When I was little, my mother sold flowers at a market. She couldn't leave me at home alone, so I had to go along with her. As I grew older, I began to give_my_mom_a_hand when she was busy.
When I was 14, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles. I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making candles of all shapes(形状) and sizes.
One day, my mother was ill(生病的), so I had to go to the market alone with some candles. I wanted to sell them. To my surprise, I sold them out in 20 minutes! I did it the next week and next.
Nine months later, we wanted to stop selling flowers. My mom and I made lots of candles on weekdays, and then we sold them on weekends.
When I was 22, my uncle gave me some money and I opened my first shop. From then on, I never looked back, even in difficult times. At the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from desks to paintings. I'm happy to get the things better and better.
(　　)22. The phrase “give my mom a hand” means “______”．
A. stay with my mom　　　　
B. help my mom sell flowers
C. give my mom some gifts　　　　
D. wash my hands before working
(　　)23. The writer ________ in her free time when she was 14.
A. taught others to make candles
B. played with her friends
C. read many books about Christmas
D. made different candles
(　　)24. From Paragraph 3, we can know that ________．
A. the writer's mom sold candles
B. the writer gave candles to her friends
C. the writer sold all the candles quickly
D. not many people liked the candles
(　　)25. Which is the RIGHT order of the following things?
a. The writer's candles sold well.
b. The writer opened her first shop.
c. The writer made candles in different shapes.
d. The writer read a book about making candles.
A. d­c­a­b　　　　 B. c­d­b­a　　　　
C. c­d­a­b　　　　 D. d­c­b­a
(　　)26. The writer wants to tell us that we should ________．
A. make money at a young age
B. get help from our family
C. spend all our free time on interesting things
D. have ideas and work hard to make things better
22－26. BDCAD