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       My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. In this
way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
       One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I
want to talk to you about Karl's absences." Before he could say another word I choked up (哽咽) and
said sadly, "I love my son. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked.
It's out of my hands." For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster
seriously said, "Thank you for your time." and hung up.
       Karl's next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the
best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard
what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud.

1. Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word "withdrawn"?

A. Quiet and lonely.
B. Relaxed and excited.
C. Active and lively.
D. Happy and easygoing.

2. According to the first report card, Karl _______.

A. often went to school late
B. failed in all the exams
C. did a good job at school
D. didn't do well at school

3. When the mother said "It's out of my hands" to the headmaster, she meant that she _______.

A. didn't know what to do about her son
B. would drive her son away from the house
C. had no money to support the family
D. would have to hang up

4. Who was it that telephoned Karl's mother that day?

A. The headmaster
B. The school adviser
C. Karl himself
D. The passage doesn't tell us

5. From the passage we can learn that ______.

A. children in single-parent families always have mental problems
B. mother's love plays an important role in teenagers' life
C. parents should give their children everything that they need
D. school education still works well without the support from parents

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Mr. Brown and his wife had a small bar near a railway station. The bar didn't close ___1___ midnight
because people came to drink while they were ___2___ for trains. So the business was good. At two
o'clock one morning, a man was ___3___ sitting at the table in the bar. He was ___4___. Mr. Brown's
young wife wanted to go to ___5___. She looked ___6____ the bar several times, but the man kept
sleeping. Then at last she went to her ___7___ and said to him, "You have tried to wake that man several
times, and he isn't drinking __8____. Why haven't you sent him away? It's too ____9___. "Oh, no, I
don't want to send him away," he answered ___10___ a smile. "You know, each time I woke him up, he
gave me five pounds. Then he went to sleep again."

(     )1. A. until
(     )2. A. getting
(     )3. A. only
(     )4. A. drinking
(     )5. A. home
(     )6. A. in
(     )7. A. room
(     )8. A. anything
(     )9. A. cold
(     )10. A. by

B. while
B. looking
B. still
B. talking
B. school
B. at
B. bed
B. either
B. dark
B. in

C. as
C. asking
C. just
C. sleeping
C. bed
C. for
C. either
C. everything
C. late
C. with

D. when
D. waiting
D. also
D. thinking
D. work
D. around
D. husband
D. too
D. early
D. for

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　　My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died．As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him．But the more I tried, the more he pulled away．When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes．In this way he would never graduate．I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him．Nothing worked．

　　◆One night I was at work when I got a phone call．A man introduced himself as a head teacher．“ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席)．” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽)．And said sadly, “ I love my son．I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked．It’s out of my hands．” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line．The head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time．”

　　◆Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades．He was even on the list of the best students at school．In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting．I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around．On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded．“That was me．I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said, It really hit me how much I was hurting you．That’s when I knew I had to make you proud．”

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(1)

Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?
[　　]
A．	Quiet and lonely．
B．	Relaxed and excited．
C．	Active and lively．
D．	Happy and easygoing．

(2)

According to the first report card, Karl _________．
[　　]
A．	often went to school late
B．	did well at school
C．	did a good job at school
D．	failed in the exams

(3)

When the mother said “ it’s out of my hands” to the head teacher, she meant that she _________．
[　　]
A．	didn’t know what to do about her son
B．	would drive her son away from the house
C．	had no money to support the family
D．	would have to hang up

(4)

Who telephoned Karl’s mother that day?
[　　]
A．	The head teacher．
B．	The school adviser．
C．	Karl himself．
D．	The passage doesn’t tell us．

(5)

From the passage we can learn that _________．
[　　]
A．	children in single-parent families always have mental problems
B．	mother’s love is important to teenagers’life
C．	parents should give their children everything that they need
D．	school education still works well without the support from parents

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Li Dong is a young man of twenty-five. Five years ago, when he finished middle school, he didn't go to college and went to his village. But he didn't want to be a farmer and tried to find a piece of job in the city. He lived there for a year. He liked to wear beautiful clothes and eat nice food, but would not work hard. Of course he got little money. He had to come back again. With his parents' help, he planted hundreds of apple trees. His father took good care of the trees and this autumn he picked a lot of apples. He sold them and got much money. Soon he bought a motorbike in a shop. When he was riding it, he was very happy.

