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My 10-year-old Donna said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?” Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.
“Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile.
In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I’ll be back soon.” she told me. But three days later, Lillian’s sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn’t come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes.
The next day Donna brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Loggia.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she shot me a big smile. “My name is Laura.”
My daughter’s new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled (迷惑) when Laura’s mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. “Judy!” she cried. “It’s me, Lillian’s sister, from Washington Heights.” Yes, my daughter’s friend looked familiar. She was Lillian’s niece

  1. 1.

    The underlined words in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell” mean ______.

    1. A.
      to help her become less shy
    2. B.
      to help her become smart
    3. C.
      to help her live happily
    4. D.
      to help her walk out of her house
  2. 2.

    Laura looked familiar to the writer because she ______.

    1. A.
      was Lillian’s niece
    2. B.
      was as old as her daughter
    3. C.
      was from Washington Heights
    4. D.
      had shiny black hair and a big smile, too
  3. 3.

    Why did the writer lose her best friend?   Because______.

    1. A.
      she moved to New Jersey
    2. B.
      they were different from each other
    3. C.
      her best friend travelled to Florida
    4. D.
      her best friend lost her life on a trip
  4. 4.

    “I knew we would be best friends forever.” is a sentence from the passage and should be put at the end of _______.

    1. A.
      Paragraph 2
    2. B.
      Paragraph 3
    3. C.
      Paragraph 4
    4. D.
      Paragraph 5
  5. 5.

    We can infer (推断) from the passage that______.

    1. A.
      Laura is outgoing
    2. B.
      Laura helps Donna a lot
    3. C.
      Laura and Donna are of the same age
    4. D.
      Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian’s death

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In the past ten years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.
When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters(花名册) will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stem happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010.
The NBA is now planning to take China by storm.
“Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth, said Stem. The strategy (战略,策略)in China is television. Weve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing and Shanghai. The NBA knows that it needs a global market to condensate for tough times on home soil.
“It doesn’t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have to scout(寻找,觅得) internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations. “It has increased the level of competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their American peers. Others, such as the Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming — number one draft pick in 2002 — and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic — number two overall in this year’s draft — are icons(偶像)in-waiting. It is the ultimate(最后的,根本的) revolution — the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball

  1. 1.

    According to the report, ______.

    1. A.
      Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBA
    2. B.
      the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be great
    3. C.
      Yao Ming is to play two pre-season games in NBA
    4. D.
      European countries will host the 2004 NBA games
  2. 2.

    The underlined phrase “take China by storm” has the meaning of ______.

    1. A.
      NBA intends to make China its “marketing center”
    2. B.
      NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China
    3. C.
      there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to China to play against the Sacramento Kings
    4. D.
      the NBA’s live basket games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China
  3. 3.

    What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?

    1. A.
      NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the league
    2. B.
      China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA
    3. C.
      Yao Ming has taken the place of Michael Jordan
    4. D.
      The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball
  4. 4.

    When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to ______.

    1. A.
      farms in the States
    2. B.
      native Americans
    3. C.
      the NBA training center
    4. D.
      the USA
  5. 5.

    Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      The Non-American Basketball Players
    2. B.
      NBA Is Coming to China
    3. C.
      The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA
    4. D.
      NBA Is Making Big Progress

