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．
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（1）A．bag |
B．book |
C．menu |
D．flower |
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（2）A．ever |
B．never |
C．always |
D．hardly |
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（3）A．pick |
B．plant |
C．watch |
D．water |
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（4）A．quickly |
B．quietly |
C．finally |
D．recently |
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（5）A．sad |
B．glad |
C．proud |
D．disappointed |
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（6）A．anyone |
B．someone |
C．everyone |
D．no one |
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（7）A．ran |
B．flew |
C．drove |
D．walked |
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（8）A．How |
B．Why |
C．When |
D．Where |
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（9）A．When |
B．Since |
C．Unless |
D．Although |
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（10）A．new |
B．fast |
C．expensive |
D．traditional |
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（11）A．it |
B．her |
C．him |
D．them |
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（12）A．late |
B．early |
C．lucky |
D．quick |
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（13）A．bowed |
B．shook |
C．laughed |
D．greeted |
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（14）A．Be careful |
B．Never mind |
C．Not bad |
D．You're welcome |
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（15）A．wish |
B．report |
C．speech |
D．suggestion |
Tani，8 years old，ran away from Nigeria with his family two years ago． （1） they got to the United States，a churchman （2） （warm）helped place them in a homeless shelter（收容所）in New York．Tani's dad worked as a driver．And his mom studied hard（3） （become）a nurse．Tani started going to Primary School 116．There， （4） learned to play the game that would change his life：chess．
On March 10 th，Tani （5） （win）a state champion（冠军）for little kids．He beat 73 other players．Some had practiced with private chess teachers，but Tani had practiced on （6） floor of the homeless shelter alone．
A reporter wrote an article about Tani．In three weeks，thousands （7） people gave away ove﹩250， 000 to Tani and his family on GoFundMe． Some also left （8） （message）． "Tani! You are a superstar!" one person wrote．
Recently， Tani and his family （9） （decide） to give away all the money． "Thanks to others' help， we live much （10） （happily） than before" Tani's father， Kayoed， told TIME for Kids． "Now we want to help poor people．"
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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aloud lock behave their low |
（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 |
