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．
（1）A．bag |
B．book |
C．menu |
D．flower |
（2）A．ever |
B．never |
C．always |
D．hardly |
（3）A．pick |
B．plant |
C．watch |
D．water |
（4）A．quickly |
B．quietly |
C．finally |
D．recently |
（5）A．sad |
B．glad |
C．proud |
D．disappointed |
（6）A．anyone |
B．someone |
C．everyone |
D．no one |
（7）A．ran |
B．flew |
C．drove |
D．walked |
（8）A．How |
B．Why |
C．When |
D．Where |
（9）A．When |
B．Since |
C．Unless |
D．Although |
（10）A．new |
B．fast |
C．expensive |
D．traditional |
（11）A．it |
B．her |
C．him |
D．them |
（12）A．late |
B．early |
C．lucky |
D．quick |
（13）A．bowed |
B．shook |
C．laughed |
D．greeted |
（14）A．Be careful |
B．Never mind |
C．Not bad |
D．You're welcome |
（15）A．wish |
B．report |
C．speech |
D．suggestion |
My interest in cooking started when I was 11， partly thanks to my mother． She didn't really like cooking and when she did cook， I didn't like her food． Once I was watching something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this， so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook I could find．
During a year， I had produced most of its recipes（食谱）and was ready for a bigger challenge（挑战）． I wanted to create my own dishes and I started cooking for more people than just my family． To my joy， my parents allowed me to build a test kitchen． I did much cooking to test my dishes in it and my skill improved quickly． Later， my mom and I set up a dinner club that organized monthly events inside my home． Now as a teen chef （主厨）， I have also cooked in top﹣class restaurants around the country． I am not doing it for the money， but because I love cooking．
Now I know that when you stop caring whether you'll be famous or do well， your dream will come to you．
（1）The writer is now ．
A． a TV star
B． a news reporter
C． a well﹣known bookseller
D． a good chef
（2）What made the writer begin to cook？
A． His parents' wish．
B． The customers' advice．
C． His mother's delicious food．
D． The information about cooking on TV．
（3）After producing most of the recipes in the cookbook， the writer wanted to ．
A． take cooking lessons
B． write his cookbook
C． make new dishes of his own
D． open a restaurant
（4）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to（指代） " "．
A． the bookstore
B． a test kitchen
C． a dinner club
D． the country
（5）What is important for the writer？
A． Finding a good job．
B． Making lots of money．
C． Doing what he loves．
D． Becoming famous．
Ewan Drum has always liked superheroes． He admires how they help people． At the age of seven， he told his parents， "I want to （1） like a superhero and help the homeless．" A few months later， Ewan's family planned a day of （2） ． Wearing his red superhero costume， Ewan（3） helped pass out 70 bag lunches to hungry people in a park in Detroit， Michigan． That's（4） Super Ewan was born．
Word spread about Ewan' s good deeds（事迹）． People donated（捐赠） money and something else， and Ewan handed them out to those in need． When（5） donated bottles of water， Ewan and his family held a drive to get even more． They （6） the water to Flint， Michigan， a city that had unsafe drinking water． Another time， a business donated six turkeys for Thanksgiving． （7） his parents' help， Ewan used social media（媒体）to ask for more turkeys， plus side dishes． In the end， he says， "we handed out 64 turkey dinners to （8） all around Detroit．"
Ewan has a motto： Everyone can be a superhero to someone． At an event called the Hero Round Table， Ewan told the listeners， "It's not（9） to help people． You can keep some socks and snacks in your car to help people in need． Every（10） thing helps and can make someone feel happy．"
（1）A． get up |
B． dress up |
C． look up |
（2）A． giving |
B． playing |
C． showing |
（3）A． safely |
B． seriously |
C． happily |
（4）A． what |
B． why |
C． how |
（5）A． someone |
B． everyone |
C． no one |
（6）A． sold |
B． took |
C． lent |
（7）A． From |
B． With |
C． In |
（8）A． heroes |
B． listeners |
C． families |
（9）A． difficult |
B． possible |
C． necessary |
（10）A． private |
B． little |
C． interesting |
On April 21，the Olympic flame（火焰）was lit at the Temple of Hera in southern Greece．This （95） （意味着）the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in August is coming close．
The flame was first lit at the 1928 games in Amsterdam．So far，about 90 years has passed and the flame has traveled around the world，reaching Mount Everest and even outer
（96） /speis/．
The Olympic flame stands （97） the positive ideas that man has always connected with fire．It is also a （98） /bridʒ/between the ancicnt and modem Olympic Cames．
It is a tradition to pass the flame around （99） the start of the Olympic Games．This is called the torch relay．For the Rio Olympics，there will be about 12，000 torchbearers （火炬手）during the relay．The special thing is，for the first time in （100） /'histri/，a Syrian refugee（叙利亚难民）was among the torchbearers who passed the torch in Greece．It wanted to show a message：sports can （101） the world better．There are also some Chinese faces that you may know，for example，Chinese （102） （男演员）Yang Yang who just finished passing the flame in Creece．
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