A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”

　　①The old man pointed to（指向）a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one.“Please untie（解开）that string.”He said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side.

　　“Now tie it again, please.”said the old man.“②But first pull（拉）the string tight（紧）so that the young tree is straight（直）again.”

　　The young man did so. Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children.”③You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on.④If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone you can take the string away.”

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A．how to take care of young trees

B．how strict parents should be with their children

C．how the young father should get on with his old neighbour

D．how to tie a tree

A．in order to throw it away

B．so that both of the trees would grow straight

C．in order to see how tall it is

D．only to find that the young tree bent over to one side

A．When the old man leaves.

B．When the young man unties it next time.

C．When the children are old enough.

D．When the young tree grows strong enough.

(7) My sister ________ speak English very well when she was five years old．

Dear editor,

  My English teather is very strict(严厉) with us. Several days ago,when we are in class. Tom asks me a question. But she thought we were speaking. She asks us to stand at the back of the classroon for a few minutes. This made me uncomfortable. After that,I feel nervous in her class,so I don’t like her class. However ,I really want to learn English well. What should I do?Please help me.

Yours.

Mike

Dear Mike,

  I am sorry you are having difficult with your English class. Every teacher wants his or her student to study hard. So I think you should have a talk whit you English teacher and tell her what you were doing with Tom that day. If she knows your worries,maybe she will help you with your English. And she will be pleased to hear that you want to learn English well. I believe when students are not trying as hard as they can,a teacher is forced(被迫) to take action.

Yours,                                                                Editor

56. What’s wrong with Mike?

A. He doesn’t like leaning English.         B. He meets trouble with his English teacher.

C. He doesn’t know how to get on well with his classmate Tom.

D. He doesn’t know how to lean English.

57. Mike feels nervous in English class because                      .

A. he doesn’t like his English teacher.           B. he can’t speak in class.

C. his English teacher punished (惩罚) him.   D. he is not good at English.

58. In the Edior’s opinion,the English teacher asked Mike to stand for a while because       .

A. she didn’t like him.                                  B. she didn’t think Mike leaned English hard.

C. Mike was bad at English.             D. Mike was a bad student.

59. What does “take action ”mean in Chinese?

A. 采取行动        B. 参加活动         C. 帮助          D. 出发

60. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to (根据)the passage?

A. Mike dislike English classes,but he wants to lean English well.

B. Mike wants the editor to say something to his English teacher.

C. The editor gave Mike some advice,but it didn’t work.

D. Mike will not listen to his English teacher carefully in her class.