5.B 通观全文，开头点题后，通篇在谈作家Kit Williams为其作品Masquerade设计了一项寻宝的活动，读者Ken
Roberts如何追根溯源，获得成功。
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A child’s
birthday party doesn’t have to
be a hassle；it can be a basket of fun, according to Beth Anaclerio, an Evaston
mother of two, ages 4 and 18 months.
“Having a
party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the
parents, and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement. But
it really doesn’t have to be that way,” said Anaclerio. Last summer, Anaclerio and her
friend Jill Carlisle, a Northbrook mother of a 2-year-old, founded a home
party-planning business called “A Party
in a Basket.” Their goal is to help parents
and children share in the fun part of party planning, like choosing the subject
or making a cake, while they take care of everything.
Drawing on their experiences as mothers, they
have created(制作)10 ready-to-use, home party packages. Everything a family needs
to plan a party, except the cake and ice cream, is delivered to the home in a
large basket.
“Our
parties are aimed for children 2 to 10,”
Anaclerio said, “and they’re very interactive(互动)and creative in that they
build a sense of drama based on a subject. For example, at the Soda Shoppe
party the guests become waiters and waitresses and build wonderful ice cream
creations.”
The standard $ 200 package for eight children
includes a basket filled with invitations, gifts, games and prizes, paper
goods, a party planner and the like. For more information, call Anaclerio at
708-864-6584 or Carlisle at 708-205-9141.
