myself that I was an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly "guided" by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

　　Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借鉴) my daughter's experience.

　　While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

4. The underlined sentence probably means that the author was __________.

A. trying to let her daughter enjoy her own life

B. helping her daughter develop real skills for writing

C. making sure that her daughter would win the contest

D. trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished

5. Why did Alice want to enter this year's writing contest?

　A. She wanted to share her story with readers.

　B. She had won a prize in the previous contest.

　C. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

　D. She was sure of winning with her mother's help.

6. The author took great pains to improve her daughter's stories because _________.

　A. she was afraid that Alice's imagination might run wild while writing

　B. she did not want to disappoint Alice who needed her help so much

　C. she wanted to help Alice realize her dream of becoming a writer

　D. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance

7. What does the writer mean to tell us in the last two paragraphs?

　A. Children need more room to develop.

　B. Parents should co-opt children's experience.

C. Children should be provided enough help.