When I was in the third grade， I was chosen to be the princess in the school play。 For “weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines。 But once on the stage，every word 1 from my head。 Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator （解说者） for the play。 2 I didn‘t tell my mother what had happened that day，she noticed my 3 and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden。
It was a lovely spring day。 We could see dandelions（蒲公英）popping（炸开） 4 the grass in bunches（束）。I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches。 “I think I‘ll dig up（挖光）all these weeds （野草），“she said。 “From now on，we’ll 5 have roses in this garden。”
“But I like dandelions，”I protested（抗议）。“All flowers are 6 -even dandelions！”
My mother looked at me seriously。 “Yes，every flower gives pleasure in its own way，doesn‘t it？“she asked thoughtfully。 I nodded。 “And that is 7 of people，too，”she added。
When I 8 that she had guessed my pain，I started to cry and told her the truth。 “But you will be a wonderful narrator，”she said，9 me of how much I loved to read stories‘ aloud。
Thanks to my mother‘s encouragement，I got to know everybody had his or her own 10 in the world。 I felt proud of the role in the play。
（ ）1。 A。 developed B。 left C。 failed D。 disappeared
（ ）2。 A。 If B。 Because C。 Though D。 Since
（ ）3。 A。 difficulty B。 mistake C。 danger D。 unhappiness
（ ）4。 A。 through B。 past C。 beyond D。 behind
（ ）5。 A。 hardly B。 only C。 still D。 also
（ ）6。 A。 harmless B。 healthy C。 bea utiful D。 fresh
（ ）7。 A。 true B。 kind C。 same D。 clever
（ ）8。 A。 remembered B。 realized C。 explained D。 promised
（ ）9。 A。 representing B。 complaining C。 recommending D。 reminding
（ ）10。 A。 honor B。 progress C。 value D。 interest
参考答案：1—5 DCDAB 6—10 CABDC
