D.A Mandarin speech competition.

1. Why did Horne start an after-school program at Riverdale?

A. To teach other kids Chinese.

B. To become famous online.

C. To develop his language ability.

D. To exchange experience with others.

2. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. An international competition.

B.A businessman who travels a lot in China.

C.A US student who loves China very much.

D.A Chinese student who is accepted into Harvard University.

When facing difficulties, sometimes you just need a friend to be there for you. You are very lucky if you have such a friend. It is really true for Hoshi, a blind dog from Washington. Luckily, his best friend, another dog named Zen, leads him around,helping out when he can't see anything.

The pair's owner, Pauline Perez,kept a record of Hoshi and Zen's experiences on the Internet. She said the dogs are inseparable. However it wasn't always this way.Hoshi was able to see when he was born.But when he was eleven,he lost his sight because of a serious illness. Luckily, his owner saved Zen and brought the small dog home six months before Hoshi was blind. The dogs quickly became inseparable, spending every minute together.

"Zen seems to realize that Hoshi became blind. And he started helping him," Pauline Perez told the reporter of The Dodo. "They are hiking friends," she explained."They walk together and Zen does the leading. Zen always walks beside him."

The small dog leads around a big Husky in the park. Pictures and videos of the two friends could be easily found on the Internet. They impressed people too deeply. The pair also go swimming, play in the park,and enjoy sleeping in bed together at night.

It goes to show,that all you need is a best friend and anything is possible. Friend will stick by you no matter what you are going through and will support you in times of need.

4.In the author's opinion, Hoshi is ____________.