Since the very first time a Girl Scout（女童子軍） rang the doorbell at Ciana Sparks' house, she has known her destiny （命運(yùn)）．

Destiny is about what you were meant to do．But sometimes you get tile opportunity to do  what you dreamed of．

"The Girl Scouts would come up to our door to sell cookies．I always wanted to be one of them," Sparks said． That was ten years ago．Since then, American Girl Scout Sparks, now 16, has been living her dream of selling cookies．She has sold a lot of them．

 "I sold 1,209 boxes．The year before that, I sold 800 boxes," Sparks said． She was one of 23 girls who sold more than 1,000 boxes．She has a simple way of selling the cookies．

 "I usually start around my neighborhood．I call some of my relatives who live Out of town．I go to my mom's work．Then I do the booth sales．"

 Sparks says a personal touch helps．She doesn't just send the order sheet（訂貨單）．She goes there and does the selling in person．And she always wears her Girl Scout uniform, or a cookie costume．

 "You have to remind people that you can only buy them once a year, and you want to buy as many as you can-or else you'll run out," Sparks said．

1．What did Ciana dream of ten years ago?

A．Knowing her destiny．                    B．Selling Girl Scout cookies．

C．Ringing on doorbells like a Girl Scout．       D．None of the above．

2．How many ways does she have of selling her cookies?

A．One．           B．Five．        C．Four．            D．Three．

3．What helps Ciana sell so many cookies?

A．Her order sheets．                    B．Her Girl Scout uniform．

C．The phone calls she makes．            D．Her personal touch,

4．What does the phrase "run out" mean?

A．To feel hungry．  B．To use up．   C．To go out to buy．  D．To give away．

5．We may learn from Ciana's story        

A．how to make money                      B．how to make cookies

C．the importance of having a dream            D．the importance of having a business

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