Katie Spotz is a 22-year-old girl form America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she succeeds, she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip.

Spotz began sailing when she was at university, but she has never tried to sail such a long way before. It will be a great challenge for her. In recent years, she has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike form Seattle to Washington.

Spotz knows that she may see some dangerous things during the trip. It will be very dangerous if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. But she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties.

“I never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I finished it, I realized that maybe I could do something even more difficult.”

Spotz wants to collect money by going on this trip. She wants to collect money for an organization called “Blue Planet run”. The organization offers free, safe drinking water to people who need it.

It’ll take her about three months to finish this trip. Good luck to this brave girl and best wishes to her!

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When I was in Grade Three, I was chosen to the heroine in the school play.
For weeks my mother helped me  1  my lines(台词), But once on stage.  Every word disappeared   2  my head.  My teacher asked me to change   3 and be the narrator.
Although I didn’t tell my mother  4 had happened that day, she   5 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely  6 day.  It was warm.  In the yard all the flowers came out.  We could see lots of dandelions dancing among the colorful flowers.  How beautiful they were! I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers.  “I think I am going to   7 all the useless grass. ” She said.
“But I like dandelions,” I said, “All flowers are   8  — even dandelions”.
My mother looked at me   9 .  “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” she said.  I nodded.  “So that is  10  of people, too. ” She added.
She had guessed my   11 .  I started to cry and told her the truth.
“You will be a great narrator. ” She said.  Then she told me   12 I loved to read stories to her when I was in Grade 1.
Over the next few   13 I learned to take pride in the role.  The big day finally   14 .  A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me.  “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, passing me a dandelion.  After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps   15 person who would keep such a common dandelion.

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When I was in Grade Three, I was chosen to the heroine in the school play.

For weeks my mother helped me  1  my lines(台词), But once on stage.  Every word disappeared   2  my head.  My teacher asked me to change   3 and be the narrator.

Although I didn’t tell my mother  4 had happened that day, she   5 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely  6 day.  It was warm.  In the yard all the flowers came out.  We could see lots of dandelions dancing among the colorful flowers.  How beautiful they were! I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers.  “I think I am going to   7 all the useless grass. ” She said.

“But I like dandelions,” I said, “All flowers are   8  — even dandelions”.

My mother looked at me   9 .  “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” she said.  I nodded.  “So that is  10  of people, too. ” She added.

She had guessed my   11 .  I started to cry and told her the truth.

“You will be a great narrator. ” She said.  Then she told me   12 I loved to read stories to her when I was in Grade 1.

Over the next few   13 I learned to take pride in the role.  The big day finally   14 .  A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me.  “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, passing me a dandelion.  After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps   15 person who would keep such a common dandelion.

1.                A．write          B．practice        C．train D．provide

2.                A．from           B．in             C．on   D．over

3.                A．names         B．character       C．roles D．lines

4.                A．which          B．when          C．that  D．what

5.                A．sensed         B．touched        C．reached  D．heard

6.                A．spring          B．summer        C．autumn   D．winter

7.                A．use up         B．eat up          C．dig up    D．drink up

8.                A．perfect         B．lively           C．attractive D．natural

9.                A．sadly           B．carelessly       C．surprisingly    D．happily

10.               A．kind           B．good           C．true  D．suitable

11.               A．worry          B．stress          C．nervousness    D．pain

12.               A．how           B．how much      C．how many D．how long

13.               A．days           B．weeks          C．months    D．years

14.               A．went          B．came          C．ran   D．appeared

15.               A．the only        B．the best        C．the last    D．the worst

Katie Spotz is a 22-year-old girl form America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she succeeds, she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip.
Spotz began sailing when she was at university, but she has never tried to sail such a long way before. It will be a great challenge for her. In recent years, she has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike form Seattle to Washington.
Spotz knows that she may see some dangerous things during the trip. It will be very dangerous if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. But she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties.
“I never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I finished it, I realized that maybe I could do something even more difficult.”
Spotz wants to collect money by going on this trip. She wants to collect money for an organization called “Blue Planet run”. The organization offers free, safe drinking water to people who need it.
It’ll take her about three months to finish this trip. Good luck to this brave girl and best wishes to her!