【Iwasoneofthesevenchildrenandwenttothesameschoolasmythreeoldersistersandbrother．WeallwenttotheplantsaleheldinearlyMayeveryyear，justintimeforMother’sDay．WhenIwasinGradeThree，Iwanted】

Iwasoneofthesevenchildrenandwenttothesameschoolasmythreeoldersistersandbrother．WeallwenttotheplantsaleheldinearlyMayeveryyear，justintimeforMother’sDay．

WhenIwasinGradeThree，Iwantedtosurprisemymotherwithagift，butIdidn’thaveanymoney．Myoldestsistergavemesome．Icarefullymademyselection（选择）attheplantsale．Ilookedatalltheplantsonsaleverycarefullyandfinallychosealovelygeranium（天竺葵）．OnceIhadbroughtithome，Ihiditontheneighbor’sporch（门廊）．

OnMother’sDay，IwasburstingwithpridewhenIgavehertheplant．Irememberhowbrighthereyeswere，andhowpleasedshewaswithmygift．

Afewyearslater，myyoungersisterwantedtobuyageraniumforourmother．Asmyoldersisterdidforme，Igavehersomemoneytobuyoneattheplantsale．Shearrivedbackfromthesalefullofnervousexcitement．Thegeraniumwashiddeninapaperbagunderhersweater．“Ilookedateveryplant，”sheexplained，“andIknowIgotthebestone!”

WithasweetsenseoffamilytraditionIhelpedmylittlesisterhidethatgeranium．Iwastherewhenshegaveittomymother，andIwatchedthembothburstingwithhappiness．Mymothernoticedmewatching．Shegavemeasoft，secretsmile．Ifeltatug（拽）atmyheartasIsmiledback．Iwonderedhowmymothercouldpretendtobesurprisedatthisgiftfromhersixthchild．ButasIwatchedhereyeslightupwithpleasureatthesightofthemostspecialgift，Iknewshewasnotpretending．

1．Whichofthesevenchildrenwasthewriter?

A．Thethird． B．Thefourth． C．Thefifth． D．Thesixth．

2．Whatdidthechildrengototheplantsalefor?

A．Tobuytheirmotheragift． B．Tosellsomeflowers．

C．Tomakemoneyfortheirmother． D．Tolookatalltheplants．

3．Whydidthewriterhidethegeraniumontheneighbor’sporch?

A．Becauseshewasafraidtheotherchildrensawit．

B．Becauseshewasafraidtheothersstoleit．

C．Becauseshewantedtomakeitlivealongtime．

D．Becauseshewantedtogivetheirmotherasurprise．

4．“Shegavemeasoft，secretsmile”showsthat__________．

A．themotherwasverysurprised

B．themotherknewabou