Sammie Vance, 14, knows there’s nothing worse than feeling left out. For years, she’s been helping kids who feel lonely make friends. “There was one little boy at school, younger than me,” she said. “He would see me in the hallway and give me a thumbs-up, to tell me that what I was doing helped him.”

What Sammie was doing was running the Buddy Bench program. She started it when she was in the third grade, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The idea was that anyone at school who was feeling lonely could sit on the “buddy bench”. That let other kids know someone needed a friend. “It’s really helpful to have other people be able to notice you,” Sammie says.

The idea quickly caught on. The bench brought kids together. Since then, Sammie has helped communities (社区) all over the country set up buddy benches. “It means a lot to me,” she says, “that this is making a difference in people’s lives.”

Sammie says the effort (努力) has helped her overcome personal challenges. “I used to be really, really shy,” she says. “Now    ▲   .” 

1.What did the little boy most probably say to Sammie Vance?

A Sorry.

B Thank you.

C Nice to see you.

D You’re welcome.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第一段的“to tell me that what I was doing helped him”可知，那个小男孩告诉萨米·万斯，她所做的事帮助了他，由此推断小男孩会对她说谢谢。故选B。

2.Why does someone sit on the “buddy bench”?

A Because he/she needs a rest.

B Because he/she runs too fast.

C Because he/she needs a friend.

D Because he/she is different.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“The idea was that anyone at school who was feeling lonely could sit on the ‘buddy bench’. That let other kids know someone needed a friend.”可知，任何在学校感到孤独的人都可以坐在“伙伴长椅”上，这让其他孩子知道有人（坐在这个长椅上的人）需要朋友。故选C。

3.The underlined part “caught on” probably means ________.

A became popular

B became boring

C became different

D became strange

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据后文“The bench brought kids together. Since then, Sammie has helped communities all over the country set up buddy benches.”可知，“伙伴长椅”把孩子们聚在了一起，并且全国各地的社区都开始设立“伙伴长椅”。由此推断，这个想法变得流行起来。故选A。

4.Which sentence can be put back into the “ ▲ ”?

A I’m surely more outgoing

B I can do many more things

C I’m accepting myself

D I’m doing much better at school

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。萨米·万斯说她做这些事情她自己克服了一些个人挑战，结合“I used to be really, really shy”（我以前特别特别害羞）可知，她现在发生了改变，应该是变得外向多了。故选A。

5.The passage probably comes from _______.

A a dictionary

B a poster

C a magazine

D a notice

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了14岁女孩萨米·万斯为帮助其他孩子所做的事情，属于介绍人物的文章。结合选项，本文最有可能出现在一本杂志上。故选C。