【Iclearlyrememberthedaywhenmylittlebrotherwasborn:January11994.Oneofmyfavoritefamilyphotosshowsmelyingwithmymotherinthehospitalbedhappybutun-awareofthesmallsleepingbabyinthebackground.Istayedwith】

　　Iclearlyrememberthedaywhenmylittlebrotherwasborn:January11994.Oneofmyfavoritefamilyphotosshowsmelyingwithmymotherinthehospitalbedhappybutun-

　　awareofthesmallsleepingbabyinthebackground.

　　Istayedwithmygrandparentsfortheweekendofmybrother’sbirthexcitedaboutmynewbrotherbutnotyetawareofwhathavingalittlebrotherwouldmean.Ididn’ttrulyrealizewhatwasgoingonuntilwewereinthehospitalroomatDukeUniversity—coincidentally(碰巧地)thesameroominwhichIhadbeenborntwoyearsearlier.

　　WhenIlookedatmybrotherforthefirsttimeIfeltamixtureoffearandinterest.Littledidknowthatsmallpinkcreaturewouldgrowuptobeoneofmyfavoritepeopleintheworld.

　　InrealitythoughIamtwoyearsolderthanmybrotherIammoreoftenthannottherealbabyinthefamily.Iamverylackingwhenitcomestocommonsense.InstructionsconstantlyconfusemeandIfrequentlyfindmyselftotallypuzzledbythingslikeknowinghowtostartthewashingmachineormanagethestoragesettingsonmyiPhone.

　　That’swhereGibsoncomesin.ThepoorkidhashadtoguidemethroughmoretasksthanIwouldcaretoadmitbuthenevercomplains.ThoughIshouldprobablybetoldtofigureitoutmyselfhealwayscomesthrough.

　　I’menviousofhisabilitytoreadilyanswertheever-present“Whatdoyouwanttodowithyourlife?”questionatfamilygatherings.“Beadoctor”hesays—asolidanswercompletelyoppositetomyshakyone“WellI’manEnglishmajorso...”

　　Mybrothertrulyismybestfriend.Nooneunderstandsmebetterandthereisn’tanyoneelseIwouldwanttobestuckwithinourfamily.ImaynothaveaclearideaofwhereI’mheadedbutheisstuckwithme.

　　25.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?

　　A.Mybrotheristherealbabyinthefamily.

　　B.Iamgrowingmoreslowlythanmybrother.

　　C.InfactIseemtobelessmaturethanmylittlebrother.

　　D.MybrothergetsmorelovefromthefamilythanIdo.

　　26.Whatdoesthebrotheroftenhelptheauthordo?

　　A.Helphimwithhisstudies.

　　B.Helphimdealwithmanydailytasks.

　　C.Comforthimwhenheisinabadmood.

　　D.Givehimadviceonhowtochooseamajor.

　　27.Whatisthebestt