Acacia came up with the idea for the Friendship Bench after seeing kids getting bullied at school. She says she has also experienced bullying herself — kids whispering about her or picking on her because she is different. “Some people say they feel sorry for me. I tell them not to，” she said. “I don't care that I'm different. I like being different.”

　　The Friendship Bench looks like a lot of other benches. It has arm sets and a place to lean on. But there are also words painted on it —words such as “hope”， “respect”， “listen” and “dream”. Acacia put the benches together with the help from her mother and brother.

　　Any time a kid feels he or she needs a friend, all that kid needs to do is sit on the bench. It is then up to the other kids —or grown­ups —to fill that need. “It's a perfect idea，” Palm Bay Elementary Principal Lori said. “It's something we've needed so badly.”

　　The Friendship Bench has been such a success at Palm Bay Elementary that other schools are now interested in installing one too. “There's a saying in my teacher's classroom，” Acacia said. “It says, ‘If you can dream it, you can achieve it.’”

　　文章大意：佛罗里达州一所小学的六年级学生Acacia Woodley想出了“友谊板凳”的理念。

　　1．What is the function of the first sentence in Paragraph One?

　　A．To explain the meaning of getting benched in sports.

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