B．He faced serious money problems.

C．He had an excellent sense of humor.

D．He built a shelter for homeless kids.

A　解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中的The way the world is today with guns and violence和it's a safe haven(避风港) for the kids, to come to the barbershop and read books可知，Holmes特别关爱孩子们。

4．What is the best title for the text?

A．Great Minds Inspire Great Deeds

B．A New Way to Make Reading Fun

C．An Unusual Library in Dubuque, Iowa

D．Barber Gets Kids Reading with Free Haircuts

D　解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了美国爱荷华州迪比克市的一名理发师为那些给他阅读故事的孩子们提供免费理发服务的故事，D项作标题能概括文章主旨。

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　　Good friends mean a lot in our life.I used to have some friends who I could __1__．It was my 4th grade in the elementary school that I had my two friends Nina and Nancy.I had known them since the first grade and we had gotten along quite well.Now the memory of their appearance is still __2__ in my mind.

　　The following year I went to a new school.I was shy and didn't __3__ much.The first day I made no new friend and I felt __4__．The next day right after school as we were waiting for our school __5__，I felt someone __6__ on my hair，so I quickly turned，"Why did you do that？"

　　"I'm sorry I was stretching."Giving her a(n) __7__ look，I turned around without saying anything.I had seen my teacher's eyes __8__ as I didn't want to get into __9__．Then I felt a __10__ on my shoulder and turned around again."What is it？""Well umm...I have seen you for the first time.For the reason that I was __11__ yesterday I was wondering if you're a new student."I nodded __12__ and she smiled "Welcome to De Zavala Primary School! I'm Alondra，nice to meet you！"Then the school bus came and we got on.

　　And that's how it all __13__．She was a warm­hearted girl __14__ she introduced me to new people and I made a lot of new friends! And I swore I would __15__ them because they saved me from the __16__ and they didn't even know.One day，when we were in the 8th grade，Alondra told me she had always wanted a best friend and then I __17__ along.I felt so __18__ to hear about it.Now I'm in the college and I __19__ have many friends: Logan，Mari，Amold，Maggie，and those whose __20__ you don't know.

1．A.go with　　　 　　　　 B．get along

C．put up with D．count on