I grew up in a small town. When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the in the school play. My mother helped me practice my lines for weeks. But once I stepped onto the stage, I was too nervous to the words. Finally, my teacher asked me to the role to a storyteller. I didn’t tell my mother had happened when I went home for lunch that day. She knew that I was from my look. She asked if I wanted to go for a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely day and the grass was turning green. We could see a lot of yellow dandelions(蒲公英)in the grass. I watched my mother walking towards a dandelion and it up by its roots(根茎). “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.” she said. “But I like dandelions,” I said. “All are beautiful —— even dandelions!”
“Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way. And that is true of too. Not everyone can be a princess. You will be a beautiful storyteller,” my mother said, reminding me of how much I to read stories to her. “The storyteller’s part is just as as the part of a princess.”
The big day came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher handed me a . I looked at it and thought of our talk. It made me .
After the play, I took the flower home, and kept it in our family dictionary.
1.A. king B. snowman C. princess D. witch
2.A. forget B. remember C. find D. write
3.A. act B. play C. change D. take
4.A. which B. what C. that D. this
5.A. energetic B. unhappy C. excited D. dishonest
6.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
7.A. putting B. pulling C. setting D. looking
8.A. seasons B. rainbows C. flowers D. scenes
9.A. animals B. plants C. people D. food
10.A. hated B. loved C. tried D. planned
11.A. interesting B. common C. important D. cheerful
12.A. suddenly B. finally C. usually D. slowly
13.A. rose B. dandelion C. present D. hairclip
14.A. breakfast time B. lunchtime C. suppertime D. teatime
15.A. imaginative B. generous C. confident D. humorous
— Could you tell me ____________?
— I don’t know. It seemed to be unimaginable.
A. whether “Dad, where we go” was popular
B. how was “Dad, where we go” well-known in China
C. why “Dad, where we go” is popular with all in China
D. when “Dad, where we go” is so well-known in China
— The paper says Iron Man 3 is on this evening. Let’s go and see it.
— But I ________it.
A. see B. saw C. have seen D. will see
— Do you know that Mrs. Thatcher passed ____________ last year?
— Yes. She died ____________ illness.
A. away; of B. on; from C. by; with D. off; as
— Sam, my iPhone is in my bedroom. Could you ____________ it for me?
— No problem.
A. bring B. get C. take D. carry
— What’s wrong with you, Eric? You look tired.
— I ________ to prepare for the final exam last night.
A. picked up B. woke up C. stayed up D. put up