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So the evening turned to night, and the night turned to morning. And before I knew it , the SAT was before me. I wasn’t sure  if I was ready, but I knew one thing: I wanted to get it over with.
SAT for the students is like tooth pulling. For those smart Asian kiddos, it’s like walking through the park: easy and carefree. For me, a Chinese American, …it’s: walking through the park and then tripping on a stone.
As I arrived outside of the dining hall, already a mob of students were sitting, talking, or standing silently waiting to get in. Jones students are lucky not only to have such a testing center at school, but also the feeling of their home school where it feels comfortable and familiar.
“ID, please,” my former math teacher asked at the door.
“Okay.” She looked over my ID, checked off my name on her list, and pointed towards the dining hall tables inside.
With hesitation, I picked up my feet and was directed to a large round table in the middle of the dinning hall. At least fourteen people could sit at this table but only four were allowed to take their test here.
“I’m glad it’s multiple choices.” I heard one student say. All the questions on the test have five choices except for one math section where they have only four. If you get an answer wrong, you don’t get any point, plus you get a penalty of a 1/4 point. If you don’t answer a question, you don’t get any point, nor penalties.
When everyone had a seat and the actual SAT I booklet in front of them, the proctor of the test called for our attentions. “In front of you, you should have a SAT I test and a scantron(答题卡). Please do not open the test booklet until I say so.” He then went on to talk about the procedures, the amount of time, signature of honesty, etc. After thirty minutes of instruction reading, he gave us all a solemn expression before saying, “You may begin now. Good luck.”
I could hear a hundred booklets being opened and pencils scratching the surface. I looked to my right, I looked to my left, I did a quick prayer for whoever was in charge up in the heavens, and started my test. At least I wouldn’t know my score until summer time

  1. 1.

    How did the author feel before the test?

    1. A.
      Confident
    2. B.
      Carefree
    3. C.
      Confused
    4. D.
      Nervous
  2. 2.

    Jones students are lucky because __________

    1. A.
      they can take the test in a dining hall
    2. B.
      they can talk during the test
    3. C.
      they can take the test in their home school
    4. D.
      they have their math teacher supervising the test
  3. 3.

    By the underlined sentence, the writer intends to say that_________

    1. A.
      the test would be so difficult that she might not pass it
    2. B.
      the test seemed easy but she still needed to be careful with it
    3. C.
      the test would be much easier for her than for the other Asian students
    4. D.
      she found herself not as smart as the other Asian students
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Fourteen students sat around a large round table, taking the test
    2. B.
      There were four math problems on the test
    3. C.
      You will lose more points if you get the answer wrong than if you give up the question
    4. D.
      The proctor announced the instructions as soon as the test began

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A Brooklyn man who was quarreling with his girlfriend yesterday threw a dog off the balcony(阳台) of her 23rd-story apartment in TriBeCa, killing it, the police said.
The man, John Jefferson, 43, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, has been charged(指控) with robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and animal cruelty, the police said. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center yesterday for psychiatric evaluation(精神病鉴定), they said.
The incident began shortly before 11 a.m., the police said, when Mr. Jefferson went to visit his girlfriend, Eugenia Miller, 41, at her apartment on 80 North Moore Street. She had filed a police report on Friday accusing(控告)Mr. Jefferson of stealing from her, but yesterday she allowed him in and they began arguing, the police said.
Mr. Jefferson threatened Ms. Miller with a knife, and she called 911, the police said. When officers arrived at her door, she ran into the hallway and Mr. Jefferson stayed in the apartment, they said. Mr. Jefferson began throwing Ms. Miller’s things off the balcony, first the television, the air-conditioner and clothes, then her dog, Ribsy, the police and witnesses said.
The dog had lived in the neighborhood for more than a decade and was well liked by children. “He was like a person and he would hang out with us guys or go visit kids at the basketball court,” said neighbors

  1. 1.

    The man was taken to hospital because _____

    1. A.
      he killed a pet dog
    2. B.
      he was badly injured
    3. C.
      his girlfriend asked to do so
    4. D.
      he needed a psychiatric evaluation
  2. 2.

    John Jefferson was accused of the following except _____

    1. A.
      his arguing with his girlfriend
    2. B.
      criminal possession of a weapon
    3. C.
      animal cruelty
    4. D.
      robbery
  3. 3.

    From the passage we know that _____

    1. A.
      the dog was badly hurt and sent to hospital
    2. B.
      the dog was popular in the neighborhood
    3. C.
      the dog was able to play basketball
    4. D.
      the dog never went out

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Dear Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare.Your company, Cosmo books Ltd , offered this set ( eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at a “remarkable” price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems for some time, and these books looked particularly attractive, so I sent for them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered.So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare.Two more weeks passed.Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French.Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all.However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you right away instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German.Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have.The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment.Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER

  1. 1.

