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1单元综合检测(五)(时间：100分钟；满分120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AJacob'sPillowDance

FestivalWhere：Becket，MassachusettsWhen：June15—Aug.24Eachsummer，thisinfluentialdancecenterpresentsanumberofclassesandperformancesbymorethan50comp

aniesfromaroundtheworld.Highlights(最精彩的部分)thisseasonincludetheDanceTheaterofHarlem'sproductionofAlvinAiley's“TheLarkAscending”，whichopensthefesti

val.Manyeventsarefree.Ticketedperformancesstartat$22.jacobspillow.org.MoabMusicFestivalWhere：Moab，UtahWhen：Aug.2

9—Sept.9Thisareaisbetterknownformountainbikingthanformusic.Butsince1992，ithashostedaprivatefestivalthatbringsclassical，jazz

，Latinandothertypesofmusictotheland.Thisyeartherewillbe16concerts，includingthree“GrottoConcerts”，wheregueststakea45­m

inuteboatridedowntheColoradoRivertoperformances.Eventsstartat$25.moabmusicfest.org.CheyenneFrontierDaysWhere：Ch

eyenne，WyomingWhen：July19—28There'ssomethingforeveryoneatthis117­year­oldfestival，froman“Indianvillage”andOldWestmu

seumtocountryconcerts.Butthecompetitionisstillthemainattraction，withcowboysandcowgirlscompetingformajormoneyinthewo

rld'slargestoutdoorstage.Competitionticketsstartat$18，andconcertticketsat$23.cfdrodeo.com.2TheGlimmerglassFestivalWhere：Cooperstown，NewYorkWhen：July6

—Aug.24Eachsummer，operaloversfromaroundthecountry(andtheworld)traveltoupstateNewYorktowatchproductionsthatinc

ludestarslikeNathanGunnandGingerCosta­Jackson.Thisyear'sperformancesincludeWagner's“TheFlyingDutchman”andVerdi's“KingforaDay”，inhonorofthe200th

birthdaysofbothcomposers(作曲家)．Ticketsstartat$26.glimmerglass.org.【语篇解读】本文是关于四个艺术节的广告。1．Ifyouwanttoenjoya“GrottoConcert”，whichdatesuitsyoubest

?A．June15.B．July19.C．August24.D．September4.D[细节理解题。题干中的GrottoConcert出现在第二则广告中，由此可知，它的活动时间是Aug.29—Sep

t.9。故选D。]2．IfyougotoCheyennetowatchacompetitionandenjoyaconcert，howmuchwillyoupayatleast?A．$18.B．$22.C．$36.D．$41.D[数字计算题。根据题

干中的Cheyenne可定位至第三则广告，由其中的“Competitionticketsstartat$18，andconcertticketsat$23”可计算出，观看一场比赛再听一场音乐会至少要花费18＋23＝

41(美元)。故选D。]3．IfyouareabigfanofWagner，you'readvisedtogoto．A．Jacob'sPillowDanceFestivalB．theGlimmerglassFestivalC．Chey

enneFrontierDaysD．MoabMusicFestivalB[细节理解题。根据第四则广告的句子“Thisyear'sperformancesincludeWagner's‘TheFlyingDutchman

’．..”可知，想看Wagner的表演就要去TheGlimmerglassFestival。故选B。]3BHello！MynameisLisa，andIamalioness.IliveontheopengrasslandsofAfricawithmyfamily.Lionslivinginagro

uparecalledapride.Myfatherisstrongandpowerful.Heandhiscousinaretheleadersofourpride.Theothermembersaremymother，hersisters，andtheirchildr

en.Theareawhereapridelivesisbig!Weroar(咆哮)totelleachotherwhereweareandtowarnstrangerstostayaway.Meetmynewbabybrother.HisnameisLe

on.Seethespotsonhisfur?Welionsarebornspottedorstriped(有条纹的)．Aswegrowolder，thespotsgraduallydisappear.Lionessesusuallyspendtheirentireliveswith

theirbirthpride，butLeonwillleavewhenheisaboutthreeyearsold.He'llrunaroundwithamalefriendorrelativeforafewyearsuntiltheytakeoverap

