Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter. Suddenly she stopped before a store of dolls.
“Girls like dolls,” she thought as she was walking into it. Looking around, she saw a grandma doll - one with gray hair and a pair of glasses. In her mind appeared Joyce, her mother.
When Amy was a little girl, she got her first doll from Joyce for her birthday. Then the second, the third...A doll a year from Joyce never arrived late. “Why always a doll?” This question had been in Amy's mind until one day her father gave the answer, Little Joyce dreamed to have a doll. Her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. Sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived. The never-received gift was the most precious in her eyes. Her mother's story being recalled(回忆) , Amy got an idea.
It was Joyce's 60th birthday. A package was delivered(递送) to her, with a card that read:
Dear Joyce,
I forget to send you the package(包裹) that you should have received on May 20, 1956, your fifth birthday. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it.
Angel of Joy
Joyce opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. She held the doll that she had waited for so many years, with tears running down her face. The doll, given by “Angel of Joy”, made her the happiest “child” in the world.
We can tell from the story that Joyce is .
A.Amy’s daughter | B.Amy’s mother |
C.the grandma doll | D.Angel of Joy |
Why did Joyce often buy a doll for her as a birthday present every year?
A.Because Amy liked dolls. |
B.Because Amy’s mother Joyce liked dolls. |
C.Because the dolls made Joyce think of the never-received gift given by her parents. |
D.Because Joyce’s parents liked dolls. |
The underlined word “precious” probably means .
A.expensive | B.Beautiful | C.useful | D.valuable |
How do you understand the last sentence “The doll, given by ‘Angel of Joy’”, made her the happiest “child” in the world?
A.Amy’s doll gift made Joyce feel so happy that she smiled like a child |
B.Though Joyce was old, she still wished to have a doll that is often liked by a child |
C.Joyce seemed to realize the dream in her childhood----receiving her parents’ gift. |
D.Joyce thought the doll was only suitable for children. |