D) closing the gap between the young and the old Why did the reporter had her children deliver the bread? A)Because the old ple were hungry B)Because she wanted her children to make friends with those old people C)Because she hoped that her children could eat others'food D) Because she hoped to get to know those old people 3. What can babies do? A)They can save the old, to some extent B)They can always care for themselves C)They can very often be troublesome D)They can comfort and heal their parents. 4. By living with"my"elders, I A) could better see them B)could better interview them C)could better understand them D) could better hear them 5. The writer suggests that we love the old A)not only in our mind but also in our action B)not only in our homes but also in our schools C)not only in our businesses but also in our churches D)not only in the block but also in the rest home Passage Two India has about a billion people and a dozen major languages of its own. One language, and only one, is understood--by an elite---across the country: that of the foreigners who ruled it for less than 200 years and left 52 years ago Today, India. Tomorrow, unofficially, the world. That is well under way; at first, because the British not only built a global empire but settled America, and now because the world(and notably America) has acquired its first truly global---and interactive---medium, the Internet. It is estimated that some 350m people speak English as their first lang uage. Maybe 250mr-350m do or can use it as a second language; in ex-colonial countries, notably, or inD) closing the gap between the young and the old 2. Why did the reporter had her children deliver the bread? A) Because the old people were hungry. B) Because she wanted her children to make friends with those old people. C) Because she hoped that her children could eat others’ food. D) Because she hoped to get to know those old people. 3. What can babies do? A) They can save the old, to some extent. B) They can always care for themselves. C) They can very often be troublesome. D) They can comfort and heal their parents. 4. By living with “my” elders, “I .” A) could better see them B) could better interview them C) could better understand them D) could better hear them 5. The writer suggests that we love the old . A) not only in our mind but also in our action B) not only in our homes but also in our schools C) not only in our businesses but also in our churches D) not only in the block but also in the rest home Passage Two India has about a billion people and a dozen major languages of its own. One language, and only one, is understood---by an elite---across the country: that of the foreigners who ruled it for less than 200 years and left 52 years ago. Today, India. Tomorrow, unofficially, the world. That is well under way; at first, because the British not only built a global empire but settled America, and now because the world (and notably America) has acquired its first truly global---and interactive---medium, the Internet. It is estimated that some 350m people speak English as their first language. Maybe 250m~350m do or can use it as a second language; in ex-colonial countries, notably, or in