A　[细节理解题。根据第二段中的"On September 11th,1958，Mum gave birth to Richard."可知，作者有了一个小弟弟，故A项正确。]

　　2．What does the underlined word "ominous" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

　　A．Impossible.　　　　　　B．Boring.

　　C．Difficult. D．Fearful.

　　D　[词义猜测题。根据第三段中的"It had a fever.For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as 'hopeless'，'pitiful'，and 'dying'．.."可知，ominous意为"可怕的"。而impossible"不可能的"，boring"让人厌烦的"，difficult"困难的"，均不符合语境，可排除。]

　　3．Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

　　A．Excitement. B．Happiness.

　　C．Sadness. D．Disappointment.

　　C　[细节理解题。根据第四段中的"As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears."可知，父亲的内心充满了"悲伤(sadness)"。]

　　4．What is the passage mainly about?

　　A．A sad Christmas day.

　　B．Life with a lovely baby.

　　C．A special Christmas gift.

　　D．Memories of a happy family.

　　C　[主旨大意题。本文讲作者收到了一份特别的圣诞礼物--一个小弟弟。A项"一个悲伤的圣诞日"，B项"与一个可爱的婴儿在一起的生活"及D项"一个幸福家庭的记忆"都不切题，只有C项"一份特殊的圣诞礼物"能概括全文。]

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