In October，I told the eight-year-olds in the class I teach in Pompton Lakes.New Jersey，about my plan. "Since all of you have done extra jobs around the house to earn some money，" I said， "then we'll buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner otherwise." I hoped they could experience a sense of their own power to bring change.
   I watched them while they walked up and down the supermarket. "Flowers!" Kristine cried.The group rushed towards the holiday plants.
   "You can't eat flowers."-It was wiser to use any extra money to buy something that could be turned into meals.
   "But Mrs Sherlock，" came the begging voice， "we want flowers."
   Defeated finally，I put a pot of "funny" purple mums （菊花） in the cart full of foods. "She'll like this one，" the children agreed.
   An organization had given us the name and address of a needy grandmother who had lived alone for many years.We finally pulled up in front of a small house.A slightly-built woman with a weary face came to the door to welcome us.
   My little group ran to get the foods.As，each box was carried in，the old woman kept on saying "Thanks."-much to her visitors' pleasure.When Amy put the mums on the counter，the woman seemed surprised.She's wishing it was a bag of rice，I thought.
   We returned to the car.As we fastened our seat belts，we could see the kitchen window.The woman inside waved goodbye，then turned and walked across the room，past the turkey，past the goods，straight to the mums.She put her face in them.When she raised her head，there was a smile on her lips.She was transformed （轉(zhuǎn)變） before our eyes.
   The children were quiet.At that moment，they had seen for themselves the power they have to make another's life better.The children had sensed that sometimes a person needs a pot of funny purple flowers on a dark November day.

（1）What is the author's plan aimed at？

C

C

A.Helping students focus on their happiness.
B.Teaching students the necessity of doing housework.
C.Letting students feel their ability to make a difference.
D.Getting students to know how to be financially independent.
（2）Why did the author consider the mums "funny"？

D

D

A.Because she thought they were too ugly.
B.Because she thought they were for children.
C.Because she thought they were too expensive.
D.Because she thought they couldn't help people in need.
（3）What can we know from the passage？

C

C

A.The old woman preferred food to flowers.
B.Flowers are more important than food to the poor.
C.The old woman's dark day was brightened by the children.
D.All the money the children earned was transformed to food.
（4）Which can be a suitable title for the text？

B

B

A.A Perfect Lesson
B.The Importance of Giving
C.A Happy Shopping Day
D.The Secret to Happiness