【I’vedonemanythingsthatwouldmakeanyparentproud.I’vetakenpartinsportscommunityworkandschooleventsbutIammostproudtobeagoodbigbrother.Ihavetowatchoverfoursistersandabroth】

　　I’vedonemanythingsthatwouldmakeanyparentproud.I’vetakenpartinsportscommunityworkandschooleventsbutIammostproudtobeagoodbigbrother.Ihavetowatchoverfoursistersandabrotherplusmyself.That’squiteataskbutoneIfeelIhavegottengoodat.

　　Mybrotherneedsmoreattentionthanmostsiblings.Whenhewasninehewashitbyapick-uptruckonthewaytothebusstopandlostuseofthelowertwo-thirdsofhisbody.He’sbeeninawheelchairforsixyears.Mybrotherdoesmanythingsbutsometimeshetriestodothingsheusedtodobutcan'tnow.I'malwaystherewithwordsofencouragement.

　　Inowwatchmybrotherstruggletodoasmanythingsashecanwithinandbeyondhislimits.ShouldhefallIwillbethepersontopickhimup.Ialsowatchasmyyoungersistersgrowupintointelligentbeautifulyoungwomen.WhenevermybrotherorsistersneedahelpinghandorwordsofencouragementI'monthejob.That'swhatIthebigbrotheramfor.

　　56.Howmanypeopleareprobablythereintheauthor’sfamily?_______.

　　A.5 B.6 C.7 D.8

　　57.Theauthor’sbrotherneedsmoreattentionbecause______.

　　A.heistheyoungestchildofthefamily B.helostthefunctionsofhislowerbody

　　C.hewasdisabledbyacarelessbusdriver D.heneedsthewordsofencouragement

　　58.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatabigbrother______.

　　A.sometimestakesmoreresponsibilities B.mustputupwiththeincrediblehardship

　　C.canbeaskedforhelpwheneverneeded D.isthemostimportantguyinabigfamily