I had a dream - a strange dream that has helped me to understand Eric much better. 　　
     In the dream, Eric looked angry and said,"Melissa, I have something to tell you." 　　
     I've lived with Eric for more than five years. He is the cutest thing I've ever seen. I buy him fish and
milk and lots of toy mice once a week. I even bought a small house for him, because he sometimes likes
to be left only by himself. I love him with all my heart, and give him all I love. 　　
     But what has gone wrong? In the dream Eric said angrily,"I don't like fish. I don't like milk. And toy mice?
Are you crazy? I'm not a cat. And I don't want to be a cat, either!" Then he ran back to his small house. 　　
      After the dream, I know better: dogs don't like fish or milk. And surely they do not like toy mice. Most
important of all, they will let you know when they are really angry!

1. What can we learn about Eric in the reading?

A. He likes cats.
B. He is Melissa's pet.
C. He is four years old.
D. He enjoys talking with Melissa.

2. Why was Eric angry in the dream?

A. He did not have many friends.
B. Melissa loved him the wrong way.
C. Melissa did not take him out for a long time.
D. There were too many mice in Melissa's house.

3. Why did Melissa buy a house for Eric?

A. Eric did not sleep well in her room.
B. Eric needed more space for his toys.
C. Eric was too big to share a bed with her.
D. Eric did not always like to be with others.

Dear Mr. Zhu,
     I am writing to your magazine's "Teenagers Now" column (专栏) to ask for some help with my
16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He
is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude
to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn't even love
us at all.
     Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and
listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don't like it. He also spends too much time
in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this
important period in his life!
     What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing
him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at
school, or worse.
     How can I help my son without harming our relation ship?
                                                                                                       Yours,
                                                                                                              Liu Zhenhua

1. What's Mr. Zhu's job?
A. A teacher.
B. A magazine columnist.
C. A youth worker.
D. A doctor.
2. From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu's son is _____ to his parents.
A. friendly
B. thankful
C. polite
D. rude
3. What does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr. Zhu for?
A. To blame his son.
B. To ask for help with his son.
C. To say something about his son.
D. To complain to him about his son.
4. Mr. Liu's son always spends his time _____.
A. doing his homework
B. playing games online
C. chatting with his parents
D. doing everything his parents asking him to do

Dear Mr. Zhu,
     I'm writing to your magazine's "Teenagers Now" column (专栏) to ask for some help for my 16-year-old
son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child
and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, but he is still not polite to us. He refuses
to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn't love us at all.
     Now he refuses to do his homework, but wastes lots of time watching DVDs and listening to foreign
music. I cannot understand this music, so I don't like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes,
where he either plays games or chats online.
     What should I do? Now I am giving him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing
him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse. How can I help my son without hurting our
relationship (关系)?
                                                                                                                             Yours,
                                                                                                                          Liu Zhenhua

1. What's Mr. zhu's job?

A. A teacher
B. A magazine columnist
C. A doctor

2. What can we know about Mr Liu's son from the passage?

A. He is friendly to his parents.
B. He is afraid of his parents.
C. He is impolite to his parents.

3. Why does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr Zhu?

A. To tell a story about his son.
B. To write a report.
C. To ask for help.

4. What does Mr. Liu's son always spend his time doing?

A. Doing his homework with his classmates.
B. Playing games or chatting online.
C. Doing everything his parents ask him to do.

5. What do you think is the possible answer from Mr. Zhu?

A. The father should give his son his freedom.
B. His father should communicate with his son patiently.
C. His father should beat (打) his son.