26. Why did Nicole write to the ESOC?

A. Sophia had troubling learning about insects.

B. She wanted Sophia to become a member of the ESOC.

C. She wished scientists to protect Sophia's interest in insects.

D. She wanted to report the school bullies to the public.

27. What can we learn from the last three paragraphs?

A. Many entomologists offered to visit Sophia in person.

B. Sophia was greatly encouraged by entomologists.

C. Sophia made up her mind to be an entomologist.

D. Sophia was surprised at the support of entomologists.

　　Dina Theissen, 47, found a baby bird near a tree in her garden when he was only a few hours old. When the baby bird's mother didn't show up, Dina, her husband Ken, and their daughter Alyssa, took him into their home and named him Gracie. The family spent days nursing the chick back to health

　　An unbreakable bond(纽带) was developed through the endless hours Gracie and the family spent together. He needed to be fed every half an hour and they pretty much taught him how to be a bird. Ken and Dina would be running home from work to check on him and her daughter used to play with him at the park after school

　　After a month, when Gracie was confident enough to fly into the nearby trees, Dina and her family tried to set him free into the wild. When they let him go, they all cried. Nobody wanted him to go but he was a wild bird and that's the way it was meant to be.

　　The next day he flew back for a visit. And he has returned to visit every day since then.

　　Unbelievably, when Dina was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer in January 2016, Gracie began spending even more time in the family home. When she received chemotherapy and operation, the caring bird perched (栖息) on her shoulder and visited for longer periods of time. He started staying for longer and ending up bringing happiness to a situation where there was nothing to be happy about.

　　Having Gracie there reminded her how brave he was going into the wild and made her have courage. "The experience of going through cancer for our family would have been completely different without Gracie. I never thought I would have this sort of bond with a bird " Said Dina.

28. What is the best title of the passage?

A. A bird cured a woman's cancer.

B. Man should live in peace with birds.

C. Dina's family nursed a bird back to health.

D. A bond developed between a bird and a family.

29. Why did they set the bird free to the wild?

A. Taking care of the bird caused them much trouble.

B. The bird tried to go back to nature.

C. They wanted to treat him in a natural way.