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    My mother is fifty-five years old. Sheretired (退休) just twomonths ago. After that, she was bored and didn't know what to do every day. Shewas kind to us before, but recently shehad a chip on her shoulder. Sheoften quarreled with my brother and me without any reason. Also, relationsbetween my parents became difficult. My mother got into trouble and didn't knowhow to deal with it. My brother thought of a good idea to solve the problem. Hebought her a new smartphone and taught her how to use WeChat. My mother's lifechanged a lot from then on. No matter where she went and whatever she did, shealways used it. She took photos with her new smartphone and always shared herphotos in her friend circle to express how happy she was. As a result, she oftendid something by mistake. She often forgot to turn off the gas and the food shewas cooking usually got burnt. My father tried to stop her, but it didn't work.

    Thisafternoon, my mother prepared to make dumplings for dinner. She took a lot ofpictures in order to post them into her friend circle. After dinner, we tookout our smartphones and waited to see the photos she had taken. To oursurprise, we didn't find any pictures of her dumplings. At last, my fathercouldn't help asking her, "Why don't you share your delicious dumplings inyour friend circle today?" My mother looked embarrassed and said,"_________" "Oh, my God! I have to spend more money buying a newone!" cried my brother.

1. （1） The underlined words "had a chip on her shoulder" most probably mean "________".

   A . had a pain in her shoulder B . got angry easily C . liked eating potato chips
3. （2） My brother bought a smartphone for my mother because_______.

   A . my mother liked taking photos and sharing them in her friend circle B . my father retired two months ago C . my brother wanted to help my mother out of trouble
5. （3） After my mother had a smartphone, __________.

   A . she liked it very much and used it all the time B . she often quarreled with my brother and me without any reason C . she was bored and didn't know what to do
7. （4） Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A . My mother stopped my father from taking pictures of food. B . My mother often forgot turning off the gas after she had a smart-phone. C . After dinner, we were surprised to find no pictures of dumplings in my mother's friend circle.
9. （5） "__________" can be the missing sentence in the passage.

   A . The dumplings were not delicious. B . My smartphone was boiled in the pot. C . I have already posted the pictures in the friend circle.