Thestory"BuildingBridges"isaboutagirlwholiveswithhergrandmother，MamaLil，andwhodreamsofsomedaybecominganengineer．Thegirlisnowwaitingforhergrandmothertosignanagreementforhertotakepartinasummerprogram-abridgeproject（工程）-inwhichagroupofstudentswouldworkwithateamofengineerstohelpfixtheBrooklynBridge．

Ahead，inthedistance，stoodtheBrooklynBridge．I'dcometothisplaceandstudiedthebridgeamilliontimes．Andoneveryoneofthosetimes，IwastakenbywhatI'dcometocallBrooklynBelle．InevergottiredoflookingoutatBelle，whocarriedallkindsofpeopletoallkindsofplaces，dayafterday．

Onacloudlessnightlikethisone，shewasasightlikenoothersightinthewholecity．Shewassobeautiful．Myheartwasfullofenergy．Ireachedintomyjacketpocketandpulledoutmypencil．Ilookedthroughmysketchbook（速写簿）．I'ddrawnBelleinthehigh-noonlight，onsnowydays，andonearlymornings．MyfavoritesketcheswerethoseofBelleduringrushhour．

TonightIsketchedslowlyatfirst，thenfaster．Iwasproudofmydrawings-Ilikedtothinkofthemasportraits（肖像），buteachpageshowedasadtruthaboutBelle：Shehadbecomeold．ShewassomefortyyearsolderthanMamaLil．Sheshouldbeaslovelyasshehadbeen．Thatbridgeprojectneededme，andIneededit．

25．Forthegirl，tojoininthebridgeproject，___．

A．shemustfirstcompleteasummerprogram

B．hergrandmothermustfirstsignanagreement

C．hergrandmothermustfirstvisitateamofengineers

D．shemustfirsthelpengineersfixtheBrooklynBridge

26．WhendidthegirldrawBelle？___

A．Inthemorning．B．Atnoon．C．Intheafternoon．D．Atnight．

27．Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentence？___

A．Thegirlwantedtobecomeanartist．

B．Thegirlwasprettypleasedwithherself．

C．Thegirllikeddrawingportraitsthemost．

D．ThegirllovedtheBrooklynBridgedeeply．

28．WelearnfromthetextthattheBrooklynBridge___．

A．wasinneedofrepair

B．carriedtoomuchtraffic

C．hadahistoryoffortyyears

D．wasmorebeautifulthanbefore．