    Simon Walker's main purpose of writing the letter is to              

    1. A.
      show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd.
    2. B.
      argue about sending him books he had not ordered
    3. C.
      advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd.
    4. D.
      urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered
  2. 2.

    The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for          

    1. A.
      unlimited number of Cosmo Books
    2. B.
      a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare
    3. C.
      fifteen pounds and fifty pence
    4. D.
      a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred that            

    1. A.
      Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order
    2. B.
      several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge
    3. C.
      Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent
    4. D.
      Mr. Walker hasn't received the books that he ordered
  4. 4.

    The tone(语气)of the letter is that of              

    1. A.
      bitterness
    2. B.
      respect
    3. C.
      annoyance
    4. D.
      humor

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The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years. The Maya were so bright that they achieved a lot. They had farms, temples and cities with many buildings. They knew much about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time.
In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest. In each clearing was a village with fields of crops around it. The Maya planted seeds after they cleared the land. A farmer was able to grow crops that produced for several people. But not every Maya had to be a farmer. Some were builders or priests (祭司).
The Maya believed in many gods. They built large temples to honor them. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult because they had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.
Although the Maya worked hard to build the beautiful cities, very few of them lived in them. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.
Measuring time correctly was important to the Maya, so Mayan priests made a system to keep track of time. They wrote numbers as dots ( … ) and bars ( — ). They also made a calendar (日历). The year was divided into 18 months of 20 days each with five days left over.
Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from a deadly disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. The lost secrets of the Maya are still beyond the reach of modern people. They are still one of our greatest mysteries (神秘)

  1. 1.

    The Maya lived better than most people of their times because _____

    1. A.
      they had skillful workers
    2. B.
      they believed in many gods
    3. C.
      they knew better about nature
    4. D.
      they could measure time correctly
  2. 2.

    It can be inferred from the passage that _____

    1. A.
      the calendar was first invented by the ancient Maya
    2. B.
      the ancient Mayan cities and temples were well built
    3. C.
      the ancient Mayan people led a happy life in the cities
    4. D.
      the priests were not highly respected by the ancient Maya
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to _____

    1. A.
      the Mayan people
    2. B.
      the Mayan villages
    3. C.
      the Mayan cities
    4. D.
      the lost secrets of the Maya
  4. 4.

    Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      The Life of the Maya
    2. B.
      The Cities of the Maya
    3. C.
      The Mystery of the Maya
    4. D.
      The Belief of the Maya

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1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist.So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different processs. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's process. Travellers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, the process was improved. Now photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of film and processing equipment. But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States, where from the 1840s daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities.
Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. He took many pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality.
Brady was also the first person to take pictures of war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film readymade in rolls. So they did not have to make the film immediately. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later, meaning that they did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive.
With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favourite places. They called these pictures "snapshots".
Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawings.
Photography had turned into a form of art by the beginning of the 20th century. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms

  1. 1.

    The passage is mainly about______.

    1. A.
      the invention of cameras
    2. B.
      a kind of new art -- photography
    3. C.
      the development of photography
    4. D.
      the different uses of cameras in history
  2. 2.

    The first pictures of a war were taken by______.

    1. A.
      a French photographer in the 1840s
    2. B.
      an American photographer in the 1860s
    3. C.
      a German reporter in the 1880s
    4. D.
      a French artist in the 1890s
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements is TRUE about the photography in the 19th century?

    1. A.
      It was mainly based on the invention of the first photograph
    2. B.
      Photographers were popular in the United States because they carried lots of equipment
    3. C.
      Photographers used to make film themselves and developed it immediately after taking a photo
    4. D.
      Small handheld cameras made it possible for anyone to become a gifted photographer
  4. 4.

