One day, I am reading a newspaper when my wife calls me in the kitchen, “Will you here and make your daughter eat her food?”

I throw the away and run to my 8-year-old daughter, Millie. In front of her is a bowl of rice. She says to me: “Dad, I want to do a special thing. I eat all the rice, will you let me do it?” “OK.” I say.

“Dad, I want to cut(剪掉) all my hair from my this Sunday.” She says. I feel a little surprised(惊讶的). “Millie, why don’t you ask for something else? We will be when we see your cleanshaven(剃光的) head.”

“Dad, you say you will let me it!” Millie cries.

On Monday morning, I her to school. I watch my hairless(没有头发的) daughter walking to her classroom. I see a boy with a hairless head. He another car, and shouts: “Millie, please for me.”

“Sir, your daughter is .” A woman gets out of the , and says, “That boy is my son, Harish. He is ill. He lost(失去了) all his hair because of chemotherapy(化疗).He doesn’t to go to school. Millie visits him and I don’t know she would cut her hair my son! ”

I stand there, and I can’t anything. “Thank you, my little angel! You are teaching me what love is!” I think. My daughter is a girl. She lives for her friends.

1.A. come B. go C. ride D. drive

2.A. book B. magazine C. picture D. newspaper

3.A. But B. Before C. And D. If

4.A. head B. foot C. hands D. legs

5.A. happy B. sad C. healthyD. excited

6.A. do B. haveC. eat D. drink

7.A. fly B. ride C. walk D. drive

8.A. gets out ofB. gets into C. gets on D. gets away from

9.A. look B. ask C. wait D. answer

10.A. interesting B. brightC. great D. clever

11.A. bus B. taxi C. trainD. car

12.A. wantB. needC. hateD. have

13.A. about B. for C. of D. in

14.A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk

15.A. kind B. bad C. strong D. healthy

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.

　　1. A. to　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　D. around
　　2. A. short　　　　　　 B. long　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　　　 D. good
　　3. A. easy　　　　　　　 B. short　　　　 C. high　　　　　　　　 D. difficult
　　4. A. and　　　　　　　　B. but　　　　　　C. or　　　　　　　　　 D. so
　　5. A. both　　　　　　　 B. neither　　　 C. either　　　　　　 D. very
　　6. A. child　　　　　　　 B. father　　　 C. mother　　　　　　D. teacher
　　7. A. hears　　　　　　 B. buys　　　　 C. understands　　 D. reads
　　8. A. but　　　　　　　　 B. however　 C. so　　　　　　　　　 D. because
　　9. A. hard　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　 C. enough　　　　　　 D. fast
　　10.A. articles　 　　 B. work　　　 C. arts　　　　　　　　 D. works
　　11. A. grown-ups　 B. girls　　　　　C. boys　　　　　　　 D. children
　　12. A. are　　　　　　　B. show　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　 D. add
　　13. A. school　　　　 B. home　　　　 C. office　　　　　　 D. library
　　14. A. going　　　　　 B. liking　　　　 C. trying　　　　　　　D. preferring
　　15. A. same　　　　　 B. friendly　　 C. different　　　　 D. common

"Tom? Are you in bed yet?" called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colourful dragon jumped and shouted.
"Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now. It’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow," said Mrs White.
"But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon," said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.
"You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family," she said with a smile. "What’s special about it? Show me what it can do!"
"I think this is a great computer, Mum!" he said happily. "The hardware (硬件) is good. There’s so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game, ’Dragon Player’, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Daniel and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected（感染） disks because I have a virus（病毒） detector (探测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!" Tom began tapping. The screen changed in answer to his orders.
"Oh, Tom," laughed Mrs White. "I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about."

1. 1.

   When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ______.
   

   1. A.
      playing computer games in’ his bedroom
   2. B.
      playing with a dragon in his bedroom
   3. C.
      playing "Dragon Player" in the study
   4. D.
      lying in bed reading a book
2. 2.

   Tom was excited because ______.
   

   1. A.
      the computer has a good memory
   2. B.
      the hardware is good
   3. C.
      he had nearly won the game
   4. D.
      his mother came to see him
3. 3.

   What do we know about Mrs White?

   1. A.
      She loves her son too much
   2. B.
      She loves computer games too
   3. C.
      She is very hard on his son
   4. D.
      She is as wonderful as the computer game