【正文】 school. Afterward, she talked with her parents about how she might help the children who lived there. “ Somehow we started talking about birthday parties, and I said, ‘ Oh! That’ s something they really should have,’‖ Anna says. Anna shared her idea with a teacher at school. With the teacher’ s help, Anna and some classmates planned a racecarthemed (以賽車為主題的 ) birthday party for children at the homeless shelter. Anna made a cake with a racetrack on it. Other kids brought plates, toy cars, face paint, a game, and presents. On the day of the party, Anna says, ―I was a little nervous about how it was going to go. But once I got there and saw the kids’ faces light up, all the fears went away.‖ Since that first party, Anna has thrown dozens of themed parties at shelters and afterschool programs. She says she has been amazed at the amount of time, energy, and resources people have been willing to donate to her cause (事業(yè) ). Now, Anna’s charity Birthday Fairies throws parties at five locations in New York City. They return to each location every month for a year so that all the kids get to be a guest of honor during their birthday month. As often as possible, the parties are themed. Anna also started a website, where she shares partyplanning tips and encourages others to form Birthday Fairies clubs at their schools. Someday, Anna says she’d like to see Birthday Fairies clubs in schools across the United States and in other parts of the world. ―There are so many kids who never get to celebrate their birthday,‖ Anna says. ―I want to change that.‖ 55. The first party Anna’s charity held _____. A. took place in her school B. received little attention C. was very successful D. cost too much 56. What can we learn about Birthday Fairies? A. It has got many people’s support. B. It generally holds one party one month. C. Anna’s parents have spent much money on it. D. It always holds activities in homeless shelters. 57. The last two paragraphs show Anna hopes to _____. A. start her own website B. travel around the world C. spread her acts of kindness D. know more about partyplanning 58. What would be the best title for the text? A. A sweet cause B. A homeless shelter C. A delicious cupcake D. An unfettable party C 6 Move over Percy Jackson — and make room for Super Mario. According to a recent study, 15 percent of libraries in the . now lend video games as well as books and movies. Many even have Xboxes, PlayStations, and Wiis right in the library. Adding video games has helped some libraries attract more visitors. For example, in Texas, the Houston Public Library began offering video games in 2022. It has since seen the number of books checked out increase by about 20 percent. Not everyone gives a high score to the idea of video games in the library, however. Many people say libraries should be about reading. They argue that most video games aren’t educational and that playing games in the library could disturb kids who are trying to read or study. Here’s what two of our readers think. Offering video games in libraries would help libraries bee more modern and make them a more popular place to hang out. Also, some people do not have the money to buy their own video games, so they would be able to play them at the library. Kids could do their homework at the library and then spend their extra time playing video games until their parents pick them up. — Nicolas Viamin, California Libraries are supposed to be for studying and learning. Parents often have to tell their kids to get off the puter and read, so there’s a good chance kids will pick video games over books at the library. Also, video games can be distracting. If you are at the library trying to study and people are playing video games, it could hurt your grades. — Emma Valerio, Connecticut 59. What can we learn about the Houston Public Library in Texas? A. I