Malka and Shaindle are sisters. Although they live an hour's drive from each other and don’t see each other often, they are in touch. Malka has a large family. Shaindle, however, has had difficulty having children.
Malka had just given birth to another son . Shaindle , married three years and still childless, was receiving fertility(生育) treatments. Involved with work , doctor’s visits, and medical treats, she was unable to make the trip to visit her sister after she had given birth.
Malka knew her sister’s problem and was quite understanding. Shaindle and her husband Feivel would be at the baptismal (洗礼)ceremony，of course.
On the day of the baptism , Shaindle and Feivel arrived early, earlier than Malka and her family. Malka’s mother-in-law, Yehudit, was already at the hall. “Hello,” said Shaindle cheerfully, never thinking what was about to happen.
Yehudit turned to her angrily and said, “What a selfish sister you are! Never once did you see fit to visit Makla this entire week! No wonder you have no children!”
Shaindle went into shock at .Although they liveher words. She turned away, her eyes filled with tears. The accusation had cut Shaindle like a knife. She was psychologically bleeding. Poor Shaindle couldn’t calm down. It took a while before she could regain her calmness. She couldn’t look at Yehudit; it was just too painful for her to do so.
The minute the words had escaped Yehudit’s mouth, she knew she had crossed a red line. She had stepped on very raw toes and felt regretted for her words –but it was too late. Her attempts to apologize were ineffective. The celebration had suddently turned sour in just a matter of seconds. After all these years, the memory of that happening lingers on …
4. Shaindle didn’t visit her sist er after her sister gave birth because .
A. she envied her sister
B. she lived too far from her sister.
C. she was too busy
D. she didn’t feel quite herself
5. We can learn from the last paragraph that .
A. Shaindle didn’t forgive Yehudit for many years.
B. Yehudit didn’t realize how her words could affect Shaindle
C . Shaindle couldn’t get rid of the bad memory for many years.
D. Shaindle burst out anger at Malka’s mother-in-law.
6. The purpose of the passage is to tell us .
A. words can really hurt us
B. sisters should care for each other
C. we should try to forget unpleasant thing
D. two sisters’ different experiences
7. The undeflined part “stepped on very raw toes” probably means .
A. be impolite to somebody B. hurt somebody deeply
C. meet somebody by accident D. make fun of somebody.