　　One afternoon the young man went out by motorbike. He rode very fast and soon got to the town. When he came near to the crossing, he saw a beautiful girl was waiting for a bus and it just one of his classmates. He hurried to say hello to her but didn't find an old man was walking in the middle of the street. He wanted to stop his motorbike, but it was too late. It knocked the old man down. Luckily, the old man was not badly hurt. “Why didn't you 10ok around while you were crossing the street?” shouted Li Dong. “I've ridden my motorbike for six days, but I've never hit anybody!” “Don't show it off(炫耀), young man,” the old man said angrily. “I've lived in the town for about sixty years and no motorbikes have hit me!”

(1) Li Dong was _________when he went to his village again.

[　　]

A. eighteen

B. twenty

C. twenty-one

D. twenty-five

(2) At first Li Dong wouldn't stay in the village because________.

[　　]

A. he liked the comfortable life in the city

B. he did his best to go to college

C. he couldn't find any work there

D. he didn't have any farms there

(3) Li Dong got little money in the city because________.

[　　]

A. he liked to wear beautiful clothes

B. he liked to eat nice food

C. he couldn't find any work

D. he was too lazy to work hard

(4) Li Dong wanted _________.

[　　]

A. to tell something important to the girl

B. to show off his new motorbike to the girl

C. to ask the girl to help him

D. to borrow some money from the girl

(5) As ________, the old man was knocked down.

[　　]

A. he was walking in the middle of the road

B. he didn't look around while crossing the road

C. the young man rode the motorbike too fast

D. the young couldn't ride the motorbike

(6) The old man was angry because ________.

[　　]

A. Li Dong thought it was his fault(过错)

B. Li Dong didn't help him to stand up

C. Li Dong wanted to hurry off

D. Li Dong wasn't polite to him

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Li Dong is a young man of twenty-five. Five years ago, when he finished middle school, he didn't go to college and went to his village. But he didn't want to be a farmer and tried to find a piece of job in the city. He lived there for a year. He liked to wear beautiful clothes and eat nice food, but would not work hard. Of course he got little money. He had to come back again. With his parents' help, he planted hundreds of apple trees. His father took good care of the trees and this autumn he picked a lot of apples. He sold them and got much money. Soon he bought a motorbike in a shop. When he was riding it, he was very happy.

　　One afternoon the young man went out by motorbike. He rode very fast and soon got to the town. When he came near to the crossing, he saw a beautiful girl was waiting for a bus and it just one of his classmates. He hurried to say hello to her but didn't find an old man was walking in the middle of the street. He wanted to stop his motorbike, but it was too late. It knocked the old man down. Luckily, the old man was not badly hurt. “Why didn't you 10ok around while you were crossing the street?” shouted Li Dong. “I've ridden my motorbike for six days, but I've never hit anybody!” “Don't show it off(炫耀), young man,” the old man said angrily. “I've lived in the town for about sixty years and no motorbikes have hit me!”

(1) Li Dong was _________when he went to his village again.

[　　]

A. eighteen

B. twenty

C. twenty-one

D. twenty-five

(2) At first Li Dong wouldn't stay in the village because________.

[　　]

A. he liked the comfortable life in the city

B. he did his best to go to college

C. he couldn't find any work there

D. he didn't have any farms there

(3) Li Dong got little money in the city because________.

[　　]

A. he liked to wear beautiful clothes

B. he liked to eat nice food

C. he couldn't find any work

D. he was too lazy to work hard

(4) Li Dong wanted _________.

[　　]

A. to tell something important to the girl

B. to show off his new motorbike to the girl

C. to ask the girl to help him

D. to borrow some money from the girl

(5) As ________, the old man was knocked down.

[　　]

A. he was walking in the middle of the road

B. he didn't look around while crossing the road

C. the young man rode the motorbike too fast

D. the young couldn't ride the motorbike

(6) The old man was angry because ________.

[　　]

A. Li Dong thought it was his fault(过错)

B. Li Dong didn't help him to stand up

C. Li Dong wanted to hurry off

D. Li Dong wasn't polite to him

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