When I was in the third grade， I was picked to be the king in the school play．

For weeks my mother helped me（41）______my sentences． But once during a show， every word （42）______ from my head． My teacher asked me to （43）______roles and be the narrator（解说员）．（44）______ I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day， she felt my（45）　______and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard．

It was a lovely spring day． We could see dandelions（蒲公英） coming out through the grass， just like a painter had touched our woods and fields with bits of gold． "I think I am going to dig up all the wild grass，" my mother said． "But，" I said， "I like dandelions， all flowers are beautiful ﹣﹣ even dandelions!" My mother looked at me seriously． "Yes， every flower shines in （46）______ own way． And that is true of people， too．" She said． She had guessed my pain． I started to cry and told her the（47）______． "You will be a beautiful narrator， I'm sure，" my mother said．

Over the next few weeks， I learned to take（48）______ in the role． The big day finally came． A few minutes （49）______ the play， my teacher came over to me． "Your mother asked me to give this to you，" she said， handing me a （50）______． After the play， I took the flower home， laughing that I was perhaps the only person that would keep such wild grass．

41．A．write	B．listen	C．practice	D．teach
42．A．disappeared	B．spread	C．forgot	D．left
43．A．get	B．change	C．take	D．play
44．A．And	B．But	C．If	D．Though
45．A．illness	B．fearlessness	C．kindness	D．unhappiness
46．A．it	B．its	C．it's	D．itself
47．A．memory	B．discovery	C．truth	D．accident
48．A．action	B．turns	C．risks	D．pride
49．A．before	B．after	C．during	D．with
50．A．note	B．dandelion	C．sunflower	D．dictionary