Have you ever heard of the song “The story of the red-crowned crane”? It is about a girl called Xu Xiujuan.

Xiujuan was born in Zhalong, Heilongjiang Province in 1964. Her father’s job was to look after red-crowned cranes. Xiujuan started helping her father when she was young. She soon showed a great love for these white birds. She became good at raising them. When Xiujuan was 21, she got a job at a nature reserve in Jiangsu Province. She enjoyed taking care of the baby cranes. If a bird became sick, she took good care of it and stayed with it every day until it was strong enough to fly again.

In September 1987, one of the birds went missing. The workers in the nature reserve looked everywhere, but no one could find it. Xiujuan was very worried. She looked for it day and night for two days. On the second night, while she was looking for the missing bird, she fell into a river and died. She was only 23.

Later, a song was written in memory of Xiujuan. Though Xiujuan died young, people always remember her when they hear the song or see a red-crowned crane.

【小题1】When did Xujuan die?

A．In 1986.

B．In1987.

C．In1988.

D．In 1989.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “raising” mean?

A．collecting

B．keeping

C．putting up

D．increasing

【小题3】Who found the missing bird at last in the passage?

A．Xu Xiujuan	B．The workers in the nature reserve
C．Nobody.	D．Xu Xiujuan and the workers in the nature reserve.

【小题4】How long did Xu Xiujuan look for the missing bird?

A．For two days.

B．For three days.

C．For one day.

D．For two weeks.

【小题5】Why was the song written?

A．To protect red-crowned cranes.	B．To remember Xu Xiujuan.
C．To build more nature reserves.	D．To look after red-crowned cranes