    In which order are the following statements mentioned in the passage?
    a. Photographs became popular in newspapers.
    b. Photographers carried processing equipment when taking pictures.
    c. The invention of small handheld cameras made photography easier.
    d. Daguerre invented a kind of photograph called daguerreotype.
    e. Brady took pictures of famous people

    1. A.
      e,a, d, b, c
    2. B.
      d, b, e, c, a
    3. C.
      b, e, c, a, d
    4. D.
      d, c, e, a , b
  5. 5.

    Photography can also be an art form because artists can______.

    1. A.
      take anything they like
    2. B.
      keep a record of real life
    3. C.
      take photos of the famous
    4. D.
      show ideas and feelings in pictures

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Two more cases of H7N9 bird flu virus have been detected in Zhejiang province, including a man who died last week, authorities said on Wednesday.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a 38-year-old patient surnamed Hong from Hangzhou, the provincial capital, who died in hospital on March 27, had the virus.
Hong was infected on March 7 while working in neighboring Jiangsu province. He returned home on March 18, according to the Zhejiang health department.
The other patient, surnamed Yang, is a 67-year-old man. He developed a cough and fever on March 25 and was admitted to hospital on Tuesday.
None of the people who came into close contact with the patients have developed symptoms of the flu, the health department said.
On Sunday, two men in Shanghai died from H7N9. A woman in Anhui province and four men in Jiangsu province remain in criticalcondition, which makes a large number of people scared to death.
All patients had fevers and coughs in the early stages before developing pneumonia(肺炎) and breathing difficulties, China's health authorities said.
Experts say genetic analysis shows that the H7N9 virus can be treated with Tamiflu, an antiviral drug that may slow the spread of influenza(流感,家畜流行性感冒) in the body.
Wang Xianjun, head of the Shandong provincial center of disease control, said H7N9 is sensitive to neuraminidase-inhibiting medicine such as Tamiflu, Qilu Evening News reported on Wednesday.
There are no effective vaccines(疫苗) for H7N9 as yet, Wang said, but using Tamiflu may be effective in the early stages

  1. 1.

    According to this passage, the most cases of H7N9 bird flu virus have been detected in ______.

    1. A.
      Zhejiang province
    2. B.
      Anhui province
    3. C.
      Shanghai
    4. D.
      Jiangsu province
  2. 2.

    From the whole passage we can learn that______.

    1. A.
      two men in Shanghai and a woman in Zhejiang province died from H7N9
    2. B.
      the H7N9 virus can be cured with an antiviral drug called Tamiflu
    3. C.
      all the patients infected with H7N9 had fevers and coughs in the early stages
    4. D.
      only one patient has died from H7N9 in Anhui
  3. 3.

    The underlined word in the sentence “…four men in Jiangsu province remain in critical condition” may be close to ______ in meaning

    1. A.
      very serious and dangerous
    2. B.
      extremely important
    3. C.
      quite healthy
    4. D.
      not serious or dangerous
  4. 4.

    The passage is mainly about______.

    1. A.
      the medicine for H7N9
    2. B.
      the spread of H7N9 and an antiviral drug
    3. C.
      the number of patients who died from H7N9
    4. D.
      people who came into close contact with the patients of H7N9

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"Hitler and the Germans," an exhibition in Berlin's German Historical Museum which aims to investigate the society that created Hitler, has seen more than 10,000 visitors walk through its doors since opening on Friday.
Rudolf Trabold, a spokesman for the museum, said there were 4,000 visitors to the exhibition on the first day alone. People visiting the exhibition said they had waited as long as one and a half hours to get in. Ravi Nair, a 73-year-old Indian visitor, said: "I had to queue for about an hour but it was worth it. The exhibition should help people in democratic countries realize that their vote is very valuable."
Trabold said “Hitler and the Germans” was so popular because it was the first exhibition to explain how a man who lived on the margins of society for 30 years, in Vienna's men's hostels, could become an almost mythical(神话的)leader of the German people. "We are all affected by Hitler, so it speaks to all of us and helps Germans and foreigners to come to terms with the past." Inge Lonning, a 72-year-old tourist from Norway said: "I thought the exhibition was very impressive. I wanted to see it because I experienced the German occupation of Norway as a small child, so it's not just history for me." But not everyone was convinced there was something new to be learned from the exhibition. "So much has been done about this period over the years, it was like, I knew this and I knew that," said Canadian Julien Cayer, aged 28. "I thought I'd find something new but I didn't."
There has been widespread concern in the German media that the exhibition could become a magnet for neo-Nazi admirers of Hitler, but Trabold said that although there had been some right-wing extremist visitors, they had not caused any problems

  1. 1.

