8. A. but　 　　　　　 B. however　　 C. so 　　　　　　 　　　 D. because

7. A. hears　　　　　　 B. buys　 　　 C. understands 　　　 D. reads

6. A. child　 　 　　　 B. father　 　　 C. mother 　　 　　　 D. teacher

5. A. both　 　　　　　 B. neither　 　　 C. either　 　　 　　　 D. very

4. A. and　 　　　　　　 B. but　 　　　　　　　 C. or　 　　　　　 　　　 D. so

3. A. easy　 　　　　　 B. short　 　　 C. high　 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. difficult

2. A. short 　　　　　 B. long　 　　　　　　　 C. bad　 　　　　 　　　 D. good

1. A. to　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　 　　　 D. around

15. C。老师让罗莎对过去的事情进行回忆并讲述，故选remember。

E

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ children’s book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too __3__, so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children’s books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy(令人满意的) the __6__ who hears the story and the adult(成年人) who __7__ it. Unfortunately(不幸的是), there are in fact few books like this, __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for __11__ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious(明显)of this.

Children, left for themselves, often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most children’s comics(连环图书), full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop __14__ to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting(接受)our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise(妥协)over the bedtime story.

14. A。下文老师让她讲在英国旅行的情况，说明她骗大家去了英国，故选England。