阅读理解:阅读下列短文，然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、 C、和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012.Mo,who was born in 1955 into a farmer's family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger. These things have influenced Mo Yan's later writings.

60-year-old Park Geunhye(朴槿惠)was elected the new President of South Korean in December, 2012. She becomes the country's first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people's living before anything else.” She told the cheering people in central Seoul as the accepted her win. “I will keep my promises.”

Barack Obama (bom in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44^th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican Challenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard I aw school. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichita, Kansas.

    A company wanted to get the best employee(雇员). After the competition, only three people were left.

    In the last competition, the three people entered a room with a monitor(监视器). Inside the room, there was everything they needed but no telephone and they couldn't surf the Internet. The three people just waited patiently for the exam questions.

    The first day, three people were very excited, watching TV, reading books and listening to music.

    The next day, because they still didn't know the exam questions, two of them were worried and often changed TV channels.

    Five days later, the winner was the one who could keep a happy life. The leader of the company thinks happiness is a kind of ability(能力). If you keep a happy heart, you will succeed finally!

    John and Jack met at the old bench every afternoon. Then they played football. But they didn't have enough money to buy a real football. So Jack made a ball out of old socks covered with a piece of plastic, Every time, the two friends didn't stop kicking and running until very late.

    On Monday afternoon, John and Jack met again at the old bench. Soon the home-made ball was running across the grass. The boys laughed and shouted happily. The ball was stopped by a boy wearing a nice pair of sports shoes. John was upset when he saw the boy was Steven.

    The next morning, John's mother gave him a bill." Your uncle sent you a birthday present, she smiled. John's eyes grew big when he saw the $100 bill. Later that day，his mother bought a new pair of sports shoes and a real football.

    That afternoon Steven invited John to play football. Steven did not want Jack to join them only because Jack's sports shoes were dirty. When the game was over, John and Steven walked past the old bench where Jack was sitting. Steven picked up a stone and threw it at him. John, holding his new football in his hands, walked on and did not look back.

    Several days later. As John walked. Past the old bench, he saw something lying under it. He looked closer and saw it was the home made ball, John was full of sadness when he saw the ball. As his sadness turned to anger, he picked up his new football and kicked it into the air. Then he walked to the bench, sat down and waited.

Drawing on a New Friendship

    Last Saturday, I went to the park to draw. When I finished the outline of a girl, a shadow（影子）fell across my drawing.

    "That's not a bad start", said the shadow. "Do you have any finished drawings?" I looked up to see a girl about my age.

    I was displeased that someone was looking at my drawing and interrupted me. "Not bad?" I asked.

    "No need to be angry." The girl handed a sketchbook(素描本)to me." Want to look at my drawings?"

    I felt curious and traded sketchbooks with her. Her sketches of people were okay, but I was really attracted by her drawings of nature, like trees, rocks, and rivers, all done with great detail.

    "Wow！You have some talent," I said. "What's your name?"

    The girl took back her sketchbook and answered, "Emma Thompson."

    "I'm Alice Ruiz, "I said." You draw so well. Are you in an art class?"

    Emma replied, "No. The art class is full, so I have to wait until next term. Besides, you're a talented one. I really find it difficult to draw people, but you make it look easy."

    "I have a great idea！"I said." Let's draw together！You can draw the nature views on one piece of paper while I draw the people on another. Then we'll exchange and finish each other's drawings. That way, both drawings would show off both of our talents!"

    "That's not a bad idea, Alice, "Emma agreed.

    About an hour later, we completed our drawings. I had drawn a boy walking with his dog. Emma had added a path and some flowers. Emma had drawn a beautiful tree, and I had added a girl reading under the tree.

    "This was a fun idea, "I said." Hey, Emma, would you like to meet me here again to draw together?"

    "See you next Saturday, Alice, "Emma said with a smile.

The twins were filled with excitement as they were planning a surprise for Mother's Day. They planned to make French toast (吐司) and chicken porridge. They had watched their mother in the kitchen. When the big1 came, the pair went to the kitchen quietly early in the morning. They put some rice into a pot (锅) and left it to boil while they made the French toast. Jeff broke two eggs into a plate and added in some milk. Jenny put two pieces of bread into the egg mixture. Everything was going smoothly2 Jeff started frying (煎) the bread. The pan was too3 and the bread turned black within seconds. Jenny threw the burnt piece, put in the other piece and4 the fire so it cooked slowly. Then Jeff noticed the porridge boiled over. Jenny felt scared.5 , Jeff stayed calm and turned off the gas quickly. Just then, they caught the smell of burning. The other piece of bread in the pan had turned6 as well. As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father7 . "Don't be worried!" He helped them clean the mess quickly. After that, Jeff told their father their plan. "Sounds great! I can8 you to cook," their father said. Hearing this, Jenny and Jeff9 with joy in eyes. With their father's help, it didn't take long10 the French toast and chicken porridge were ready. When11 was ready, their father left the kitchen, promising to keep their12 . The twins carried the breakfast upstairs and woke their mother up. "Happy Mother's Day!" "It is unbelievable! You can cook! It's the biggest13 I have received," seeing the breakfast, their mother said excitedly. Her face shone with14 . Their father winked (眨眼) at Jenny and Jeff and said, "They have known how to15 others." It was a secret only shared between them.

It was the last day of the school year. The classroom was filled with excitement. When our teacher, Mr. Johnson, walked in, holding a CD player, everyone's face lit up with a smile. We knew that this wasn't going to be another normal day, but a special one.

"Please calm down and sit," said Mr. Johnson, "I'm glad everyone's here for the final reading test of the year." When everyone cried, Mr. Johnson laughed, saying it was just a joke. Then he reminded us that we still had a job to do. "You need to clean out your desks and put all your things into your backpacks," he added gently.

As we began our task, Mr. Johnson turned on the CD player. The lively music made the room feel like a party. Some of us started singing along with the music, and others were dancing around their desks while they were cleaning them out. Even Mr. Johnson showed us a few dance steps, making everyone laugh heartily. After we finished cleaning, someone asked, "When is break time?" Mr. Johnson took out some balls and started playing with them. Suddenly, he let the balls drop and said, "Break time starts... now!"

Just as we were about to rush out, our headmaster, Mrs. Miller, appeared at the door. "Mr. Johnson!" She cried out. A moment of silence fell over the room as we thought, "Mr. Johnson might be in trouble." However, to our surprise, Mrs. Miller couldn't help but laugh at the sight and left us to enjoy our break.

During break time, Mr. Johnson surprised us with another treat. He went to the cafe and came back with ice creams for everyone. We all cheered for him!

As we walked back to the classroom, we passed Mrs. Miller's office. Someone joked, "Don't play with the ice creams, Mr. Johnson!" We all laughed together.