I was having breakfast，when "OUCH!" I screamed． "Why do you pinch （捏）me？"
"You're not wearing green．" said my little brother；Tex． "Everyone knows you get pinched if you don't wear green on Saint Patrick's Day!"
I was mostly mad about getting pinched，but also a tiny bit glad about being reminded that it was Saint Patrick's Day．
I panicked． "What am I going to do？I don't have time to change．I'll get pinched all day long!" "Well，" Tex said，taking the old green baseball hat off his head， "you could borrow my lucky hat．"
"But it's your favorite!" I said．
"I know，" said Tex． "Just promise to give it back after school．"
"No problem，" I said，glancing in the mirror on my way out the door． "I look like a fool in this thing !"
"A lucky fool．" said Tex．
"Hum．" I grabbed my backpack． "Thanks，I think？"
Now，before I go on，you should know that I'm not a superstitious （迷信的）person．I don't believe that thirteen is an unlucky number or that breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck．
Anyway，I was racing to catch the school bus，and I saw a dollar on the sidewalk!I looked around to see if anyone was looking for it，but people just kept stepping on the poor thing，so I decided to rescue it．I had found pennies before，but never a dollar!
My luck didn't stop there．Carlos and Jackson were sitting behind me，quizzing each other on spelling words．
I turned around and said， "You guys know that test isn't till tomorrow right？"
"It got switched to this morning，" said Jacsksn． "Remember？"
"That's right．I totally forgot!"Isaid． "I'm so lucky that I sat in front of you．If I hadn't，I wouldn't have found out till it was too late!" I got out my spelling words，studied all the way to school．And ended up getting a good mark in the test!
The minute I got home，I gave Tex a big hug．
"This is the luckiest hat in the world，" I said． "I'm never taking it off!"
"But you promised to give it back!" said Tex．
"Please-oh-please let me borrow your lucky hat for one more day!" I begged．
"Tomorrow I'm auditioning （試演）for the school play，and I need every bit of help I can get．" "OK，" said Tex． "One more day．But you'd better be really nice to me．"
"I will，"I agreed． "In fact，here you have my lucky dollar!" Tex cried with joy，then started dancing around and waving his gift in the air．
The next day turned out to be super lucky．My audition couldn't have gone better．
"Wow，Arizona!" said my friend Mareya． "I can't believe how amazingly you just did!You are so getting a major part in this play!"
"Thanks!But honestly．the only reason I did OK is because I had my lucky hat．"
"What lucky hat？" asked Mareya．
"This one，" I said，reaching into my backpack，where I thought I'd put Tex's hat since I couldn't wear it for the audition．But it wasn't there! " Oh no!" I cried． "It's gone!What am I going to tell Tex？"
Mareya helped me look for it．Luckily，we found Tex's hat in my locker．Also luckily．I discovered that I could be lucky with or without a goofy-looking hat．
"So it wasn't the hat，" said Mareya． "This is just a wild guess，but maybe it was all those hours you spent practicing over the past month．"
"Hmm，" I said． "It's possible．"
So，dear friend，I guess you could say that luck is a combination of being prepared，believing in yourself…and maybe just a tiny bit of magic!In other words，luck may come your way，but you have to be ready for it when it does!
（1）What can we infer from what the writer said "I look like a fool in this thing"？ CC
A．She thought she became a fool when wearing the hat．
B．She didn't like to wear the green baseball hat．
C．She didn't believe the hat would bring her a good luck．
D．She thought she was foolish to put on the green hat．
（2）What did the writer think of her behavior of picking up a dollar？ DD
A．It was a shameful behavior．
B．It was an individual behavior．
C．It was a moral behavior．
D．It was a fortunate behavior．
（3）When was the writer reminded of the test？ AA
A．On the school bus．
B．A few minutes before the test．
C．In the classroom．
D．When the quiz began．
（4）Which of the following statement is CORRECT？ BB
A．The writer begged Tex to give the hat to her．
B．The writer's audition was quite successful．
C．The writer bought a present for her brother．
D．The writer got the major part in the play．
（5）What does the underlined word "goofy-looking" most probably mean？ CC
A．Good-looking．
B．Lucky-looking．
C．Foolish-looking．
D．Cool-looking．
（6）At the end of the story，the writer realized that " DD "．
A．a(chǎn)n ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom
B．bad luck always comes in threes
C．behind bad luck comes good luck
D．opportunities are only given to those who are well-prepared
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【答案】C；D；A；B；C；D
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