Dear Annie,

I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.

Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.

I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (带大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.

But now I have a serious problem: the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Internet every day , He chats with people that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.

I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldom does his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.

What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I

wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!

Yours,

Ellen Smith

1.Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because　　　　　　　.

     A. she often asked others for help

     B. she thought she was a great mother

     C. she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet

     D. she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive

2.What might NOT Mrs Smith’s son do on the Internet?                       

     A. Send e-mails to his friends         B. Prepare for his lessons

     C. Chat with strange people           D. Read the news

3.What does the phrase “he sees red” mean in this passage?                   

     A. He feels sorry                    B. He feels happy

     C. He becomes frightened             D. He becomes angry

4.What do you think of Mr.Smith?                   

     A. An irresponsible(不负责任的)father who never taught his son

     B. A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach

his son

     C. A very kind man who loved his son

     D.A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed

Dear Annie,
I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.
Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.
I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (带大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.
But now I have a serious problem: the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Internet every day , He chats with people that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.
I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldom does his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.
What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I
wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!
Yours,
Ellen Smith
【小题1】Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because　　　　　　　.

“Sorry” is a word that people in Britain often say in their daily life.

One day while I was w　 1　 on the street, a young man ran by hurriedly, brushing（轻擦）against my handbag. He continued his way, but turned b 2　 and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t f 3　 to say “sorry”. One day, after I bought some bananas, the shopkeeper was passing me the change, but I wasn’t ready for it and a coin dropped onto the ground. “Sorry, Madam,” he said w 4　 bending to pick it up. I was s 5　 why he said “sorry” to me. Another time, I stepped on a man’s f　 6 at the entrance to a cinema. At the same time, we b 7　 said “sorry”.

Slowly, I got to know that when something unpleasant happens in daily life, the British don’t

c　 8　　 much about who is wrong. If someone is in trouble, a “sorry” is always n 9　 .　 Perhaps that is w　 10　 I seldom see people quarrel on the buses or streets in Britain.

My father often works very hard. And he 　31 goes to the movies. Here I will tell you a 　32 story about him.

　 One afternoon, when he finished his work, and was about to go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 　33 to have not much work to do that day and 　34 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.

　 So he came back home and 　35 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left.

　 But to our 　36 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 　 37 　.He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the 　38　 .

　 Whey my father was sitting in his seat, a woman came to father’s seat and said that the seat was hers. My father was 　39 , he took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was 　40 . So he asked her to 　41　 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat 　42 　in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　 Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 　43 of the tickets are different.” 　44　 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am sorry, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 　45　 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left.

　 31. A. always　 　 B. seldom　　　 C. often　　　　　 D. sometimes.

　 32. A. funny　　　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. bad　　　　 D. strange

　 33. A. happened　　 B. liked　　　　　 C. pretended　　　 D. wanted

　 34. A. it　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　 C. that　　　　 D. which

　 35. A. early　　　　　 B. quietly　　 C. quickly　　 D. suddenly

　 36. A. surprise　　 B. joy　　　　 C. sorrow　　　 D. delight

　 37. A. matter　　　　　 B. date　　　　 C. time　　　　 D. price

　 38. A. hall　　　　 B. theatre　　 C. office　　　　　 D. cinema

　 39. A. interested　　　 B. surprised　　　 C. frightened　 D. disappointed

　 40. A. different　　　 B. unusual　　 C. the same　　 D. strange

　 41. A. bring　　　　　 B. get　　　　 C. see　　　　 D. show

　 42. A. said　　　　 B. named　　　 C. told　　　　 D. shown

　 43. A. designs　　 B. colors　　　 C. prices　　　 D. owners

　 44. A. .But　　　　 B. However　　 C. So　　　　　 D. Yet

　 45. A. exhibition　　　 B. play　　　　 C. concert　　 D. film