Clouds

    On a beautiful spring afternoon，

    I relax﹣and lie down

    On the soft green grass．

    Breathing in the fresh smell that I can feel all around．

    My attention is taken up to the clouds．

    For up there in the bright blue sky

    Is a fluffy white world of cotton candy animals

    And castles built with marshmallow bricks

    But I must be creative and take the time

    To bring this world into focus，

    So I take a breath．

   And squint my eyes just a little bit．

    And before I know it﹣there they are﹣A big bear

    Soft as a pillow， quietly curls up to sleep．

    As a tiny， cotton ball mouse

    Jumps out from a lion's house．

   What a real to spend my afternoon

    With these newly found friends moving by !

Word Bank：

breathe v． 呼吸

fluffy adj．松软的

cotton candy 棉花糖

castle n．城堡

marshmallow bricks 棉花软糖似的砖块

pillow n．枕头

（1）When is the speaker watching clouds in the poem？　　

A． In the morning．

B． At noon．

C． In the afternoon．

D． At night．

（2）The speaker in the poem is　　．

A． on his bed

B． on the grass

C． on the street

D． on the beach

（3）which word best describes the speaker in the poem？　　

A． Busy．

B． Tired．

C． Peaceful．

D． Bored．

（4）The underlined part"squint my eyes just a little bit "in the poem probably means　　．

A． close my eyes a little bit and try to see things clearly

B． open my eyes widely

C． shut my eyes to avoid seeing something unpleasant

D． make my eyes full of tears

（5）The writer wrote this poem to　　．

A． show the readers where to watch clouds

B． teach the readers about cloud shapes

C． explain to the readers how clouds can change

D． tell the readers about his cloud watching