Have you ever eaten a dandelion （蒲公英）？ Me neither． Have you ever blown it to make a wish？ Me， too．
"Time to pick dandelions， Athena，" Mum opened the car door and I entered with a （1） ． My hometown is in Greece（希腊）， where dandelions are（2） on the menu． But I didn't eat dandelions． Why did I have to（3） them with my family every spring？
Then I said goodbye to my new friend Brigid， whose family had（4） moved in our neighborhood in New York． I was（5） Brigid didn't ask where we were going． Nobody in America ate dandelions． I always worried that（6） would notice us picking dandelions．
We（7） into a wild field． Hundreds of lively yellow flowers appeared everywhere． Then we stopped our car． Dad went over to cut dandelions and put them in his bag． But I just hid in the book． "（8） do we eat dandelions？" I asked． "The best food in the world．" Dad answered， shaking a handful of greens．（9） we were ready to leave，we had enough dandelions． On the way home， Mum and Dad talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors to try our （10） Greek food．
The night of the party， Brigid arrived with her parents． Mum served（11） different Greek foods． Our guests ate everything． Finally came the dandelions． "Wait!" I said to Brigid． But it was too（12） ． "You ate the dandelions!"I told her． We both（13） ， and she ate another bite． "（14） ，" she said．
Mum was smiling at us． After dinner， Brigid and I went to the backyard and lay on the grass． The stars reminded me of dandelions in the soft field． I closed my eyes and made a （15） ： to be as open﹣minded as my family and my new friend．
（1）A．bag |
B．book |
C．menu |
D．flower |
（2）A．ever |
B．never |
C．always |
D．hardly |
（3）A．pick |
B．plant |
C．watch |
D．water |
（4）A．quickly |
B．quietly |
C．finally |
D．recently |
（5）A．sad |
B．glad |
C．proud |
D．disappointed |
（6）A．anyone |
B．someone |
C．everyone |
D．no one |
（7）A．ran |
B．flew |
C．drove |
D．walked |
（8）A．How |
B．Why |
C．When |
D．Where |
（9）A．When |
B．Since |
C．Unless |
D．Although |
（10）A．new |
B．fast |
C．expensive |
D．traditional |
（11）A．it |
B．her |
C．him |
D．them |
（12）A．late |
B．early |
C．lucky |
D．quick |
（13）A．bowed |
B．shook |
C．laughed |
D．greeted |
（14）A．Be careful |
B．Never mind |
C．Not bad |
D．You're welcome |
（15）A．wish |
B．report |
C．speech |
D．suggestion |
A group of rubbish collectors in Turkey are recycling the books that people have thrown away．They have（1） （已经）created a mobile library．There are now over 9，000 books，which are divided into 20 kinds，including （2） （医学的）care，politics，literature，history，healthy living and soon．The library is inside a （3） （卡车）that tours schools in the countryside．They hope to create a greater passion（热情）for reading books in children， （4） （尤其）in the age of mobile phones and computers．Many schools do not have a reading room or their （5） （自己的）library．
The library has got lots of attention in Turkey．People from all over Turkey are （6） （送）their old books to the library．A（7） （女士）working at the mobile library said，"The interest is growing．Each day we have guests coming here to （8） （借）books or have a quiet time to read．"The director of the library said，"We have books here for kids aged from four to （9） （十），and books for older children，like world classics and （10） （诗）．We hope that it will develop their love for books．"
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（1）Make sure the door is when you leave the room．
（2）It's so cold today．The temperature may be the this winter．
（3）The pain in his leg made him cry ．
（4）Mary always so well that every one likes her．
（5）When our washing machine broke，our neighbors let us use ．
A video showing a 12﹣year﹣old boy from Moche， Peru， doing his homework on the sidewalk， under a streetlight， has been watched several million times on Facebook after being （1） by local police．
Staff at the Moche police station first （2） Victor Martin late last month， while checking security cameras （监控摄像）． They found a young boy sitting on the sidewalk by （3） at night． At first， they thought he was doing something bad， but later they realized he was （4） writing something in his notebook， taking advantage of the streetlight overhead． Moved by the boy's （5） ， the police shared the video on Facebook．
At the time of this writing， Victor's heartwarming and （6） heartbreaking story has spread all around the world． Local TV station（7） to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home．
