“I don’t like my parents. They __36▲_ tell me I should do this, and I should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry.” Said Hang Hua, a middle school student in Nanjing. Do you have the same _37▲__? Why does it seem that some parents are so __38▲__ in their children’s eyes?
Since(自从……以来) you were born, your parents have worried about everything about you. They __39▲__ about your choice(选择) of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, __40▲__ sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up __41▲__ and happily.
So how can you __42▲__ things easier on yourself? It’s easier __43▲__ you think. Just let your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else __44▲__ than usual. Say __45▲__ to them when you are wrong. Take responsibility(责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about __46▲__ with you. Most of all, try __47▲__ them. They are still __48▲__ being parents and need your help, too. Someday, when you become a parent, they may give you __49▲__ on how to get on with your __50▲__.

【小题1】

A．never B．hardly C．always D．sometimes

【小题2】

A．result B．habit C．way D．problem

【小题3】

A．happy B．friendly C．beautiful D．serious

【小题4】

A．worry B．talk C．think D．hear

【小题5】

A．how much B．how many C．how long D．how many hours

【小题6】

A．quickly B．healthily C．slowly D．early

【小题7】

A．stay B．believe C．look after D．make

【小题8】

A．as B．till C．than D．when

【小题9】

A．earlier B．later C．shorter D．sooner

【小题10】

A．hello B．no C．sorry D．yes

【小题11】

A．theirs B．them C．themselves D．their

【小题12】

A．to understand B．to leave C．to care D．to forget

【小题13】

A．practice B．practicing C．plan D．planning

【小题14】

A．medicine B．rest C．vacation D．advice

【小题15】

A．friends B．parents C．children D．teachers

“I don’t like my parents. They __36▲_ tell me I should do this, and I should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry.” Said Hang Hua, a middle school student in Nanjing. Do you have the same _37▲__? Why does it seem that some parents are so __38▲__ in their children’s eyes?

Since(自从……以来) you were born, your parents have worried about everything about you. They __39▲__ about your choice(选择) of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, __40▲__ sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up __41▲__ and happily.

So how can you __42▲__ things easier on yourself? It’s easier __43▲__ you think. Just let your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else __44▲__ than usual. Say __45▲__ to them when you are wrong. Take responsibility(责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about __46▲__ with you. Most of all, try __47▲__ them. They are still __48▲__ being parents and need your help, too. Someday, when you become a parent, they may give you __49▲__ on how to get on with your __50▲__.

1.	A．never B．hardly C．always D．sometimes

 

2.	A．result B．habit C．way D．problem

 

3.	A．happy B．friendly C．beautiful D．serious

 

4.	A．worry B．talk C．think D．hear

 

5.	A．how much B．how many C．how long D．how many hours

 

6.	A．quickly B．healthily C．slowly D．early

 

7.	A．stay B．believe C．look after D．make

 

8.	A．as B．till C．than D．when

 

9.	A．earlier B．later C．shorter D．sooner

 

10.	A．hello B．no C．sorry D．yes

 

11.	A．theirs B．them C．themselves D．their

 

12.	A．to understand B．to leave C．to care D．to forget

 

13.	A．practice B．practicing C．plan D．planning

 

14.	A．medicine B．rest C．vacation D．advice

 

15.	A．friends B．parents C．children D．teachers

 

My father woke up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced, “Get up, you’re going with me to cut the grass in the garden.”
The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunup to sundown, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt happy. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got $6 for my work that day.
One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. “Take away these leaves!” he said. “And don’t make me have to tell you to do it again.” The message was clear. Today I value the importance of doing job well the first time. I will never fail to impress (留下印象) the person I’m working for.
After two years, my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by ourselves. Every Saturday during my last two years of high school, we set off early in the morning with the same wish we had gained while working under our father.
Looking after the garden was neither exciting nor high paying, but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and whatever I was paid was more than I had before.
A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “If you’re only thinking about hard work and money, you probably don’t want to do better than you are doing,” I answered. In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I’ve learned much. I’ve learned something that helps me in my next job.
If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.
7. The writer ______ from working in the garden.
A. learned to work hard to get money
B. found he could be well paid
C. felt he could impress others by working hard
D. learned any job was good though he might be paid less
8. When the writer finished high school, maybe he was ______ years old.
A. fourteen             B. eighteen             C. twenty           D. twenty-two
9. The writer’s father was ______.
A. very strict but helpful
B. lazy and easy to get angry
C. careful and enjoyed working in the garden
D. funny and hard-working
10. Which is the most important to the writer according to the passage?
A. Finishing work as quickly as possible.
B. Asking no money for your work.
C. Keeping learning from any job you have.
D. Keeping on looking for different jobs.