Maria Keller is from Minneapolis， Minnesota． When she was 8years old， she already loved reading． （1）She also noticed that some of her classmates didn't read as much as she did． When she asked her mother why that could be， her mother said that they might not be able to afford books． Maria had never thought of this． She could not believe that some children might not have bedtime stories read to them． She decided to change this．
With her mother's help， Maria created Read Indeed．Read Indeed is an organization which collects and gives out books to children in need for free． Maria set the goal to collect and give out one million books by the time she was 18． She tried every means to achieve it． （2）As a result，it didn't take long to reach that goal!
Today， at the age of 14 ， she has collected over one million books and has sent them to many states and countries around the world． She says， "I cannot live without books． As I continue my work， I have learned that millions of kids are in need of books． So I just can't give up， even after reaching my original （最初的） goal．"
She has recently set a new goal： To give books to kids in need in every state in the United States，and every country in the world．
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题．
（1）Why did Maria create Read Indeed？
（2）When did Maria reach her original goal？
（二）将文中画线的句子译成汉语．
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One day， Shorya Mahanot， an Indian boy， went into his sister's room while his family were having dinner． He found a canvas （画布） and colors， and then had fun（1） on the canvas． His mother and sisters rushed towards him． But （2） his surprise， they hugged him instead of punishing him． His family have encouraged him paint（3）______ then．
His sister and parents are（4） ． Their interest and collection influence him greatly． He is more and more interested in painting（5） of the encouragement from his family and friends．As he（6） creating new paintings， his imagination and creativity develop．
He has made such rapid progress that people call him a Child Picasso． He feels great by this praise． He had never thought success． He just enjoys painting． When he is in front of the canvas， he forgets（7） else． He knows exactly what he is feeling and what he wants to express． He （8） feels happy to be an artist．Getting a title as a Child Picasso for doing what he loves， he thinks it is a happy thing for him．
"Don't be （9） to spend time on hobbies，" he says． "Painting is the best way to express feelings． You can know （10） better．"
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