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For 83 years, Betty Grebenschikoff believed
her best friend from Germany was dead. But just a few weeks ago, there she was,
standing in a hotel room.
At the age of nine, they shared a tearful hug
in a Berlin schoolyard when their families were forced to leave the country
because of World War II. They both thought that would be their final hug. But
after more than eight decades apart, the two women, who are now 92 years old,
embraced once again.
The survivors of the war had searched for each
other for years, collecting and seeking information from anyone who might know
something. They had no luck, mainly because both women changed their names
later in life.
It was not until an indexer (检索程序) from
a nonprofit organization founded by Steven Spielberg, which preserves
information of these survivors, noticed similarities in their information that
the two women are linked together. For the first time, Grebenschikoff who lives
in Shanghai now, got to know what happened to her long-lost childhood best
friend: Wahrenberg and her family went to Santiago, Chile, where she still
lives today.
With the help of the organization, the two
women and their families reconnected on the Internet. Talking in their native
German, they promised to meet in person, and one year later, they finally did.
As Grebenschikoff went to meet Wahrenberg at
her hotel room, they hugged for the first time in 83 years. "It was as if
we had seen each other yesterday," Grebenschikoff said."It was
comfortable. "Wahrenberg had the same feeling, "It was very special
that two people, after 83 years, still love one another." The women spent
four days together. They went shopping, shared meals and, mostly, talked for
hours - making up for the lost time. "We're not the girls we used to be
when we were 9, that's for sure, but we kept giggling like we were little kids."
Grebenschikoff said. "It was such a joy for both of us."
(1)
When did Grebenschikoff and Wahrenberg part?
A . In 1937.
B . In 1939.
C . In 1941.
D . In 1943.
(2)
What contributed to their reunion?
A . A nonprofit organization.
B . A hotel in Shanghai.
C . An information office.
D . A pay-for-use indexer.
(3)
What can we know about Grebenschikoff and Wahrenberg?
A . They both tried hard to find each other.
B . They both thought the other had died.
C . They don't remember their former names.
D . They met in person immediately they got in touch.
(4)
What does Grebenschikoff try to convey in the last paragraph?
A . They were upset about the lost time.
B . They were eager for their shared meals.
C . They were delighted with their reunion.
D . They were embarrassed about the four days.
答案: B
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