It was just a windy January day here in the North East of Scotland. When I left home for the office where I worked in the next town, the weather forecasters said, “Windy and cold, but no rain.” However, by the time I was about to leave work in the early evening, it was pouring!
My office was close to the bus stop so that there was no problem; I just shot out the door and onto the bus. Unfortunately, once I got home to Montrose, I had about a mile to walk from the bus stop to my home.
As I stepped off the bus that night to walk home, I struggled to get my tiny umbrella to go up in the strong wind. It was obviously designed for a very light shower. Then, suddenly and to my amazement, I heard my mum’s voice.
“Quickly! Come under here, before you get soaked! ”
I nipped（跑） under my bigger umbrella and stared at mum in surprise. “What on earth are you doing here in this weather?” I asked her. My mum was eighty-three that year, and although fit and healthy, she did not usually like going out in strong wind and heavy rain. “You said to come round for tea tonight, but I came early before the rain got too heavy. Eric told me that your car was in for a service and I saw your big umbrella lying on the chair. Eric was on the phone, so I just picked it up and came out so that I could meet you and you would not get soaked!’’
My mum passed away the following year. This simple act remains in my mind, and reminds me how completely my mum loved me. She would not have gone out in the wind and rain for herself, but, at eighty-three, she never gave a second thought about the bad weather so I would not get wet.
小题1:We can learn from the text that
A．the author’s office was not far from her home.
B．the author’s mum enjoyed good health at 83.
C．the author was completely wet that night.
D．the author opened the umbrella easily then.小题2:On hearing her mum’s voice the author was much surprised because .
A．her mum seldom enjoyed going out in such bad weather.
B．her mum did not tell her she would bring her an umbrella.
C．she had planned to go to her house for tea that day.
D．she did not actually realize how much her mum loved her.小题3:Eric failed to pick up the author in the car for the reason that
A．he was busy with his work.
B．the car was being repaired.
C．he was fixing the new phone.
D．he did not expect it to rain.小题4:The best title for the passage can be
A．I Love Mum.
B．Nice to Meet Mum in the Rain.
C．To Keep Me from the Rain.
D．Mum’s Voice in the Rain.