It turns out that the 12﹣year﹣old's family is so （8） that they couldn't pay for electricity （电）， so they just depended on a （9） during the night． Unluckily， Victor Martin could （10） finish his homework before the sun went down， and recently he couldn't （11） the weak candlelight any more．
"One day， my son said （12） I continue with the candle， I will be crazy! I'd better go outside to finish my homework， "Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV． She （13） that Victor's neck would often become hard to move because of tilting （倾斜） his head to let the candlelight through．
Victor's mother said that although he （14） housework and takes care of the family sheep every day， the sixth grader takes （15） very seriously and gets good grades．
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（1）A． shared |
B． taken |
C． discussed |
D． praised |
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（2）A． met |
B． interviewed |
C． noticed |
D． caught |
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（3）A． itself |
B． yourself |
C． myself |
D． himself |
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（4）A． shyly |
B． actually |
C． carelessly |
D． certainly |
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（5）A． wish |
B． plan |
C． spirit |
D． hobby |
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（6）A． by the way |
B． at least |
C． at the same time |
D． in the end |
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（7）A． managed |
B． stopped |
C． promised |
D． refused |
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（8）A． traditional |
B． popular |
C． special |
D． poor |
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（9）A． flash |
B． candle |
C． camera |
D． fire |
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（10）A． seldom |
B． even |
C． only |
D． still |
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（11）A． change |
B． stand |
C． enjoy |
D． protect |
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（12）A． Although |
B． Because |
C． If |
D． Until |
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（13）A． added |
B． warned |
C． hoped |
D． lied |
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（14）A． puts off |
B． worries about |
C． gives up |
D． helps with |
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（15）A． health |
B． school |
C． friendship |
D． safety |
It was our school's yearly dancing show． I（1） （be） excited that I was chosen by the teacher this time although I didn't have any experience of dancing for a show． I would dance in front of all the students and （2） （teacher）． It made me very proud．
However， I was a bit sad （3） my father had no time to watch me dance． He（4） （invite） to have a business meeting． I knew that my father would surely come to my show if he could． （5） （lucky）， my mother and my elder sister were still coming to watch my show．
（6） the beginning of the day， I was very nervous． After changing into the dress and getting my makeup done， I felt （7） （relax）． Then I went on to the stage bravely． I was very glad to see my mother and sister sitting in （8） second row．
Just before the lights turned dark， I saw my father rush into the hall and take the seat beside my mother． （9） a pleasant surprise it was! The sight of my father made （10） （I） smile． I began dancing confidently． Soon after the show， my family came backstage to congratulate me． I was so happy and lucky to have my family's support．
Many people go to Utah because they love hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park． They enjoy （1） （岩石） climbing， camping and so on． However， some people go to Utah for a very （2） （不同的） experience．
The Boulder Outdoor Survival（生存） School（BOSS） in Utah is the world's oldest survival school． It teaches people how to stay alive without tents， or even backpacks． In Bryce Canyon， the days are very （3） （热的） and the nights are very cold． Not everyone wants to go and experience life without modern （4） （发明） like smart phones and e﹣books． Students at BOSS quickly learn that it is important to work hard and （5） （尝试） new things if they want to complete the training．
In survival camps at Boss students don' just practise camping， hiking or （6） （骑） horses． They go into the wild for days or weeks． They learn how to find （7） （新鲜的）water for drinking． They also learn how to make a fire， use a （8） （小刀） and find food to eat． Nature can often give them（9） （每件事） they need to survive．
After these people go back to the real world， they may never use these skills again． Even if they don't， at （10） （至少） they will always know that they can live without computers， electricity， and smart phones﹣even if it is only for a few days!