15．The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by　　　 ．

A．analyzing causes and effects　　 　　　　 B．providing examples and facts

C．discussing questions 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．making suggestions　　

14．It can be concluded from the passage that　　　　　

A．it’s better to do what we like　

B．we shouldn’t care what others think

　C．we shouldn't change our own opinions

D．it's important to accept others’opinions

13．What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph ?

A．Changing opinions may cost us our freedom．

B．We may lose ourselves to please others．

　C．We need to pay for what we want to get．

D．The price of taking the drug is freedom．

12．What Oscar Wilde says implies that　　　　　

A．we have thoughts similar to those of others

B．most people have a variety of thoughts

C．other people’s thoughts are more important

D．most people’s thoughts are controlled by others

11．In order to live a happy, effective and purposeful life，we should　　　　 ．

A．care others’opinions and change opinions all the time

B．guide ourselves by means of values from the outside

C．be driven by innate values from within

D．persuade others to accept our opinions

10．We call infer from the passage that　　　　 　　．

A．violence TV programs have bad effects on children’s behavior

B．the teacher at home is more patient than the teacher at school

C．children today are weak from lack of sense of right and wrong

D．there ale too many students in class for a teacher to teach

D

Who’s in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us，it’s other people－society, colleagues，friends，family or our religious community．We learned this way of operating when we were very young，of course．We were brainwashed．We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do　 everything we could to make other people like us．As Oscar Wilde puts it，”Most people are other people．Their thought are someone else’s opinions，their lives a mimicry(模仿)，their passions a quotation．”

So when people tell us how wonderful we ale，it makes us feel good．We long for this good feeling like a drug-we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can．Therefore，we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives．failing to do the things we really want to．Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一剂毒品)，we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval．

　But，just as with any drug，there is a price to pay．The price of the approval drug is freedom-the freedom to be ourselves．The truth is that we cannot control what other people think．People have their own agenda，and they come with their own baggage and，in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you．Furthermore，if we try to live by the opinions of others，we will build our life on sinking sand．Everyone has a different way of thinking，and people change their opinions all the time．The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process．

　So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way-make a conscious　 decision to stop caring what other people think．We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values--not values imposed from the outside by others，but innate values which come from within．If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of　 others，we will live a more authentic，effective，purposeful and happy life．

9．What does“a crystal ball”in the passage refer to?

A．A toy that can be used for entertainment．　

　B．A safe and comfortable environment．

　C．An object that is made of crystal．

D．A setback that is hard to overcome．

8．Parents prefer to have their children educated at home because the following EXCEPT that　　　　　　

　A．More and more violence acts occur in schools　　

　B．Parents want to improve their Children's grades　　

　C．Parents are concerned about their children’s safety

　D．The education system is far from satisfactory　　

7．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

　A．Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Classes

　B．Who is to Blame．Parents or Schools?　　

　C．which is Better, School Study or Home Study　

　D．The Relationship between Teachers and Children　　

6．The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to　　　　　 ．

　A．teach parents the ways to keep theft children safe

　B．show solutions to developing children’s character

　C．explain the main reason for violence acts in schools

　D．analyze an education problem and give opinions