"I love this place，" Anne said simply.This was the truth, and it was all that the other needed to hear.A comforting arm reached around Anne's shoulder.

　　"Me, too."

　　"What are you thinking about？" asked Anne, remembering the sadness in the blue eyes.

　　"My family is moving to somewhere in Los Angeles.But I knew no one there." Anne became happy.She told the girl she was moving back to Los Angeles.The girl became happy, too.They kept talking and found they had a lot in common.

　　Then it was time for Anne to go back to her aunt's house.She glanced back at her new friend, standing on the rocks in the mountains, and then examined the drawing.It showed the magic of their new friendship and the Thinking Place in swirls (漩涡) of brilliant color.A bright sun dappled the entire page in a hopeful gold.The girl gave it to Anne as a gift.

　　Walking through the forest toward her aunt's house, Anne turned the sheet over.There was a telephone number written on the back.

　　语篇解读：Anne 即将离开她所住的村庄， 但在离开前她结交了一位新朋友。

　　5．Why was Anne staying with her aunt?

　　A．Because she was learning how to draw there.

　　B．Because she couldn't live in her own home then.

　　C．Because she wanted to receive good education there.

　　D．Because she missed her aunt and wanted to live with her.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段的"She had been staying to finish the sixth grade when her parents readied their new home."可知，因为Anne自己的家没有弄好，不能住在自己家里。

　　6．We infer that the other girl ________.

　　A．was sure she'd make many new friends

　　B．looked forward to going to Los Angeles

　　C．felt sad about leaving the village

　　D．was bad at drawing

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第三段的"There was a piece of sadness, Anne realized, in that girl's blue eyes."可推断那个女孩因为要离开那个村庄而感到难过。

　　7．How did Anne react hearing the girl was moving to Los Angeles?

　　A．She considered it great news.

　　B．She thought the girl was lying.

　　C．She wanted to comfort the girl.

　　D．She felt sad that they would be apart.

解析：选A　细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的"'My family is moving to somewhere in