It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. All these because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her sadness, I don’t want to do any job related(和…相关) to science, either. In fact, when I said that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, Her heart was broken.

“Why can’t you be like my friend’s son?” she bemoans(抱怨) all the time. Her friend’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I can’t be like him. He is Mr. Perfect. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary(薪水).

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6.30 a.m. and usually comes home around 5 p.m. or even 6 p.m. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1. Which topic do the writer and his mother often talk about?

A. The writer’s studies.   B. The writer’s future job    C. Dinner plans    D. World War III

2.From Paragraph 1，we know that the writer’s mother ____________.

A. doesn’t want the writer to major in English

B. doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor

C. gets along very well with the writer

D. thinks working in the science field is a good idea

3.Which sentence is probably TRUE about the writer?

A. He wants to be like his mother’s friend’s son.

B. He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

C. He doesn’t think his mother’s friend’s son is perfect.

D. He wants to do something he really likes in the future.

4.We can know from the last paragraph that ____.

A. the writer’s mother works very hard for the family

B. the writer doesn’t know what his future will be like

C. the writer doesn’t think being a doctor is a good job

D. the writer sometimes thinks his mother’s advice is very good

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　　It was a cold wet night. The taxi driver hadn't had any passenger all day. When he went by the bus station, he saw a young man from the country coming out, carrying two big bags. “Aha!” thought the taxi driver. “Here's the right person to make good this bad day.” He quickly stopped the taxi and opened the door.

　　Driver：Where do you want to go, sir?

　　Young Man：To the Park Hotel.

　　The taxi driver felt very sorry when he heard that. The Park Hotel was hardly two kilometers away. The young man would give him fifty cents(美分) at most. Only fifty cents! Then he had an idea of taking the young man by a longer way－going all around the city and then back to the Park Hotel. This he did, and after a long time the taxi arrived at the hotel at last.

　　Driver：You should pay me fifteen dollars, sir. Young Man：What? Fifteen dollars? Do you think I'm a fool? You're trying to cheat(欺骗)me.

　　Driver：How can you say I…

　　Young Man：You must think I don't know my way around.

　　Driver：But…

　　Young Man：Only last week I took a taxi from the station to this hotel, I know how much I should pay.

　　Driver：Oh…Oh…all right. Now…now look…oh…

　　Young Man：I think I should call the policeman.

　　Driver：Oh, no! Please don't do that! I have four hungry children and my wife is ill in bed.

　　Young Man：All right! This time I'll forget it.

　　Driver：Oh, thank you, sir. And you are right. You needn't pay that much.

　　Young Man：You don't have to tell me that. I come from the country, but I'm as clever as you city people.

　　Driver：Yes, sir.

　　Young Man：I just won't he cheated. I won't pay you a cent more than I paid the other taxi last week…thirteen dollars!

1．Why did the driver feel sorry when he heard the young man was going to the Park Hotel? Because ________.

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A．it was a long way

B．he couldn't get much money

C．it was cold and wet at night

D．he had to go home to look after his wife and four children

2．Why did the driver tell the young man he had four hungry children and his wife was ill in bed? Because ________.

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A．he wanted to make friends with the young man

B．he was going to ask the young man to take his taxi again

C．he didn't want the young man to call the policeman

D．he wanted to borrow some money from the young man

3．From the story we know that the young man ________.

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A．was as clever as the city people

B．knew how much he should pay

C．didn't want to pay money at all

D．was cheated by another taxi driver

4．The taxi driver got ________ more dollars from the young man.

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5．Which of the following would be the best title of the story?

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A．A Good Taxi Traveller

B．A Kind Young Man

C．A Clever Man or a Fool

D．City people and the country People