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R. J. Palacio wrote the children's novel Wonder. Since it came out earlier

this year ,the book has been___1___in classrooms and libraries across the country ,bringing with it a message about the importance of kindness.

The idea for the__2__came from a real thing. The writer was

at an ice-cream shop with her two sons when they saw a little girl with a(n)_3__face.Palacio's

3-year-old son started to cry. Her 10-year-old son

looked___4__.She quickly pulled the boys away. Palacio never saw the girl again, but she did not___5__about her ."I started thinking about what life must be like for that family ,for that

little__6___,"she told the reporter .That ,she said ,is how she____7__the idea for August Pullman ,the main character in Wonder.

August was born with an ugly face___8___has needed

many surgeries in the 10 years since his birth. After being

homeschooled since kindergarten, he starts fifth grade at a public school. It isn’t easy being the new kid, especially since August looks ___9___ everybody else. The book takes readers on a journey, as August and his society learn about __10____ and get on well.

Palacio had worked as an art director for more than 20 years before she began to

____11___ Wonder, her first novel. Writing the book helped Palacio understand ___12___ she should have treated the little girl at the __13____. “It made me realize that talking to people is better than running away, ” she said.

Now she's ___14__that message everywhere by using her book to

tell children the importance to be kind to others.For___15____a character

hat's made a real impact on kids around the country, R. J. Palacio is

chosen to be one for TFK's 2012 Person of the Year.

1.A.popular B. expensive C. different D. serious

2.A.movie B. play C. game D. book

3.A.beautiful B. small C. ugly D. interested

4.A.pleasend B. small C. scared D. interested

5.A .mind B .forget C .think D .care

6.A .boy B . girl C .man D .woman

7.A . came up with B .got on with C .came out D .got to

8.A .who B .what C .where D .that

9.A .different from B .the same as C .excited about D .proud of

10.A .hard work B .friendship C .lessons D .anger

11.A .read B . buy C . give D .write

12.A .what B .how C .when D .why

13.A .restaurant B .bank C .shop D .hospital

14.A .receiving B .reading C .sending D .hearing

15.A .creating B .knowing C .playing D .drawing

Recently I was on a retreat in a foreign country with some friends, some strangers, and many strangers who became ______!

We made different teams. And we were all given duties, such as______