Midnight is the time when children are fast asleep.But for the characters in The Midnight Gang（《圓夢小隊(duì)的午夜計(jì)劃》），the adventures are just （1）

beginning

beginning

[b?'g?n??].Written by English comedian David Walliams，the book talks about serious social problems in（2）

a

a

fun way through the eyes of children.
   The story starts when Tom gets hit on the head and is（3）

sent

sent

（ send） to a horrible hospital.The doctors there are silly，and the matron（護(hù)士長） hates children.People need to spend a week answering nearly 200 questions（4）

before

before

they can see the doctor.In the hospital，Tom meets other sick children including Amber，Robin and Sjye.aiy.All these children have one thing in（5）

common

common

[k?m?n]：Their parents don't have time for them.
   One night，the children find that the hospital's corridors（走廊） can turn into an adventure-filled world at midnight.It turns out that many years ago，a mysterious patient founded a（6）

secret

secret

['si：kr?t]society called the Midnight Gang.Since then，members of the gang have been making other（7）

patients'

patients'

（patient） dreams come true.The children become part of the gang and try（8）

their

their

（they） best to make everyone's dreams come true.For example，they create a theater in the hospital to put（9）

on

on

shows.They also use balloons to let a boy fly above the hospital.
   This book uses a fun writing style to discuss all kinds of different topics，like the（10）

importance

importance

（important ） of imagination and dreams，bullying（霸凌），sickness and even death.It also tells us that even through hard times，we've got to stay strong and look on the bright side.