This Christmas, Barbara Rieco got a special gift from his grandson, Chad Cooper.

In 1972, Barbara Rieco wrote a children’s book that held her dreams within its pages. Although she tried her best, her work faced lots of rejection (拒绝) from publishers (出版者), leading her to finally set aside her dreams of becoming a published author. Little did she know that, years later, her grandson would make her dreams come true.

Chad Cooper decided to give his grandmother the best Christmas gift — the publication of her favorite book. Visiting her in Baltimore for the holidays, he quietly took her manuscript (原稿), along with the illustrations she had commissioned from an artist in Vietnam years ago. Both of them made up for a beautifully printed book.

On Christmas morning, as Barbara saw the gift, she couldn’t believe her eyes. Chad took a video and posted it on TikTok. And the video became popular quickly. “This is probably the nicest thing anyone’s ever done for me in my whole life,” Barbara says in the video. Chad also included a link to the book on Amazon, making it available to the public.

Within days, Barbara’s once-forgotten book rose to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list, becoming a Number 1 best seller.

1.What does the underlined word “set aside” mean?

A Hand in.

B Set out.

C Give up.

D Look for.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据前面的“her work faced lots of rejection from publishers”可知，1972年，Barbara Rieco写了一本儿童读物，尽管她尽了最大努力，但这份手稿一再遭到出版商的拒绝，导致她最终放弃了成为出版作家的梦想。故选C。

2.Where did Cooper get Barbara’s manuscript?

A In London.

B In Baltimore.

C In Barcelona.

D In New York.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句的“Visiting her in Baltimore for the holidays, he quietly took her manuscript, along with the illustrations she had commissioned from an artist in Vietnam years ago.”可知，去巴尔的摩度假时，他偷偷地拿走了芭芭拉的原稿，以及她几年前从越南一位画家那里委托制作的插图，并将它们变成了一本印刷精美的书。故选B。

3.How did Barbara feel about the gift?

A Scared.

B Angry.

C Sad.

D Surprised.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第四段第一句的“On Christmas morning, as Barbara saw the gift, she couldn’t believe her eyes.”可知，圣诞节早上，当芭芭拉打开精心制作的礼物时，她很惊讶。故选D。

4.What did the Internet users think of the book?

A They love it.

B They hate it.

C They don’t care about it.

D They think it boring.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Within days, Barbara’s once-forgotten book skyrocketed to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list, becoming a number 1 best seller.”可知，几天之内，芭芭拉这本一度被遗忘的书飙升至亚马逊畅销书排行榜榜首，成为第一畅销书，由此可知，网友们很喜欢这本书。故选A。

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A A popular book.

B A popular book.

C A lovely grandson.

D A special gift.

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。本文主要讲了芭芭拉·里科（Barbara Rieco）收到了一份特别的圣诞节礼物，圆了她多年的梦。故选D。