题目内容：

One day I heard that one of my dear friends had lost his mother. This made me sad, for my friend was very close to his mother. He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer. At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came back to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain. Three times I tried to write an email to my friend and three times words failed me. I am not the one that is often lost for words and I decided to have a sleep. Upon waking up，I could hardly wait for my computer to work；the words I needed were there. I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent the email. They say that everything in this universe is balanced (平衡的) and indeed it is.

Three days later, I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted (被录取) to Cambridge University. It served as a gentle reminder for me that my friend would be okay and that life would go on. Everything in life is balanced；the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, sunshine is always there and you just wait for the opportunity to shine through.

1.After the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.

A. gave him some money               

B. wrote an email to him

C. went to visit him                   

D. went on a journey with him

2.What good news did the author’s friend receive?

A. He received the author’s email.        

B. He was told that life would go on.

C. He would go to Cambridge University.  

D. His life would go back to normal again.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The author wrote four emails to her friend.

B. The mother of the author’s friend died of cancer.

C. The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.

D. The author became relaxed after sending the email.

4.From the passage, we can learn that the author is ______.

A. sincere and warm-hearted              B. proud and confident

C. serious and friendly                   D. funny and responsible

5.The author aims to tell us that ______.

A. life is fair to everybody                

B. time waits for no man

C. everyone has good and bad times in life   

D. on sunny days it doesn’t often rain