rideoftheirown.Butfornow，wehavelotsoffuntogether.Weoftenplayandfightforhours，whichcanhelpuspracticeskillsthatwewillneedforhun

ting.Welionskeepourselvesveryclean.Justlikeahousecat，Icleanmyfurwithmytongue.Wecleanforeachother，too，toshowwe're

friends.Welionsliketosleepformostoftheday.Wehuntinthecoolevening.Femalelionshuntmoreoftenthanmalelions.Weworktogetherasateam.Attherightmom

ent，weattackandkillourprey.Thenweshareit.Malelionsusuallyeatfirst.Femaleseatnext.Babylionsarethelasttoeat.Thesmallestonegetstheleastfood.Sincew

earefull，it'stimetogotofindaniceplaceforasleep.Bye!【语篇解读】本文以母狮子Lisa的口吻讲述了草原上狮子群的日常生活。4．Thepassageiswrittenfor．A．doctorsB．touristsC．childrenD．hu

ntersC[推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，这是以母狮子的口吻讲给孩子听的睡4前故事。]5．Lisainthispassageisthenameof．A．agirlB．amalelionC．afemalelionD．aprideC[细节理解题。根据第一段中的“M

ynameisLisa，andIamalioness”可知，Lisa是一只雌性狮子。]6．Accordingtothepassage，Leon．A．huntsmoreoftenthanhissistersB．willha

vespotsonhisfurforthewholeofhislifeC．willleavehisbirthpridewhenheisaboutthreeD．willtakeoverhisbirthpridewhenhisfather

diesC[细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Lionessesusuallyspendtheirentireliveswiththeirbirthpride，butLeonwillleavewhenheisaboutthreeyearsold.”可知，Leon在3岁左右就会离开生长的狮子群

，所以选C。]7．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Lionssometimescleantheirfurforeachother.B．Lionsalsodeveloptheirskillsofhuntingbyhavingfun.C．LionsinAfrica

usuallyhuntforfoodintheevening.D．Babylionsareoftenthefirsttogetfoodintheirgroup.D[细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Malelionsusuallyea

tfirst.Femaleseatnext.Babylionsarethelasttoeat.”可知，在狮子群里，公狮子们先吃食物，然后是母狮子们，最后是幼狮子们。故D项表述错误。]CItwasAugust2nd，1927.Thenewshadspreadfast.Amanna

medRalphPeerwascomingtothecityofBristol.Hewantedtomakerecordingsoflocalpeoplesingingandplayingmusicalinstruments

.Andhesaidhewouldpayfiftydollarsforeachsongrecorded.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.ManypeoplecametoBristolthatdaytoplayforMr.Peer.Butonegroups

eemedtohavejustthesoundthathewaslookingfor.TheywereamannamedA．P.Carter，hiswifeSara，andhercousinMaybelle.TheycalledthemselvestheCarterFamily.5Thei

rfirstrecordingsweresenttoradiostationsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Manylistenersweresurprisedatwhattheyheard.Insteadofclassicalorja

zzsongsthatradiostationsusuallyplayed，anewsoundwasborn.TheCarterFamilysoundeddifferent.Theydidnotsoundasiftheyhadtakenmusicles

sons.Butitdidnotmatter.Thepeopleinpoorruralareasthoughttheysoundedjustliketheirneighbors.TheCarterssan

gsongsaboutlivinginthemountainsofVirginia，Tennessee，andNorthCarolina.Theysangabouttheloveofayoungmanforaspecialgirl.Theysang

aboutthebeautyofnature.Theysangaboutdeathandsadness.Andtheysangreligioussongsthattoldofthehopeforabetterlifea

fterdeath.A．P.Cartersanginthegroupandalsosearchedfornewsongs.Heoftentraveledlongdistancestosmalltownsinthesouth­easternUnitedSta

tes.Hewantedtohearthesongsthatlocalpeoplesangintheircommunities.Hewrotedownthewordsbutkeptthemusicinhis

memory.Whenhereturnedhome，hehelpedSarahandMaybellefitthemtotheCarterFamilymusicalstyle.TheCarterFamilysoonbecamefamous.Theyrec

ordedmoresongs.TheytraveledtomanycitiesandtownsintheeasternUnitedStatestoperform.Thousandsofpeopleheardthemsingandboug

httheirrecordings.Somepeopleestimatethatwithinthreeyears，theCarterFamilysoldthreehundredthousandrecord

ings.【语篇解读】本文向我们介绍了第一个唱乡村音乐的家庭。8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheCarterFamily—afamilybornformusicB．TheCarterFamily—afamilysingingdiffer

entlyC．TheCarterFamily—thefirstfamilyofcountrymusicD．TheCarterFamily—thefirstfamilysinginginagroupC[标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本

