In October 2013, Davion Only made an appeal on the Internet. He had learned that his biological mothr had died not long before. ”My name is Davion and I've been in foster care (寄養(yǎng)照管) since I was born," he said, “but I'm not giving up hope. "

The heartbreaking appeal spread quickly, and Only's foster agency received calls from more than 10,000 people. Only ended up travelling to Ohio to live with a family. But after Only got into a physical fight with one of his elder would-be brothers, the family changed their minds.

Back in Florida, Only passed through four different temporary homes over the following year, until he called Connie Going, his adoption case worker, to make a special request. Only had known Going for nearly ten years, and had asked every year if she would adopt him, but she always hesitated. “I always believed there was a better family than us out there," Going said in an interview. But last July, when Only called and asked again if she might adopt him, Going said something felt different. "When he asked me, my heart felt this ache and I just

knew he was my son," she said.

So Going, 52, invited Only to start spending time with the rest of her family-her two daughters, Sydney, 21, and Carly 17, and a son Taylor, 14, who she also adopted out of foster care. Eventually, after seeing how well the arrangement was working, Going, who had rented a bigger home, started adopting Only. Only moved in with her family last December.He officially joined Going's family on April 22, 2015 when the adoption papers went through.

"Today, I feel blessed and honored to have been chosen to be the parent of all my children," Going said.

1.By making the appeal, Davion Only hoped that

A. service in his foster agency would improve

B. his biological mother would come to him

C. a foster agency would accept him

D. he would be adopted by a family

2.Davion Only didn't live with the family in Ohio because

A. he hated living with them

B. they finally refused to accept him

C. he has received another invitation

D. he often fought with his would-be brothers

3.What do we know from Paragraph 3?

A. Davion Only had fun living in different homes.

B. Connie Going had cared about Davion Only for over ten years.

C. Davion Only had a strong desire to be adopted by Connie Going.

D. Connie Going believed she would give Davion Only what he wanted.

4.After Davion Only joined Connie Going's family,

A. Connie Going bought a bigger house

B. the four kids often had physical fights

C. Connie Going didn't regret her decision

D. another three kids were later adopted as well

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