Twenty years ago, I lost my son in a traffic accident (交通事故). My friends decided that I needed to get out once a week and so we started going for coffee. Those friends helped me get through that terrible first year and still go on helping me.

We decided that we would try to help people in trouble when we could. So, we take a collection each week and then decide what to do with it. We have paid for breakfasts, helped an elderly man carry water, bought Christmas gifts for needy families, and sometimes just sent flowers to someone who was feeling blue.

We usually do this in a way that no one knows and that makes it even better.

We also have a yearly tea at my house the first Saturday in December to start the Christmas season. We have been "Secret Santa" to three people and each year we try and do something special for someone.

I am thankful for my friends and we are going on helping others.

【小题1】The writer lost her son in a                 accident.

A．water

B．traffic

C．fire

D．food

【小题2】The writer and her friends went out for                once a week.

A．swimming

B．food

C．coffee

D．shopping

【小题3】The writer decided to try to               .

A．help people

B．look for her son

C．save money

D．plant flowers

【小题4】In the passage we know that the underlined word "blue" means                in Chinese.

A．愤怒的

B．蓝色

C．激动的

D．垂头丧气的

【小题5】The writer has                 the first Saturday in December to start the Christmas season.

A．a yearly tea

B．a party

C．an art festival

D．an English evening