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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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．
His parents hope he can follow his heart when he _________（选择）his job.
Suzhou is very attractive with different kinds of ancient _________（桥）.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The willow branch (柳树枝) is a part of the willow tree. In ancient China, willow branches were often used as a parting gift between friends and family ____（1）____ (member). Even today, willow branches ____（2）____ (mention) in many cases as a symbol of saying goodbye. Do you know ____（3）____?
One reason is that willow trees are strong. They can live ____（4）____ (easy) in any place, wet or dry, north or south. Because of this, giving a willow branch to say goodbye to loved ones is a way to tell them you hope they will get used to ____（5）____ (they) new living environment.
For another reason, the pronunciation for the willow tree “liu (柳)” is similar ____（6）____ the character “liu (留)” in Chinese, which means inviting someone ____（7）____ (stay) —only the tones are different. So ____（8）____ (offer) a willow branch means asking the other party to live for a longer time, even though we know that they must leave.
It’s said that this custom became popular during the Han Dynasty. At that time, Baqiao, a bridge in Chang’an, today’s Xi’an, was ____（9）____ common place to say goodbye. People often ______（10）______ (stop) there and handed willow branches to people who were leaving.
填入一个适当的词补全对话，每空一词。
A: Hi, Mary. We’re going to have our graduation (毕业) party. ____1____ you decided what to do yet?
B: No, but we need to record the happiest time.
A: I agree. I’ll bring my camera here.
B: Do you think writing some words to each other is a wonderful idea?
A: Yes, I think ____2____.
B: Why ____3____ invite our teachers to the party?
A: Good idea. I can’t wait.
B: Let’s get ready for it together.
A: When and ____4____ shall we meet?
B: Let’s meet in our classroom at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.
A: All ____5____. See you!
根据句子意思及所给的中文或首字母提示完成单词，请将完整的单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每空只能填一词。（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
1. My __________ (梦想) is to be a scientist like Yuan Longping in the future.
2. This is my book and that is __________ (你的).
3. My mother always __________ (记得) to remind me to drink milk for breakfast.
4. She has already __________ (找到) a new job.
5. Sally thinks the news is more __________ (有教育意义的) than the sitcom.
6. October is the __________ month of a year.
7. It’s impolite to speak loudly in __________.
8. Who’s knocking __________ the door?
9. Mr. White spoke neither English __________ German.
10. You’d better spend more time __________ sports after school to keep healthy