I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

　　Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make a point of speaking to the elder child first.

　　语篇解读：作者有两个女儿，有一天客人们来时，他们只对小女儿表示了关注和赞美，因此使大女儿受到了伤害。作者通过这件事懂得：去别人家做客时，应该给予主人家的孩子们同样的关注。

　　5．The underlined expression "make a big 'to do' over" (Paragraph 4) means "________"．

　　A．show much concern about B．have a special effect on

　　C．list jobs to be done for D．do good things for

　　解析：选A　词义猜测题。从第四段中的"because ... the best intention"可知选A。

　　6．The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her ________.

　　A．beautiful hair B．pretty clothes

　　C．lovely smile D．young age

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。从第三段最后一句可知答案为D。

　　7．Kirsten felt sad and cried because ________.

　　A．the guests gave her more coats to carry

　　B．she didn't look as pretty as Kelly

　　C．the guests praised her sister more than her

　　D．her mother didn't introduce her to the guests

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。从文章倒数第三段可以推出答案为C。

　　8．We can conclude from the passage that ________.

　　A．parents should pay more attention to the elder children

　　B．the younger children are usually more easily hurt

　　C．people usually like the elder children more

　　D．adults should treat children equally

　　解析：选D　主旨大意题。根据全文内容可得出结论：成年人要给予孩子们同样的关注。

　　C

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