At the age of12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“ That’s just for you,” he said.“ You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
1. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?
A. He told her to write down all that her“ enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.
B. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.
C. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
2.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?
A .I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.
C. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
3.Why did her father listen to her quietly?
A. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.
C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.
D. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.
4.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
B. No an Enemy, but the Best Friend
C. My Father
D. My Childhood
The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to __36 ___ a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.
Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she folded (折)her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her 37 grow hot — she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle.
As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried 38 her card with her arm, but Mrs Berry gently 39 it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat 40 , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a 41 roll down Mrs Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs Berry so upset.
When school was over, Elizabeth 42 until all the other kids left so that she could 43 . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card 44 you want. I’ll do it 45 and bring it tomorrow.”
“ 46 are you talking about?” asked Mrs Berry.
“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it 47 .”
“Elizabeth, that was the 48 card in the whole class. It was so 49 that it made me cry.”
Elizabeth was so 50 that she ran out of the classroom.
When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth 51 to give her the card early.
On the front of the card was a 52 of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:
Dear Mom,
I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n) 53 . I want to thank you and 54 you a happy Father’s Day!
Love,
Elizabeth
When her mom read the card she started 55 , just like Mrs Berry did.
1.A. break B. made C. make D. build
2.A. face B. heart C. hands D. body
3.A. doing B. holding C. covering D. making
4.A. caught B. left C. placed D. lifted
5.A. alone B. up C. still D. down
6.A. smile B. tear C. hair D. sweat
7.A. waited B. worked C. stood D. sat
8.A. stay B. stop C. understand D. apologize
9.A. because B. until C. unless D. if
10.A. just here B. at home C. at once D. at school
11.A. Who B. What C. Which D. Whose
12.A. right B. quickly C. wrong D. carefully
13.A. worst B. favorite C. best D. simplest
14.A. wild B. useful C. hard D. sweet
15.A. happy B. regretful C. brave D. easy
16.A. seemed B.refused C. decided D. promised
17.A. drawing B. discovery C. recording D. writing
18.A. teacher B. sister C. daddy D. aunt
19.A. hope B. wish C. want D. congratulate
20.A. laughing B. joking C. crying D. worrying
—Do you want tea or coffee?
—________. I really don’t mind.
A. Both B. None C. Either D. Neither
Senior 3 high school students should be given enough sleeping time, ____________ they are busy preparing for exams to enter college.
A. even so B. as though C. as if D. even if
_________students are practicing ___________English with each other at the English corner.
A. The number of ; to speak B. A great deal of ; spoken
C. A great number of ; speak D. A number of ; speaking
We will never forget the factory _______ we worked last year.
A. where B. that C. in that D. of which
