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 _____. My hometown is in Greece(希腊), where dandelions are _____ on the menu. But I didn't eat dandelions. Why did I have to _____ them with my family every spring?
Then I said goodbye to my new friend Brigid, whose family had recently moved in our neighborhood in New York. I was _____ Brigid didn't ask where we were going. Nobody in America ate dandelions. I always worried that someone would notice us picking dandelions.
We _____ 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. “_____ do we eat dandelions?” I asked. “The best food in the world.” Dad answered, shaking a handful of greens. When 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 _____ Greek food.
The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parents. Mum served _____ different Greek foods. Our guests ate everything. Finally came the dandelions. “Wait!” I said to Brigid. But it was too _____. “You ate the dandelions!” I told her. We both laughed, and she ate another bite. “Not bad.” 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 ______: to be as openminded as my family and my new friend.
1.A.bag B.book C.menu D.flower
2.A.seldom B.never C.always D.hardly
3.A.pick B.plant C.watch D.water
4.A.sad B.glad C.proud D.disappointed
5.A.ran into B.flew into C.drove into D.walked into
6.A.How B.Why C.When D.Where
7.A.new B.fast C.expensive D.traditional
8.A.it B.her C.him D.them
9.A.late B.early C.lucky D.quick
10.A.wish B.report C.speech D.suggestion
With spring coming, everything1.(begin) to come to life. The grass is green and the flowers b2.. The animals come out of the 3.(hole). It is time to go out to enjoy the beautiful nature. Some like to fly kites high4.the sky, some feel like climbing mountains, others would like to go hiking. Outdoor activities can not only build up our health,5. relax ourselves after busy weekdays.
At 6.same time, we should pay attention to the environment protection no matter where we go and what we do. F7. example, don't climb trees or pick flowers. Put rubbish in dustbins instead of 8. (litter) it everywhere.Try our best to reduce pollution by picking up rubbish that we see. Never make our floor d9.. Make the least rubbish while we are enjoying 10. (we) outdoors.
Spring is a wonderful season that we can do a lot of meaningful (有意义的) things happily.
(2020原创)Heilongjiang Province is in the n________ of China.
(2020原创)Reading, writing, listening and speaking are b________ skills in English learning.
(2020原创)Tom is so ________ that he can't express himself in the public places.
A.shy B.thin C.short D.kind
(2020原创)The ________ of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university.
A.silence B.culture C.purpose D.language