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There was magic in the secret garden that spring and summer. At first, everything turned green. Then the green changed to colours—blue, purple and red. There were flowers everywhere.
Colin saw it all. He watched the changes as they happened. Dickon pushed his wheelchair to the garden every morning and he spent the day there. Sometimes Colin sat on the grass watching the insects. One day, he watched a mole（鼹鼠）digging a hole. He learnt a lot of things about the ways of these insects and animals. And Dickon taught him about the animals in the woods.
One morning, the children were in the secret garden as usual. When Ben arrived, Colin said, “Good morning, Ben. I want you and Dickon and Mary to listen to me because I’m going to tell you something very important.”
“I believe that there is magic in everything,” continued Colin. “Dickon knows some magic. He charms animals and people. Mary also knows a bit of magic because she was born in India. There’s magic in the garden too. I’m going to try and put some in me because I want to be well and strong. I’m going to say Magic is in me. And you must all say it too.”
They sat down in a circle. The crow, the fox, the squirrels and the lamb were very curious.
“Now, let’s begin,” Colin said, and they all started chanting(吟唱).
“Magic is in me. Magic is in me. Magic is in all of us.”
Then Colin stood up and walked round the garden. He
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went in front with Dickon on one side and Mary on the other. Ben walked behind.
Colin walked a bit and then rested. Then he walked again and rested again. At first, he held Dickon’s arm. Then he walked a few steps alone.
“I can walk. The magic worked,” he cried.
“No one must know that I can walk and run. It’s a surprise for my father when he comes back to Misselthwaite.”
—Adapted from The Secret Garden
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B
)12. How many kinds of animals are there mentioned in the passage?
A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.
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B
)13. Which is the correct order of what happened in the story?
a. Colin held Dickon’s arm to walk round the garden.
b. They started to chant “Magic is in me.” and “Magic is in all of us.”.
c. Ben got to the garden one morning.
d. Colin, Mary and Dickon were playing in the garden.
A. a-b-d-c B. d-c-b-a C. c-b-a-d D. b-a-c-d
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A
)14. If Colin’s father knows that Colin can walk, how might he feel?
A. Excited. B. Curious. C. Angry. D. Bored.
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C
)15. Why are a lot of animals mentioned in the story?
A. They can help Colin walk again.
B. They are always locked in the garden.
C. They stand for a healthy and happy way of life.
D. They bring terrible diseases to the people in the garden.
