They were sitting together on

【题目】They were sitting together on a dull afternoon when Hannah hurried in with a telegram. Mrs March read and dropped it with her hands shaking. Jo picked up the telegram and read it in a frightened voice：Mrs March, your husband is very ill. Come at once. S. Hale, Blank Hospital, Washington.

The girls moved close to their mother. All their happiness  vanished  in a moment.

“I shall go at once，” said Mrs March. “Oh, my children！” For several minutes, there was only the sound of crying, and then Hannah hurried away to get away to get things ready for the long journey.

"Where's Laurie? " Mrs March asked. "Here，" said the boy. "Oh, let me do something! " "Send a telegram back，" said Mrs March. “The next train goes early in the morning. Now, I must write a note to Aunt March. ”

Jo knew that the money for the journey must be borrowed from Aunt March, and she wanted to do something to help her father. Laurie went off to take the note to Aunt March and to send the telegram. Jo got some things from the shops.

“Father will need good food and wine to help him get better, and there won't be much at the hospital，" said Mrs March. "Beth, go and ask Mr Laurence for a couple of bottles of wine. ，，

Laurie came back with a letter and money from Aunt March, but Jo did not return. It was in the late afternoon that Jo came back and gave her mother some money.

“That's to help make Father comfortable and bring him home，99 she said.

“Twenty-five dollars!” said Mrs March. “My dear, where did you get it?” Jo took off her hat. "My dear, there was no need for this，" said Mrs March. "Don't cry, Beth，" said Jo. “I'll soon have curly hair again. ”

After their mother went away, they all helped Hannah with housework. News of their father came, telling them he was slowly getting better.

【1】 The underlined word “vanished” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.

A. burst   

B. disappeared

C. jumped   

D. rushed

【2】 What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Mrs March was not rich.

B. Hannah was younger than Jo and Laurie.

C. The children didn't care about their father.

D. Mrs March left for the hospital immediately.

【3】 How did Jo get the money?

A. By asking her friends for help.

B. By helping others work.

C. By selling her nice hair.

D. By breaking her pig bank.

【4】 It can be learned from the passage that Mrs March's children were __________.

A. selfish   

B. kind

C. helpful   

D. delighted