【正文】 e children influenced by the Story Tent program. There will also be silent auction(拍賣 ) tables, as well as a fun group test to see who really is smarter than a 3rd grader! Organizer： The event is hosted by former NBA player R. Michael Anderson, who benefited from both Traveling Stories’ local and international literacy(讀寫 能力 ) programs. Wish： It is our hope that through the Night Out So They Can Read event, Traveling Stories will be able to double the number of children we provide books for. Help us make this goal possible! Tickets： Tickets for the event are only $40 a piece until October 20th! Act fast and get the Early Bird special! Once it ends, tickets go up to $45 a piece. There are also VIP tickets available for $50(price increases to $52 after Oct. 20th)! The VIP ticket includes access to a Mixology Class presented by St. Petersburg Vodka at 18:30 p. m., and a big parking space in the Moniker Lot. Please visit our TICKETS EVENT PAGE or the EVENT PAGE on Traveling Stories. Org in order to learn more, as well as buy tickets! Unable to attend a Night Out So They Can Read, but still want to make a donation？ Please join us! We hope to see you there! 21． The following activities are included in the event EXCEPT ________. A． enjoying drinks and tasty food B． attending a Children’ s Art Show C． taking an interesting group quiz D． providing clothes for poor children 22． From the text, we know that R. Michael Anderson ________. A． is a famous basketball player now B． will hold most activities during the next year C． anized the event because he hoped other players could read more like him D． thought that Travelling Stories’ programmes had helpful and useful effect on him 23． How much will you save if you buy 4 tickets on Oct. 15th instead of on Oct. 21th？ A． $52. B． $50. C． $20. D． $4. 24． Where can we probably find the text？ A． In a school report. B． In a popular science magazine. C． In a website about free reading. D． In a book about a former NBA player. B When I got through the driving test last summer and finally had the driving license, Mom and I took our first trip around an empty parking lot. Then I found that my mother was not the best teacher for me. It wasn’t that she shouted, or told me that I was doing poorly. As you can imagine, my mother’ s “ helpful instructions” only managed to make me more nervous. Since I could no longer practice with her, the job was placed in the hands of my father. The idea of learning from Dad was not one that thrilled me. I loved him dearly, but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be fortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a typical fatherdaughter relationship. He’ d ask how school was, and I’ d say it was fine. Unfortunately, that was the most of our conversations. Spending hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really scared me. As we got into the car that first time, I was not surprised at what happened. Dad and I drove around, saying almost nothing, aside from a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on, however, things began to change. Dad would turn the radio up so I could fully appreciate his favorite Stones music. And he actually began talking. I was soon hearing about past failed dates, “ basic body” gym class, and other tales from his past, including some of his first meeting with Mom. Dad’ s sudden chattiness was astounding until I thought about why he was telling me so much in the car. In all the years that I had wondered why my father never spoke that much, I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never bothered to listen. Homework, friends, and even TV had all called me away from him, and, consequently, I never thought my quiet father had anything to say. Since I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important, though, is that my knowledge of who my father is has also increased. Just living with him wasn’ t enough— it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery. 25． The author couldn’ t practice driving with her mother because __________. A． she couldn’ t talk with her mother B． she didn’ t trust her mother C． her father wanted to teach her D． her mother made her nervous 26． The underlined word in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to ________. A． exciting B． frightening C． shocking D． interesting 27． What surprised the author when the driving lessons went on？ A． Her Dad liked modern music. B． Her Dad was a chatty per