II. Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. For the past 20 years I have spoken to all kinds of listeners in the role of Benjamin Franklin. Even though quite a few speeches ( 讲演 ) are done before business people, I still like to talk to school groups. I find that even very young children relate (领会) well to the message I present through the role of Benjamin Franklin. I always encourage them to ask any questions, so I usually get some interesting ones. The role of Benjamin Franklin often becomes so real to these students that they willingly show no disbelief ( 怀疑 ) and are interested in talking with me as if I am really Ben Franklin. One day I was visiting a fifth-grade classroom to answer questions for students. One student raised his hand and said, “I thought you died.” This was not an unusual question and I answered it by saying, “Well, I did die on April 17, 1790, when 1 was 84 years old, but I didn't like it and I'm never going to do it again.” I immediately ( 立即 ) called on a boy at the back of the room. He asked, “When you were in Heaven ( 天堂 ), did you see my mother there?” My heart stopped, I wanted the floor to open up and swallow ( 吞下 ) me. My only thought was, “Don't blow ( 弄糟 ) this!” I realized for an 11-year-old boy to ask that question in front of all of his classmates it had to either be something which had happened recently or something he was very worried about. I also realized I had to say something. Then I heard my voice say: “I'm not sure if she is the one I think she was, but if she is, she was the prettiest angel ( 天使 ) there.” The smile on his face told me that it was the right answer. I’m not sure where it came from, but I think I just may have had a little help from the prettiest angel there.