I'm such a cheap person and she was able to buy my friendship with a paper crown. 15 years later, we're almost like sisters and I will love her forever.

24. Why was the author angry with Ann at first?

A. Because Ann was not brave.

B. Because Ann was not friendly.

C. Because Ann was the youngest in the class.

D. Because teachers helped Ann too much.

25. The teacher wanted to celebrate the author's birthday with Ann' s because -_

A. their birthdays were on the same day

B. their birthdays were close

C. they were good friends

D. Ann asked the teacher to do it

26. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A. The author was angry on her 4th birthday.

B. The author got a green paper crown on her 4th birthday.

C. The author and Ann became good friends on her 4th birthday.

D. The author had to separate from Ann on her 4th birthday.

27. What can we know about the friendship between the author and Ann?

A. It has lasted for 15 years. B. They feel much stress about it.

C. They think nothing of it. D. It ended after 15 years.

　　In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeurd' Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away.

　　We arrived in the summer, the best time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mum's vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended lo throw her timing off, so she didn't care much about my bedtime.

　　Dad was an agent and Mum was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I started a little fire in the dirty basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel (桶) of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when I made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me home.

　　Mum and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour of the prison before Mum rescued me. I hadn't turned 5 yet.

　　As I went to kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a melal handrail at school ?

　　As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder, I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn't realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹） heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather.

In 1950，we moved back to Coeur d'Alene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former