

D． can be helpers and companions of disabled people