My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried , the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
◆ One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as a head teacher. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席).” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽). And said sadly, “ I love my son. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time.”
◆ Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting.I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around. On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said, It really hit me how much I was hurting you.That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
阅读短文内容, 选择正确答案。（5分）
【小题1】Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?

假如你是一位youth worker，一位名叫Simon的初三学生给你来信倾诉他的烦恼，内容见下表。请据此给他写一封回信，提出针对性的建议（表中建议可供参考），要求不少于80词，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Simon,

Thank you for your letter. I hope I can offer you some useful advice.

I don’t think it’s wise to spend too much time watching TV and playing computer games.

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I hope my advice will be of some value to you.

Bill Smith  

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ann: Thank you for the birthday gift, Dad.  It's the best gift I have ever had.

Dad:   1.

Ann: I've always wanted a computer.   2.

Dad: And you need it to chat (聊天) with your friends, too.

Ann: I guess you are right.   3.

Dad: Send an email? Er, just do like this.   4.

Ann: Yes, Dad. I think it's easy.

Dad:   5.

Ann: I won't, I promise.

A. Have you got it?

B. Do you need help?

C. I’m glad you like it.

D. How can I turn it on?

E. I need it to do my homework.

F. Just don't spend too much time on it.

G. Could you show me how to send an email?

Dear Mom,
I'm sorry that I can't go back home for Mother's Day next week. On that day, I'll have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who helps me a lot with my work and life here. But I'll find time to see you at home soon.
Mom, thank you for everything you've done for Tim and me. After Dad died ten years ago, you had to work in a supermarket in the daytime and in a restaurant at night. But you always gave us two your love and care. You don't have to work now, but I still remember your coming home and feeling tired many evenings.
Tim is going to finish his studies next month. He said he would move back from school and look for a job near home. I'm glad you won't live by yourself any more. Let's plan to take a trip in the near future. It's been years since the three of us took a trip together.
Happy Mother's Day. I love you!
Best wishes
John
【小题1】What can we learn about John's mother?