文主要向我们介绍了一个唱乡村音乐的家庭，他们使这种音乐被人认识并被人认可，故选C作为文章的标题最佳。]9．WhenMr.PeerheardtheCarterFamily'ssinging，hemostprobablyfelt．6A．disappoi

ntedB．worriedC．confusedD．excitedD[推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Butonegroupseemedtohavejustthesoundthathewaslookingfor.”可知，他们的声音正是Mr.Peer在寻找的，故他应该很激动。]10．Manyliste

nersweresurprisedwhentheyheardtheCarterFamily'ssingingbecause．A．thefamilydidnotseemtobegoodatsingingB．whatthefamilysangsoundeduncomf

ortableC．thefamilysangclassicalandjazzsongsinaverydifferentwayD．thefamilysangsomethingthattheyhadneverheardbeforeD[推

理判断题。根据第二段中的“Manylistenersweresurprisedatwhattheyheard.Insteadofclassicalorjazzsongsthatradiostationsusuallyplayed，anewsoundwasborn.TheCarterFam

ilysoundeddifferent.”可推断出，人们之所以惊讶，是因为这个家庭唱的歌不是他们以往在收音机里听到的那些音乐。]Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Theholidayseasoni

safavoriteformany.Therearealwayspartieswithfamily，friends，relativesorworkcolleagues.11Butatthesametime，it

canalsomakeyoufeelunhappy，especiallybecausethereisalwaysthechancethatyou'llbeaskedtoanswerawkward(尴尬的)questi

onsduringthesegatherings.Ithinkyouhadbetterhaveageneralideaofwhoyoumightmeetorthequestionssomepeoplema

yaskyou.It'sagoodideatoprepareanswerstosomeawkwardquestions.12Thinkofwaysyoumightbecomfortableansweringquestions，andhavesomebasicanswersinyou

rhead.MyfamilyandIrecentlyattendedaholidayevent.13However，becauseIknewseveralpeoplewhowouldmostlikelybeattending

theevent，IwasabletotakesometimetothinkabouthowIwantedtoanswerthequestionstheycouldaskme.Thisdoesn'tm

eanthatIspentthedaysbeforethepartymemorizinganswersand7recitedtheanswerstothequestionslikearobot.1415SoIfounditmosteffectivetopreparebyhav

ingseveralstoriesandanswers，orevenquestionsforyourcompanion，inordertomakesuretheconversationrunssmoothly.Thisisjustasyouwouldprac

ticeforajobinterview.A．Communicatingwithothersaroundyoucanbefun.B．Asksomequestionsofwhoeveryouarespeakingwith.C．Andyo

umayevenpracticeabitbeforehandifnecessary.D．Rather，IsimplydecidedwhatIwascomfortabletellingthem.E．Someawkwardquestionsmightbeaskedatthe

holidayparties.F．Iwasaskedafewawkwardquestionsaboutmyworksituation.G．Youhavenowayofknowingexactlywhatquestionsy

oumaybeasked.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了假期里的聚会上可能会被问到一些尴尬的问题，最好的解决办法是提前准备好答案。11．A[根据后面的“Butatthesametime，itcanalsomakeyoufeelunhappy”可知，和身边的人交往可能会充满乐趣，但也可

能会让人感到不高兴。]【易错分析】如果只考虑前面的“Therearealwayspartieswithfamily，friends，relativesorworkcolleagues”，E项是可以接受的，但与后面的“Butatthesametime...”在意思和逻辑

上就完全不通顺了。12．C[根据前面的“It'sagoodideatoprepareanswerstosomeawkwardquestions”可知，提前想好怎么回答这些问题是个不错的主意，如果有必要的话，甚至可以提前演练一下。]13

