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