A Michigan boy Colin said he didn’t want to hold his 11th birthday party because he had no friends. This week Colin and his family went to a restaurant for dinner. They saw the players and coaches of the Kalamazoo Wings and felt surprised they were there.

The team talked with Colin and ________ him a one-day contract (合同). They told Colin they would allow him to join their team for their home game on Sunday. Colin would get his own jersey (球服), and even play with the players.

Colin has a condition that makes it difficult for him to relate to (与……相处) other people. This makes it a _____ for him to make friends with kids of his age. Children and adults with this condition are often highly intelligent (聪明的), but get confused (烦恼的) in social situations. They often have trouble ________ jokes.

So his mother created a “Happy Birthday Colin” Facebook page. However, the page went viral (中毒的) and drew more than 2 million “likes”. The page has become famous and many people have read it and have _____ about him.

“It’s been just overwhelming (势不可挡的),” said Colin’s mom. “It’s been hard to adjust (调整) to suddenly being ________. I have a pretty wild imagination, but I didn’t think that would

________.”

The ________ in Colin has been his mom’s best reward for her efforts. “I have seen him grow recently because he knows he has 2.1 million friends and that it is what nobody else around him has experienced. ________ this, his self-confidence has grown greatly. It doesn’t annoy (使烦恼) him that some kids don’t ________ him because he has 2.1 million friends.”

As to Colin’s one-day contract with the team, K-Wings Head Coach Nick Bootland said, “Obviously (明显的) there are things that are much ________ than the game. If we can put a smile on a young boy’s face who deals with a lot of adversity (逆境), we’re excited about being given that chance.”

1.A. made B. paid C. got D. offered

2.A. challenge B. knowledge C. promise D. competition

3.A. sharing B. telling C. hearing D. understanding

4.A. laughed B. thought C. known D. looked

5.A. famous B. hopeful C. important D. rich

6.A. appear B. happen C. agree D. achieve

7.A. need B. interest C. character D. growth

8.A. Instead of B. Because of C. In fear of D. According to

9.A. blame B. follow C. respect D. like

10.A. farther B. better C. bigger D. harder

Claudette Colvin by Phillip Hoose

Who says teenagers can’t change the world? This book tells the true story of 15-year-old Claudette Colvin and how her fight for justice (正义) led to the end of separation (分离) between races (种族) in buses in Alabama in 1956.

Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

In the final novel of Cornelia Funke’s popular Inkheart trilogy (三部曲 ), Meggie and her father, Mo, travel through Inkworld, a dark and dangerous place full of villains (歹徒 ). At the heart of this unusual tale is a question: Can you change your own life?

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

This Pulitzer Prize winner is the only book author (作者) Harper Lee ever wrote. Set in the South in the 1930s, the story is told by a young girl named Scout. Her dad is a lawyer (律师) who takes a difficult case that shakes up their town and changes their lives.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Meg’s father is a scientist who has gone missing — and he happens to be lost in a whole other universe (宇宙)! As Meg and her little brother, Charles Wallace, get on a plane for a special task to save their father through space and time, Meg must discover her own strength and courage.

Margaret Bourke-White by Christopher C. L. Anderson

Margaret Bourke-White was one of the first women photojournalists (摄影记者). She helped pioneer the whole field! This book explains how she caught some of the most important historic moments of the 20th century.

1.Which of the following books is part of a series?

A. Inkdeath. B. A Wrinkle in Time.

C. To Kill a Mockingbird. D. Margaret Bourke-White.

2.What do we know about Harper Lee?

A. She dreamed of being a lawyer at a young age.

B. She wrote only one book in her lifetime.

C. She won a Pulitzer Prize in the 1930s.

D. She had a brother named Charles.

3.A Wrinkle in Time is mainly about___________.

A. what Meg and his brother meet in the universe

B. how two children save their father

C. the scientific knowledge of the universe

D. a funny trip through space and time

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