阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes．Mary had 　　1　　 them a story and finally they were asleep．"Babysitting(照看)the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely 　　2　　, " she thought．

　　　　"Sleep, " she considered, "if only I could! " But she had difficult homework to complete．Leaning back, she 　　3　　 her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable．Whoever said babysitting was a(an) 　　4　　 way to make money obviously hadn't met the three boys, she thought．The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim．Mary's 　　5　　 felt heavier and heavier．I mustn't sleep, she thought－which was 　　6　　 what she did, of course．

　　　　Strangely enough, she soon 　　7　　 that she was a world－famous chef(主厨)．She made a 　　8　　 and wore diamonds and designer clothes．Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or 　　9　　－her favorite hobby．She 　　10　　 took the leading role in her own TV show．

　　　　That is, until she became too 　　11　　．"I am definitely the best in the world, " she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish．But 　　12　　 seemed to go right．She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger．Despite all the troubles, she 　　13　　 to get the chicken into the stove．Soon, smoke blanketed the room．The chicken was on fire．　　14　　 set in, but Mary could not run－she was 　　15　　 to the spot．She tried hard to move, but could not, 　　16　　 a sharp sound awoke her．

　　　　She got shocked and confused－　　17　　 was pouring from the kitchen．Rushing to investigate, she was met by three 　　18　　 little faces and some very burnt bread．"Sorry, we were hungry and you were 　　19　　, so we tried to make some bread, " explained a boy．Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed．She 　　20　　 them never to fall asleep on the job again!

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　　In the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince(太子港), the most popular form of transportation is the“tap-tap”．The tap-tap is the quickest means of 　　1　　 transportation and the least costly way to 　　2　　 around．It is also a 　　3　　 happening．It is 　　4　　 you get the news of the day or something．

　　A tap-tap is a pickup truck that has been changed into a 　　5　　 work of art．To make a tap-tap, a designer first draws the layout(设计图)and a workman build a 　　6　　 wooden box to protect people from the sun or the rain．There are two long benches inside for at least twelve people to sit somewhat 　　7　　．Lastly the artist and a painter work together to 　　8　　 a colorful covering of the drawings．

　　Each tap-tap is a 　　9　　 work of art and no two are the same．　　10　　 you to visit Port-au-Prince, you could not 　　11　　 these very colorful works of art．

　　There are three to four thousand tap-taps in Prot-au-Prince．They are different in size and 　　12　　．Some are big, some small;some are 　　13　　, some beautiful and colorful．Although most of the tap-taps are built to carry a 　　14　　 or so people at a time, they often carry more people．The 　　15　　 tap-taps always have more customers waiting for a ride．

　　In Port-au-Prince, people who can’t 　　16　　 to buy their own private cars usually ride the taps．These trucks are also very 　　17　　 for children going to and from school．

　　Whenever I travel to Haiti, it is always a 　　18　 to see so many wonderful newly painted tap-taps with all the people inside．The thing I like best is that you 　　19　　 know who you might meet inside because in Haiti we are almost all 　　20　　 with each other．

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　　Small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words－though they mean 　　1　　 at the time to the people who say them－can have great power．

　　I recently heard a story from Malcolm Dalkoff, who has been a professional 　　2　　 for the last twenty-four years, mostly in advertising．

　　As a boy, Dalkoff was terribly shy and 　　3　　．He had few friends and no self-confidence．Then one day, his high-school English teacher, Ruth Brauch, asked the class to write their own chapter that would 　　4　　 the last chapter of the novel since they had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it in．Today he cannot recall anything special about the chapter he wrote, or what 　　5　　 Mrs．Brauch gave him．　　6　　, what he does remember is the four words in the paper：“This is good writing．” Four words．They 　　7　　 his life．

　　“Until I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or what I was or what I was going to be,” he said, “After reading her 　　8　　, I went home and wrote a short story, 　　9　　 I had always dreamed of doing but never believed I could do．”

　　Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to Mrs．Brauch for instruction．“She was 　　10　　, helping and honest．She was just what I needed,” Dalkoff said．

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