Januaryl:Ithashappened.IgotacalltodaysayingalittlegirlinRussiaisnowmylittlegirl.TherearealotofpaperstoprepareandwehavetotraveltoRussiatobringherhomebutnowitiscertain.IthinkI'lltellsomeclose

　　Januaryl: Ithashappened. IgotacalltodaysayingalittlegirlinRussiaisnowmylittlegirl.TherearealotofpaperstoprepareandwehavetotraveltoRussiatobringherhome

　　butnowitiscertain.IthinkI'lltellsomeclosefriends.Jasonissoexcited. Ihaven'ttoldStevenyet.HowcanItellaseven-year-oldthathehasasisterwhoisalreadyfiveyearsold?

　　January10:TodayIreceivedapictureofKaterina.Thepictureissmallandnotveryclear butIlookatitoverandoveragain. Idon'tknowanythingelseabouther. Shehaslivedinahomeforchildrenwithoutparentsformostofherlife. IwonderhowIwilltalktoher. Idon'tspeakRussianandshedoesn'tspeakEnglish.

　　Februaryl:TodayIshowedKaterina’spicturetoSteven*Heisveryhappyandwantstotellallhisfriendsabouthisnewsister. IwanttobuysomenewclothesforKaterinabutIdon'tknowhersize. Ihaven'treceivedanyinformationfromtheadoptionorganization andI'mfeelingalittleworried.

　　February16:Finally!Todaywereceivedgoodnews!AllthepapersarereadyandtomorrowwewillgotoRussiatobringKaterinahomewithus．

　　February18:TodayImetmydaughterforthefirsttime．Sheisverysmallverythinandveryshy．Onthewayhomeintheairplaneshesleptmostofthetime．Whenshewokeupshecried．IamveryworriedandhopethatIcanbeagoodmothertoKaterina．

　　February19:Stevenmethissisterthismorning．AlthoughKaterinawasquietatfirstsoonsheandStevenbegantotalkinamixofRussianEnglishandhandmovements．Stevenandhissistergetalongwelltogether．InfactheisabletohelphertalkwithJasonandme．IamworriedabouthowKaterinawillbeinschool．Nextweekshewillstartschool．Howwillsheunderstandherteacher?

　　March21:Katerinalooksmuchbetternow．Sheisheavierherhairlooksgoodandherskinisclear．Shelovestowatchtelevisionwithherbrotherandshehaslearnedtoroller-skate．SheisdoingwellinschoolandherEnglishgetsbettereveryday．Althoughshesometimeslookssadandsometimescriesmostofthetimesheishappy．Ithinksheisslowlymylifewithouther．

　　【小题1】WhoisKaterina?

　　A．Steven'seldersister．B．Anadoptedgirl．C．Jason'sclosefriend．D．Thewri