．F[根据前面的“MyfamilyandIrecentlyattendedaholidayevent”可知，最近我和家人参加一个假期聚会，我就被问了几个关于我的工作状况的尴尬问题。]14．D[根据前面的句子可知，这并不意味着我事

前花上好几天时间来记答案，然后像机器人一样背答案，恰恰相反，我只是决定回答什么自己才觉得不尴尬。]15．G[根据后面的“SoIfounditmosteffectivetoprepare...”可知，因为你没法确切地知道会问什么，所以我发现提前准备好不同的答

案效果会更好。]Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分)8阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Itwasadarkday，oneofdepression，sorrowandanger.AsIclimbedou

tofthe16，afterwitnessingmytimeinthe100yardfreestyle，Ididnotfeellikespeakingtoanyone.Isawthebrightsmilesofswimmerswhoh

adjust17abesttime.18，Ihadfailed.OratleastthatiswhatIthoughtatthetime.Iwaslyingonmycoolbedwhenanidea19myhead.Successisthe20tog

ofromfailuretofailurewithout21yourenthusiasm.Atpracticethenextday，Itoldmyswimmingteammatesaboutmygoaltimeandtheyal

leitherlaughedorrepliedwitha22similarresponselike，“Youcan'tdoit”or“Probablynot”．Believeitornot，thesearetheresponsesthatmademygoal23．Final

lycamethedaywhenIhadto24tomyselfandothersthatwith25thereisnolimittoyourachievements.Withthestartinggun26，Idovewithperfectfor

mintothepool.Ifeltthecoolwaterrunning27myback.Iswamlikeafish，bouncingoffeach28atthewallasifitwasaspringboard.Onthe29turn，Icamebacktothewall

witheverypieceofstrengthIhad.I30thefinalwallwithmyfingertipsandknewthatIhadswumthe31race.Ihaddoneit!Ihadachievedmybesttime!Joyfil

ledmy32likewaterdoesacup.Isawthe33onallofmyfriends'facesasI34outofthepool：theirjawsdroppedtotheground.Ibeg

antolaughandgavethemthumbsup.Ihave35inlifethathavingbeliefinyourselfopensallgates.Neverforgetthatanythingthemindcanconceiveandbelieveitcanach

ieve.【语篇解读】作者的队友认为作者不会成功，但通过自己的努力，作者最终证明了自己的实力，因为作者相信：自信是开启成功大门的钥匙。16．A.pondB．seaC．poolD．bed9C[根据下文“as

Ioutofthepool”可知，作者应该是爬出游泳池。]17．A.madeB．achievedC．reachedD．realizedB[我看见达到最好时间的游泳者脸上的微笑，achieve达到。]18．A.OtherwiseB．HoweverC．B

esidesD．InadditionB[根据上文看见的是胜利者脸上的微笑，下文是转折，作者失败了，故选B。]19．A.occurredB．brokeC．stuckD．hitD[一个想法突然出现在我的脑海里。anideahit

sb.是习惯用法。]20．A.opportunityB．actionC．causeD．abilityD[成功就是在多次失败中不失去热情的能力。ability能力。]21．A.keepingB．losingC．reducingD．decreasi

ngB[根据对成功的理解和上下文的理解，losing符合语境。]22．A.somehowB．somewhatC．anyhowD．anywhereB[他们有着相似的回答：“你不行”或“不可能”。somehow不知怎么地；somewhat有点；anyhow无论如何；

anywhere任何地方。根据下文的意思B项符合语境。]23．A.magicalB．reasonableC．confidentD．achievableD[信不信由你，正是这些回答使我达到了我的目标。achievable可达到的。]24．A.promi

seB．provideC．presentD．proveD[向自己和他人证明的那一天终于来了。prove证明。]25．A.considerationB．impressionC．beliefD．desire10C[带着信念，没有什么能限制你的成功。belief信念。]26．A.settingoutB．

goingoffC．breakingoutD．gettingoffB[随着发令枪发射„„。gooff发射。]27．A.throughB．aboveC．acrossD．toC[我感到凉水从我的背上流过。across横穿，指从

