阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    The first note I ever wrote for my mother said "Hi, Mom! Have a nice day！Love, Marie!". I was twelve when I wrote it, and I folded the1into her change purse（零钱包）.

    My mother worked as a cleaner in a clothing factory. I knew that when she2meals in the dining hall, she would have to look for change in her purse. I didn't know that she would3that note，and always carry it with her.

    From the day that I4folded the small piece of paper into my mother's change purse, she and I left each other5notes. They would be put in the fridge, under a lamp, or beside the TV set. I6found one hidden in my shoe. From the outside, our notes may have been general7 of our days，ideas and wishes. But to my mother and8 ， they were a lifeline-a communication with each other that no one else9.

    On October 20, 2009，my mother died after a long illness. I stood near her bed，10her hand. I didn't cry the day my mom died11I didn't cry a week later when I went to collect her things. I was so thankful that she no longer had aches and12.

    Recently, I found a note that my mom. had13 me. It had been hidden in the14of my favorite childhood book for years. It read“Dear Marie，I love you always. Miss you a lot. Don't forget me. Be15 ！Love，Mom”That day，I cried.

    My six-year-old daughter, Cindy, and I stopped at a food shop for some bread. As we were going out of the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.

    The boy had a strange hairstyle. His nose was pierced, and a ring ran 1 the hole. He held a skateboard under one arm and a2 under the other.

    Cindy, who was walking ahead of me, suddenly 3 when she saw the boy. I thought he had frightened my daughter. But I was 4. My daughter backed up against the door and opened it as wide as it would go. Now I came face to face with the young man. I 5 aside (到一边) and let him pass. He replied vey 6, “Thank you very much.”

    On our way to the car, I praised Cindy for holding open the door for the boy. It seemed that she was not troubled by the boy's appearance,7 I still wanted to make sure. I wanted to be ready to talk about the young man 8 was so different from others.     I prepared to tell my little daughter what 9should be like.   

    But as it turned out, the person who needed the talk was 10!

    The only thing Cindy noticed about the boy was the fact that his arms were 11. “ He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other. He would have a 12 time to open the door,” said Cindy.

    I just 13  the hairstyle, the piercing and the ring, while she saw a person carrying something under arms and heading towards a(an)14 door.

    What my daughter said 15 me that I should change my ways of judging people and learn from my daughter to be open-minded and warm-hearted.

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    Do you like reading stories? Maybe you will answer, "No, I am not a child any more!" Yes, children all over the world always love stories.

    Chinese children are 1 in Monkey King's story. It 2 a popular bedtime story in China for many years. In fact, adults also love the story a lot. For them, Monkey King has become a very 3 part in the memory of their childhood. The clever and humorous monkey 4 the hearts of many Chinese people. British boys and girls all know Alice's Adventures in Wonderland well. As the name shows, it's a story full of dangerous but exciting trips. Children 5, cry and even get frightened(害怕的) with Alice together while reading the story. Most American kids have read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by the famous 6, Mark Twain. Everyone likes the brave boy who also has lots of 7. Some scenes(场景) of the story may make your heart go faster, for Tom and his friends meet some very bad men and are usually 8. Of course in the end, they beat the bad ones.

    You may also ask me 9 I like stories. Yes, I have liked them since I was very young. At that time, I often 10 all my pocket money on story books. For me, stories are much more delicious than chocolate! They help me learn a lot. So either young or old, let's enjoy stories.

    Have you heard of the Great Wall? It is one of the  1  wonders in the world. Every year thousands of  2 from all over the world come to visit this place of  3  in China.

    Last Saturday, I went to the Great Wall with some of my friends. It was a  4  day. On our way up, we saw many volunteers standing in the sun. They helped  5  with their bags. And they also helped some visitors  6 photos. They were very tired, but they didn't stop to have a rest. We were  7 when we saw this.

    Just at that time, we saw a little boy standing alone and crying. We went over and asked what happened  8 him. From his answer, we knew that he couldn't  9  his mother. We told him not to worry about it and then we tried to call his mother with the phone number he gave us. Twenty minutes  10  , his mother  11 . When she saw his son, she was very  12  and thanked us with tears in her eyes.

    That day we not only enjoyed the  13 of the Great Wall, but also felt the warmth of the society. If everyone can give a helping hand to  14 , the world around us will be  15 beautiful.

    Do you think doing housework is a hard task for you? Have you ever thought of inventing something to make it 1? A boy named Sam Houghton did and he 2 a two-head broom (扫帚).

    Sam was just three years old when he came up with his 3. He saw his father sweep up (打扫) garden leaves and 4 brooms while trying to gather large leaves and litter.

    Now he is the poster boy for a new show at the British Library in London called "Inventing the 21st Century." To celebrate 5 and encourage new inventors, the famous 6 is telling the story of the most special inventions coming out of Britain in the past 10 years. Sam's broom is produced by big companies, and the brooms are very7 in England.

    Young Sam Houghton is now eight years old and has another invention. He has made a balloon popping machine (气球爆破装置) for play centers. He said, "We don't want children to cry because of 8 bangs (爆炸声) of balloons. I used a box to 9 the bangs so that they can't scare (惊吓) the children."

    Have you ever wanted to be a great inventor? Watch 10, think it over and work hard. Maybe you will be an inventor. Do you think so?