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中学英语阅读理解专练小卷（八） An 84-year-old man from Sichuan has become an online sensation after his granddaughter, 25-year-old Wan Minghui, quit her job and set out to help him realize some of his wishes. Their short videos have attracted millions of views online. Visiting Beijing is a long-cherished wish of the old man and his wife before she passed away. Clutching a photo of his wife, Wan’s grandfather sang the national anthem and wiped away tears when he attended the national flag-raising ceremony in Beijing at 2 am in the video. At some destinations in Beijing, he was photographed with his wife’s picture, which he brought along to make it feel as though she were traveling with him. The videos has received more than five million likes and a long list of comments, including praise for Little Wan, best wishes for her grandfather and discussions about the meaning of life. Wan quitted her job in May to accompany her grandfather after she noticed his loneliness during an unannounced visit to him one day . “My grandpa was lonely, which made me sad, and the idea of quitting my job to accompany him came to mind. He accompanied me as I grew up and I will accompany him as he grows old” she said. Neither her parents nor her grandfather agreed with her decision to quit her job. Her grandfather finally agreed after Wan told him that she could work from home, and she began to record his life in videos. Reading letters her grandfather had written to his wife, Wan learned that the couple had many regrets, including some plans they had never carried out. So she began to help him fulfill them. Although Wan has to stay up late to work sometimes, she said it’s all worthwhile. 128．Why did Wan make her mind to quit her job? A．Because she was bored with her consulting job. B．Because she would have a lot of time after quitting. C．Because she has had a close relationship with her grandfather. D．Because she discovered her grandfather was very lonely. 129．What can we know about the grandfather