“Do you want a hug?” the young man asked Ginny. He held a sign in his hand-Free Hugs! I looked around. There were other people with him. They all held their handmade signs high. The message was the same on all of them-Free Hugs!

“Sure!” Ginny smiled and walked up to him. She reached up, wrapped her arms around his neck, pulled him down to her level and hugged him with all the love she had in her heart. “Wow.” he said. “that is the best bug I've had all day !” “I'm a hugger,” Ginny smiled at him. He looked at me. “How about a hug?” he asked. “You got it!” I walked into his open arms. We held for a short time and parted. A young lady walked up and hugged Ginny. She turned to me, opened her arms and hugged me, too.

I felt warmth filling my heart. Ginny and I were going through hard times. Money was not enough and bill collectors called regularly. We were stressed and worried, but on that afternoon, for a moment, it was all forgotten.

Sometimes, a hug is all we need. “The Free Hugs Movement was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives,” said the young man. In an age short of human contact, the effects of the free hugs became more and more surprising. Without considering the differences of people's social positions, sexes, and jobs and so on, everyone gets equal care, greetings, smile and warmth from someone else. In fact, hugging is not the object of this activity. Instead, it is only one of the ways to express love to other people.

【小题1】What is the aim of the Free Hugs Movement?

A．To reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.

B．To get warmth from other people so that we feel better.

C．To get to know more people and make friends with them.

D．To learn to love and care about only our family and our friends.

【小题2】What does the writer mean by saying “In an age short of human contact” in the 4th paragraph?

A．Now, it is a time when people never contact with each other.

B．Now, it is a time when people are too short to contact with each other.

C．Now, it is a time when people contact with each other in person more often.

D．Now, it is a time when people contact with each other in person less often.

【小题3】According the passage, which of the following statements is right?

A．Hugging is the only way we express love to other people.

B．Hugging is the final object of The Free Hugs Movement.

C．I felt warmth filling my heart after the young lady hugged me.

D．A young lady hugged Ginny and they soon became good friends.

【小题4】What does the writer think of a hug from others?

A．It's hard.

B．It's silly.

C．It's warm.

D．It's worrying.