My parents had some strange rules when my sister and I were growing up. For example, they never    1   us soda or juice. Our choice was water or iced tea   2   no sugar. My mom’s   3   for it was that she didn’t like kids who only drank sweet drinks, or worse, kids who did not like    4  ! She wanted to teach us to like water or    5   unsweetened drinks that did not come in a bottle. We, on the other hand, wanted to    6   a coke when we ate out. Now I can make my own decisions, but I    7  choose juice or soda. I don’t __ 8___ it. It’s not because I don’t like it. I’m just used to drinking water. Many people    9  to think that a kid needs juice. If the child can’t get it, he or she will secretly buy this kind of drink elsewhere. I found this really    10  , since I was raised    11   no juice or soda, and I didn’t really    12   only having water. Now people    13   kids to make their own choices,    14   I grew up in a family where the children’s opinions were seldom (很少) 15   for, and the parents made the final decisions.

1.                A．needed        B．sold            C．bought   D．left

2.                A．with           B．of             C．off  D．without

3.                A．decision        B．reason         C．hobby    D．experience

4.                A．soda           B．juice           C．water    D．milk

5.                A．another        B．the other        C．others    D．other

6.                A．order          B．reply           C．obey     D．achieve

7.                A．ever           B．never          C．always    D．sometimes

8.                A．think about      B．take care        C．pay for   D．think out

9.                A．like            B．seem           C．study D．get

10.               A．excited         B．difficult         C．interesting D．necessary

11.               A．on            B．with           C．by   D．for

12.               A．give up         B．care about      C．take pride in    D．agree with

13.               A．allow          B．design          C．teach     D．cause

14.               A．as             B．since          C．but   D．though

15.               A．added         B．asked          C．influenced D．regarded

My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally 1what my parents meant.
One day, when I 2
“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went 3 the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few 4from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?”5he, “Or do you have any work experience?”
I felt so ashamed and 6 that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left. I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my 7. “I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I 8 to myself silently. I never went back to the store again9I finished my study and got a diploma.
10looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more 11. The manager told me they needed new 12. So it was a great chance for me.
I13 my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always14people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still 15

1. 1.
   1. A.
      realize
   2. B.
      remember
   3. C.
      wonder
   4. D.
      imagine
2. 2.
   1. A.
      went through
   2. B.
      left for
   3. C.
      stepped into
   4. D.
      walked past
3. 3.
   1. A.
      out of
   2. B.
      into
   3. C.
      away from
   4. D.
      onto
4. 4.
   1. A.
      days
   2. B.
      hours
   3. C.
      minutes
   4. D.
      seconds
5. 5.
   1. A.
      continued
   2. B.
      answered
   3. C.
      warned
   4. D.
      reported
6. 6.
   1. A.
      uncomfortable
   2. B.
      impolite
   3. C.
      unkind
   4. D.
      impatient
7. 7.
   1. A.
      hobbies
   2. B.
      future
   3. C.
      parents
   4. D.
      manger
8. 8.
   1. A.
      shouted
   2. B.
      listened
   3. C.
      said
   4. D.
      cried
9. 9.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      while
   3. C.
      after
   4. D.
      before
10. 10.
    1. A.
       Nothing
    2. B.
       Everything
    3. C.
       Nobody
    4. D.
       Everybody
11. 11.
    1. A.
       grade
    2. B.
       luck
    3. C.
       confidence
    4. D.
       pleasure
12. 12.
    1. A.
       volunteers
    2. B.
       teachers
    3. C.
       students
    4. D.
       workers
13. 13.
    1. A.
       sold
    2. B.
       showed
    3. C.
       sent
    4. D.
       shook
14. 14.
    1. A.
       teach
    2. B.
       allow
    3. C.
       order
    4. D.
       advise
15. 15.
    1. A.
       learning
    2. B.
       working
    3. C.
       playing
    4. D.
       chatting