表面穿过。]28．A.turnB．jumpC．struggleD．shootA[在转弯的泳池墙上弹出去，就好像是踏到弹簧板一样。turn转弯。根据游泳转弯常识和情境理解。]29．A.nextB．previousC．ver

yD．lastD[在最后的转弯处，我拼尽全力游回到泳池墙边。last最后的。]30．A.pushedB．reachedC．gotD．touchedD[我用我的指尖触摸终点墙。touch触摸。]31．A.wholeB．perfectC．firstD．bes

tB[根据前面的描述应该是作者的表现完美无缺。]32．A.heartB．headC．mindD．faceA[根据后半句选择heart，意为：心里充满欢乐。]33．A.expressionsB．emotionsC．feelin

gsD．responsesA[我看到所有朋友脸上的表情。expression表情。]34．A.ranB．climbedC．stoodD．jumpedB[当我爬出泳池时„„，climb爬，符合语境。前面的climbedo

utof也是提示。]1135．A.gainedB．dreamedC．learnedD．rememberedC[作者通过这件事所知道的道理。learn了解；知道。]Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分1

5分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Tobehappy，itisimportantthatwebecomehappywithwhoweare—accept36.(us)．Butifyou'relikem

e，there37.(be)alwayssomethingwewanttochange.Forme，that'schangingmy38.(day)habitstohelpmereachmygoals.Theproblemisthatmanypeoplejustdon'tbel

ievetheyarethetypeofpersonwhocanachievethatgoal.Positive(积极的)thinkingisthekey39.anykindofachievement.Sotod

ay'squickhappinesstipissimple：40.(think)aboutthegoalyouwanttoachieve，imaginethekindofpersonwhohasalreadyach

ievedthatgoalor41.(create)thathabit，andpretendyouarethatperson.Let'stakeaquickexample：IfIwanttostartrunning，tomakerunningadailyhabit，I

thinkabout42.(run)Iknoworhavereadabout.Ireadabouttheirhabits，theirlifestyle，andimagine43.it'sliketobethem.Then，Ipret

endI'marunnermyself.Andhere'sthemagic：itbecomestrue!Justby44.(pretend)itIbecomearunner.Ithinkandactlikeone.And45.I'marunner，whatdoIdoeveryday？Iru

n.Thismagicaltrickcanworkforanygoal，andforanyperson.Imaginethatyouarethatperson，andyouwillbe.【语篇解读】想想你要实现的目标，再想想已经实现那个目标或者已经养成那种习惯的这种人，然后假装你自己就是这个

人。然后奇迹就发生啦！36．ourselves[我们对自己是怎么样的人感到满意是很重要的——接受我们自己。根据前面的主语we可知，此处要用反身代词。]37．is[本句是therebe句型，主语为后面的something，且

为一个客观事实，故要用is。]38．daily[修饰名词habits作定语，要用形容词形式。daily为形容词，表12示“日常的”。]39．to[积极的思想是取得成就的关键。固定表达thekeyto...表示“„„的关键或秘诀”。]40．think[根据后面的imag

inethekind...andpretend...可知，此处为三个并列的祈使句，故要用动词原形。]【易错分析】有些同学可能会误填thinking。误以为此处是现在分词作状语。41．created[想想已经实现那个目标或者已经养成那种习惯的这种人。根

据前面的or可知，此处应与前面的hasachieved保持一致，为了避免重复，此处只用created就可以了。]42．runners[根据后面的Iknow和Ireadabouttheirhabits可知，此处表示“跑步者”，且要用复数形式。]43．what

[本句中的like为介词，缺少宾语，故要用what。]【易错分析】有些同学可能会误填that。本句中it为形式主语，真正的主语为后面的tobethem。that在名词性从句中没有意义。44．pretending[介

词by后要用动词的-ing形式作宾语。]45．if[如果我是一个跑步者的话，我每天会做什么呢？当然是跑步啦。根据语境可知，此处表示假设，故要用if。]Ⅴ.应用文写作(满分15分)假如你是李华，暑假期间你们社区的英

语兴趣小组开展了一系列活动，其中有一项是以“ThepowerofMusic”为题目的英语演讲比赛。请你根据以下提示准备一篇演讲稿。要点如下：1．每个人都喜欢听音乐；2．音乐的益处(增强幸福感，使人放松„„)3．你为什么喜爱音乐。注意：1．词数：80左右；2．可适当增加细

