castles, digging sand to find something, riding bicycles and flying kites are also popular activities in the area.

Enjoy your trip to Long Beach, Washington!

1.Which of the following is allowed on Long Beach?

A. Sleeping in your tent. B. Setting camp fires far away from the beach.

C. Digging sand to find something. D. Driving at the speed of 30 mph along the beach.

2. Which of the following might be the best title?

A. Long Beach, a Fantastic Place. B. Long Beach, the Longest Beach.

C. The scenery of Long Beach. D Information about Long Beach.

3. The passage is most probably taken from _________ .

　　A. a news report B. a travel guide C. a magazine D. a research pap

At thirteen, I was diagnosed with a kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me when everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

　　　In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, " Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.

　　　She glanced down at me through her glasses, "you are not different from your classmate, Young man" I tried, but I didn't finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.

　　　In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind persons. Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn't get much education. But Louis didn't give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raise dots(点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn't I the "blind" in my class, being made to learn like the "sighted" students? My thoughts spilled out(溢出)and my pen started to dance. I completed the