1. (2024七上·东西湖期末)  阅读理解

As the only child of the White family, 14-year-old George has no brothers or sisters. "I hope to have a brother or a sister, " he always says to his parents.

"Maybe someday, " answer his mom and dad.

One day, George says to his grandma, "I hope to have a brother or a sister. "

Grandma says, "Maybe you can sponsor a child. "

"What does that mean?" asks George.

"Well, you can use your pocket money to help a child in a poor country. Your money will help him or her buy food or clothes, and go to school. " says Grandma, "Then you have a brother or sister. "

 ★ . With the help of Grandma, he writes a letter to "Sponsor a Child". On February 24th, he gets a letter. Inside is a picture of a 12-year-old boy named Niawat. He lives in Uganda, an African country.

George often shows the picture to his classmates and says, "This is my brother. " Now the two boys often write to each other.

1. （1） From his grandma, George knows how to use his pocket money to help ____. 

   A . a brother B . a child in his class C . a sister D . a child in a poor country
3. （2） The underlined word "sponsor" means ____. 

   A . find the lost thing B . use the money to help C . have money to buy D . often meet each other
5. （3） What's the best sentence for  ★ ?

   A . George takes out his money B . George buys a picture with the money C . George is happy to have a brother D . George likes this idea
7. （4） From the passage, we know that____. 

   A . Niawat comes from Africa B . the two boys often call each other C . the Whites have two sons D . Grandma has three grandchildren
9. （5） George often shows Niawat's picture to his classmates because____.

   A . he likes to have the new baby brother B . he's very happy to have this "brother" C . Grandma asks his classmates to see it D . their parents want to sponsor George