made fun of or just simply be bored.I went to my first school dance in the 7th grade.It was a school welcoming dance.At first I really did not want to go but my mom forced me to go anyway.I was not happy with the choice my mom made, but soon regretted my doubt.The dance was really fun, with music, food, and friends.My mom was right.I never thought the dance would be enjoyable.

　　After these two events I gained more courage to try new things.I guess my mom was right.I'd never know if I never tried.

　　语篇解读：本文为记叙文。作者总是不敢去尝试新的事物，是母亲的鼓励让作者获得了很多宝贵的机会。

　　1．By "you don't know unless you try"， the author's mom intended to ________.

　　A．warn the author B．blame the author

　　C．delight the author D．encourage the author

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。分析第一段可知，作者总是不敢尝试新的事物，因此妈妈说这句话的目的是鼓励她。

　　2．Before helping out at a preschool, the author thought it would ________.

　　A．be quite cool

　　B．give her much pleasure

　　C．give her a chance to learn

　　D．be an unpleasant experience

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。由第二段"I thought it would be a month of pure annoyance ..."可知，作者去学前班之前认为跟孩子们待在一起会很不愉快。

　　3．The author went to the school dance because ________.

　　A．she liked dancing

　　B．she was afraid of missing it

　　C．she thought it would be enjoyable

　　D．she was forced to go by her mother

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。由第三段"At first I really did not want to go but my mom forced me to go anyway."可知，作者不愿意去参加舞会，是她妈妈逼迫她去的。

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One day, I was waiting for my train in the waiting room, in __1__ I saw large crowds of