D(2026·江苏徐州期中)
It was a very sunny day. Molly was picking apples with her dad on the farm. She was careful to pick the big and sweet apples only because she wanted to make the best apple sauce(酱) to take part in her town's Best Apple Sauce Competition. She wanted everything to be perfect.
“Molly, I am coming!” said Sam, Molly's little brother, with a small bag in his hand.
“Go and pick apples over there,” Molly said, pointing to an old apple tree with small, sour(酸的) apples. She did not want any mistakes with her apple sauce.
Sam happily walked away to pick the small apples. Soon he showed Molly his bag and said excitedly, “I have got so many.” Molly did not care. She hoped Sam would stay out of the way so she could rush home and take the perfect apple sauce.
As soon as they got home, Molly washed the beautiful apples. Dad helped her cut them and put them into the big pot on the stove. As the apples softened, the kitchen began to smell so sweet. Suddenly, Sam put his small, sour apples into the pot before Molly could stop him. “No,” Molly cried in anger, trying to pull out Sam's apples. But it was too late. “It's OK,” Dad said. “Maybe it won't be so bad.” But Molly wasn't so sure.
Finally, all the apples turned into apple sauce. Molly refused to try the sauce at first. Dad held a spoon to Molly's mouth, and she tasted just a little. “Wow!” Her eyes lit up. “This tastes amazing.” Dad smiled, “See? Things may not go as planned. Sometimes mistakes can turn out to be good surprises.” Molly nodded with a shy smile. She hugged Sam and said, “We will win first place together this year.”
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A
)12. What kind of apples did Molly pick?
A. Big and sweet.
B. Big but sour.
C. Small but sweet.
D. Small and sour.
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D
)13. What attitude did Molly have towards the apple sauce competition?
A. Cold.
B. Calm.
C. Relaxed.
D. Devoted.
(
C
)14. Why did Molly refuse to taste the apple sauce at first?
A. Because it was too hot for her.
B. Because her dad did not help her.
C. Because she thought it would be bad.
D. Because Sam had tasted it already.
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C
)15. What lesson could Molly learn from this experience?
A. The value of teamwork is important.
B. Perfect things often bring us good luck.
C. Sometimes wonderful things are unplanned.
D. New ideas usually come from careful planning.
