Mr. King lives in a city．He has some shops and so he makes a lot of money．His son，Mike, studies in a middle school．The boy likes everything，but he does not like studying．He doesn't listen to his teachers in class and he never finishes his homework on time．He always plays football when tie has some time．And he can never pass the exams．

    Mr. King is so busy with his business that has little time to stay at home，and he never care for his son’s studies．So he doesn't know anything about his son's studies．

    One day Miss Read，Mike's teacher．makes a telephone call for Mr. King，On the telephone，hone she tells him all about the boy's studies．She wants him to try to help the boy at home．When the man hears this, he doesn't feel happy．

    In the afternoon when his son  comer back from school，Mr. King gives him a good beating （打）．But soon he feels sorry for it．when he sees Mike crying in the bedroom．The next morning，before Mike goes to school，the father says to him，“Study hard，my son! I’ll buy you a car when you pass the exam next year．

    Another term is over. Mike doesn't pass the exam once more. Mr. King has a look at the school report for a few minutes and then he asks his son, “You don’t pass the exam again, Mike．What do you do this term'?’’

    “I learn how to drive a car．dad．”answers the boy．

1．Mr. King is                           

A．a(chǎn) football player                                         B．a(chǎn) teacher

C．a(chǎn) driver                                                     D．a(chǎn) businessman

2．Mike can never pass the exams because                      ．

A．his father has a lot of money   

B．he doesn't like studying

C．his teachers are not very good

D．he has to help his father in出e shops

3．Miss Read rings Mr. King

A．to tell him to take his son out of school

B．to buy things from his shop

C．to tell him about Mike's studies

D．because his son doesn't pass the exam once again

4．In the sentence “But soon he feels sorry for it when he sees Mike crying in the bed room．”The word “it” refers to（指）                     

    A．Mike's mark（分數(shù)）                              B．beating his soil

    C．something that Miss Read tells Mr. King       D．the car

5．Which of the following is wrong?

    A．Mike doesn't pass exam at the end of the term．

    B．Mike's father buys him a car so he has to learn how to drive it

    C．Mike doesn't do well in his lessons for another term．

    D．Mike thinks his father will buy him a car．

When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敵人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always   1  me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me 3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever  4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s  5. Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are  6  . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”

I did  7   he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the  9   time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He   10  to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than  11  else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to  12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something  13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.

  14   hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”

I have remembered my father’s   15   at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

1 A. reminded        B. said          C. shouted              D. laughed

2 A. dull            B. brave          C. angry              D. happy

3A. quietly         B. carelessly             C. casually            D. differently

4 A. came out        B. dealt with            C. got over            D. thought about

5A. strategies      B. ideas                C. photos              D. books

6A. crazy               B. true            C. strict               D. simple

7 A. as            B. against               C. since               D. for

8 A. produce            B. check                  C. borrow           D. change

9A. first          B. second         C. last                D. next

10 A. decided           B. liked                 C. wanted             D. refused

11 A. everything         B. anyone         C. nothing             D. anything

12 A. shout             B. teach           C. listen               D. read

13 A. that              B. why                 C. where              D. who

14 A. so               B. or             C. for                D. but

15 A. features            B. excuse              C. advice              D. promises

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通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。
When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敵人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always   1 me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me   3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever   4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s   5 . Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are   6 . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”
I did   7  he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the   9  time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.
I brought the list back to my father. He   10  to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than   11  else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to  12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something   13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.
  14  hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”
I have remembered my father’s   15  at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

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通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敵人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always   1 me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me   3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever   4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s   5 . Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are   6 . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”

I did   7  he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the   9  time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He   10  to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than   11  else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to  12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something   13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.

  14  hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”

I have remembered my father’s   15  at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

1.                A．reminded       B．said            C．shouted  D．laughed

2.                A．dull            B．brave          C．a(chǎn)ngry D．happy

3.                A．quietly         B．carelessly       C．casually   D．differently

4.                A．came out       B．dealt with       C．got over  D．thought about

5.                A．strategies       B．ideas           C．photos   D．books

6.                A．crazy          B．true           C．strict D．simple

7.                A．a(chǎn)s             B．a(chǎn)gainst         C．since D．for

8.                A．produce        B．check          C．borrow   D．next

9.                A．decided        B．liked           C．wanted   D．refused

10.               A．everything      B．a(chǎn)nyone         C．nothing   D．a(chǎn)nything

11.               A．shout          B．teach          C．listen D．read

12.               A．that           B．why           C．where D．who

13.               A．so             B．or             C．for   D．but

14.               A．features        B．excuse         C．a(chǎn)dvice D．promises