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Mrs. Sato is sad (not happy). It is her birthday, and she has no families with her. Her husband died(去世)in 1985. Her daughter doesn’t live in the same city. Her son is working.
Mrs. Sato goes to the telephone and calls a company(公司)in Tokyo, Japan.
“Hello”,a woman answers. “Hello”,Mrs. Sato says. “I’d like to rent a family.”
“What would you like?”the woman asks Mrs. Sato. “A son? A daughter? Some grandchildren?”
“I’d like to rent a daughter, a son-in-law, and two grandchildren,”Mrs. Sato says.
At seven o’clock that evening, four actors(演员)come to Mrs. Sato’s house——a woman, a man, and two children. “Happy Birthday!”the actors say. The actors are with Mrs. Sato for three hours. They talk with her, eat dinner with her, and watch TV with her. Then they go home. Mrs. Sato is happy.
No one came to Mrs. Sato’s birthday, so she called Rent-A-Family. Rent-A-Family is a new company in Tokyo. The company sends“families”to people’s houses. The families are really actors. The actors visit for three hours. The cost is $ 1, 000.
Most people rent families because they have no families with them. Their children and grandchildren don’t come and see them. But some people rent families because they like the actors. One woman says, “I always argue(争吵)with my son, and daughter-in-law. But I never argue with my rented family. My family is OK. But my rented family is better!”
1. Mrs. Sato is sad because ____________.
A. her husband died
B. her daughter lives far away
C. no families come for her birthday
2. he makes a telephone call to ____________.
A. her daughter B. her son C. a company
3. That evening, ____________ have the birthday party with Mrs. Sato.
A. her daughter’s family
B. some people near her house
C. some people from the company
4. Those people stay in her home for _____________.
A. three hours B. a night C. a day
5. What’s the word “rent” in Chinese? It’s _______________.
A. 买 B. 租 C. 借