节，以使行文连贯。13【参考范文】Ladiesandgentlemen，Goodmorning!Iamhonoredtohaveanopportunitytogiveaspeechabout“ThepowerofMusic”here.Ithinkeveryoneli

kesmusic.Happinessinlifecanbeobtainedifwemakemusicapartofourlives.Whetheryouareplayingit，orlisteningtoit，itiscertaintobringy

ouhappiness.Musiccanalsohelptoincreasecommunicationbetweenmusicloversandcanhelpthemformgoodrelationships.Also，music，whichisacure

forall，canreallyrelaxoneafteranexhaustingdayatworkandcanleaveyouinagoodmoodtherestoftheday.Frommyperspective，soimportantismusicthatlifewith

outmusicislikewinterwithoutsunshine.Iwillenjoymusicthroughoutmylife.That'sall.Thankyouverymuch.Ⅵ.读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事

。Onemorning，Mollyhandedmetwobags.Oneregularlunchpaperbag，andtheonewithstaples(订书钉)andpaperclips(回形针)．“Whytwobags

？”“Theotheroneissomethingelse.”“What'sinit？”“Justsomestuff.Takeitwithyou.”Istuffedbothbagsintomybriefcase(公文

包)，kissedthechildandrushedoff.Atmidday，whilehurriedlyswallowingdownmyreallunch，ItoreopenMolly'sbagandshookoutthecontents.Twohairribbons，threesmallst

ones，aplasticdinosaur，apencil，atinyseashell，amarble，ausedlipstick，asmalldoll，twochocolatebarsand13pennies.Ismiled.Howcharming

！Risingtowork，Isweptthedeskcleanintothewastebasket—leftoverlunch，Molly'sjunkandall.Therewasn'tanythinginthere

Ineeded.ThateveningMollycametostandbesidemewhileIwasreadingthe14paper.“Where'smybag？”“Whatbag？”“Youknow，the

oneIgaveyouthismorning.”“Ileftitattheoffice，why？”“Iforgottoputthisnoteinit.”Shehandedoverthenote.“Besides，Iwantitback.”“Why？”“Thosear

emythingsinthebag，Daddy，theonesIreallylike.Ithoughtyoumightliketoplaywiththem，butnowIwantthemback.Youdidn'tlosethebag，didyou，Daddy？”Tearspuddledinh

ereyes.“Oh，no，Ijustforgottobringithome，”Ilied.“Bringittomorrow，okay？”Asshehuggedmyneckwithrelief，Iunfoldedthenotethathadn

otgottenintothebag：“Iloveyou，Daddy.”Oh.Anduh-oh.Ilookedlongatthefaceofmychild.Shehadgivenmehertreasures—all

thata7-year-oldhelddear.Loveinapaperbag，andIhadmissedit—notonlymissedit，buthadthrownitawaybecause“therewasn'tanythinginthereIneeded”．Itwasn'tthe

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Ipickedupthewastebasketandpouredthecontentsonmydesk.Iwascarefullysortingitallout.Afterremovingthedirtoffandsprayingthewholethingwithbreathfreshen

ertokillthesmelloffood.Icarefullysmoothedoutthebagandputthetreasuresinside.Icarriedthewholethinghomegingerly，likean

injuredkitten.Thatevening，IreturnedittoMolly．Afterdinner，IaskedMollytotellmeaboutthestuffinthebag，andsoshetookitallou

tapieceatatimeandplacedtheobjectsinarowonthediningroomtable.Everythinghadastory，amemory，orwasattachedtodreamsandimaginaryfriends.Imanagedto

say“Isee”verywiselyseveraltimes.And，asamatteroffact，Ididsee.Tomysurprise，Mollygavethebagtomeonceagainseveraldayslater.Thesameb

agandsamestuffinside.Ifeltforgiven，andtrustedandloved.Andalittlemorecomfortablewearingthetitleoffather.Overseveralmonths，thebagwiththenoteinwentw

ithmefromtimetotime.IntimeMollyturnedherattentiontootherthings.Shefoundothertreasures，lostinnewgames，andgrewup.Iwaslefthold

ingthebag.Shegaveittomeonemorningandneveraskedforitsreturn.AndsoIhaveitstill.