I grew up in a small town. When I was in the third
grade, I was chosen to be the in
the school play. My mother helped me practice my lines for weeks. But once I
stepped onto the stage, I was too nervous to the
words. Finally, my teacher asked me to the
role to a storyteller. I didn’t tell my mother had
happened when I went home for lunch that day. She knew that I was from
my look. She asked if I wanted to go for a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely day
and the grass was turning green. We could see a lot of yellow dandelions(蒲公英）in the grass. I watched my mother walking towards a
dandelion and it up by
its roots(根莖). “From now on, we’ll have only roses in
this garden.” she said. “But I like dande
lions,”
I said. “All are beautiful ——
even dandelions!”
“Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way. And
that is true of too. Not everyone
can be a princess. You will be a beautiful storyteller,” my mother said,
reminding me of how much I to
read stories to her. “The storyteller’s part is just as as
the part of a princess.”
The big day came.
A few minutes before the play, my teacher handed me a .
I looked at it and thought of our talk.
It made me .
After the play, I took the flower home, and kept it in
our family dictionary.
1.A. king B.
snowman C.
princess D.
witch
2.A. forget B.
remember C.
find D.
write
3.A. act B.
play C.
change D.
take
4.A. which B.
what C.
that D.
this
5.A. energetic B.
unhappy C.
excited D. dishonest
6.A. spring B.
summer C.
autumn D.
winter
7.A. putting B.
pulling C.
setting D.
looking
8.A. seasons B.
rainbows C.
flowers D. scenes
9.A. animals B.
plants C.
people D.
food
10.A. hated B.
loved C.
tried D.
planned
11.A. interesting B.
common C.
important D. cheerful
12.A. suddenly B.
finally C.
usually D.
slowly
13.A. rose B.
dandelion C.
present D.
hairclip
14.A. breakfast time B. lunchtime C.
suppertime D. teatime
15.A. imaginative B. generous C.
confident D.
humorous