    What is the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      People have different attitudes to “Hitler and the Germans”
    2. B.
      “Hitler and the Germans” attracts plenty of people
    3. C.
      What effect “Hitler and the Germans” has on history
    4. D.
      What people should learn from “Hitler and the Germans”
  2. 2.

    “Hitler and the Germans” is open to ________

    1. A.
      remind people not to forget history
    2. B.
      show how Hitler was hated by people
    3. C.
      study the society that created Hitler
    4. D.
      save money for economy growth
  3. 3.

    Trabold thought “Hitler and the Germans” was so popular because ________

    1. A.
      help people in democratic countries realize that their vote is very valuable
    2. B.
      it was the first exhibition to explain how a man from the bottom of society becomes a leader
    3. C.
      people can learn a lot from the exhibition
    4. D.
      people have been affected by Hitler
  4. 4.

    Who experienced the German occupation according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Inge Lonning
    2. B.
      Ravi Nair
    3. C.
      Rudolf Trabold
    4. D.
      Julien Cayer
  5. 5.

    What can we learn from the passage?

    1. A.
      The visitors coming to “Hitler and the Germans” are all old people
    2. B.
      “Hitler and the Germans” has made an impression on every visitor
    3. C.
      Some neo-Nazi admirers of Hitler have caused a lot of trouble
    4. D.
      People visit “Hitler and the Germans” with variety of purposes

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To be sure, only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers. Many feel more pressure to succeed. In the absence of brothers and sisters, only children also tend to look more exclusively to their parents as role models.
In India, 10-year-old Saviraj Sankpal founded a support group for the tiny minority of only children. Among other things, the group does volunteer work to counter the myth that they are not responsible. “People think we’re treated too kindly and ruined,” says Sankpal, a computer engineering student. “But I’d like to remind them how lonely it can get.”
Most only children, however, say they wish for sisters or brothers only when it comes to caring for aging, unhealthy parents. Britain’s David Emerson, coauthor of the book The Only Child, says that such a person bears a terrible burden in having to make all the decisions alone. Emerson knows from experience: After his father died, he chose to move his elderly mother from their family home, where she was vulnerable(易受攻击的) to house breakers, to a new one with more security. “The move was quite hard on her, and she might feel that I pushed her into it,” he says. “After all, I am left with that responsibility.”
In the future, more and more only children will likely face similar choices. With working mothers increasingly the rule, many families are finding they simply don’t have the time, money or energy to have more than one child. As only children become common, perhaps the world will realize that the charge made against them is unjust

  1. 1.

    It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s attitude towards only children is    

    1. A.
      critical
    2. B.
      objective
    3. C.
      hostile
    4. D.
      unjust
  2. 2.

    It can be inferred from the passage that only children’s parents should    

    1. A.
      find a support group for their only children
    2. B.
      do volunteer work to help their only children
    3. C.
      let their only children make all the decision alone
    4. D.
      set good examples for their only children
  3. 3.

    Emerson decided to move his elderly mother to a new house because he    

    1. A.
      is the only one who cares about her
    2. B.
      doesn’t want to leave her alone
    3. C.
      wants to share the responsibility with her
    4. D.
      is worried about her safety
  4. 4.

    It is quite usual now for a working mother to    

    1. A.
      spend all her time and money on her only child
    2. B.
      be responsible for bringing up her only child
    3. C.
      have and bring up only one child
    4. D.
      devote all her energy to her job

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