“I believe you’re the right person to write an advice column (专栏) for the students called Dear Amy!” Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else.

At first it wasn’t too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe.

“Dear Amy,” it began, “I’m in real trouble. I’ve wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents won’t even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I’ve tried explaining, but they won’t listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree.” The letter signed “Joe”.

Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Probably not. But didn’t Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn’t think out a good answer. Andy couldn’t sleep. He just worried about poor Joe.

At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy’s math class, sat down next to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you? You look a little worried.”

“I guess I do,” said Andy.

“If you got an problem, why don’t you try writing to Dear Amy about it?” asked Eleanor.

Andy sighed; but she continued, “in fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn’t answered thephonyletter I wrote her last week. You’d better read it – it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was supposed to be from a songwriter named Joe.”

1.Andy might be ______.

A. an editor of the school newspaper

B. a songwriter

C. a math teacher

D. a doctor in the school

2.It’s clear “Dear Amy” ______.

A. helps students who want to run away from home

B. answers letters from the students

C. writes songs for the students

D. meets readers at a bar

3.It seemed to be easy for Andy to do the job until _____.

A. he changed his name

B. received a letter signed “Joe’

C. he met Eleanor at a bar

D. his name was well-known

4.In the letter Joe says that ______.

A. his parents don’t know about music

B. his classmates don’t understand him

C. he would stay away from his parents

D. he would obey his parents

5.The underlined word “ phony ” perhaps means ______.

A. unreal B. boyish

C. popular D. favorite

An Activity for Reading

By: CCTV Department of Education

This activity is developed by reading experts for you to use with children. Doing the activity with your children helps you develop their reading skills while having fun at the same time. If the reader finishes one book and asks for another, you know you are succeeding!

We wish you spend wonderful hours of reading with children! This summer holiday, we will invite some families to the program “Readers” to read aloud poems or books you like, and share your reading experience.

Activity:Read to me

It's important to read to your children and it’s also important to listen to them read to you.

What you’ll need: Books at your child’s reading level.

What to do:

▲Read good books to your child. Parents who read aloud to their children are developing their interests and skills in reading. Encourage your children to listen, express their ideas, and ask questions.

▲Take turns. You read a paragraph and let your child read the next one. If your child becomes easier with reading aloud, you can ask him or her to read a full page.

▲Listen carefully as your child reads. Listening to your child will encourage him or her to practice reading. Besides, this is another way to enjoy reading together.

▲If your child has trouble reading words, you can help him or her in some ways:

●Ask the child to jump over the word and read the rest,then try to guess the meaning of the missing word.

●Guide your child to use what he or she knows about letter sounds.

●Tell your child that you are proud of his or her hard working.

Learn more: Visit http∥www. tv. cctv. com

1.The activity “Read to me” is produced by______ .

A. the experts B. the readers C. some parents

2.CCTV will invite some families to the program “Readers”_______.

A. in April B. in July C. in September

3.The advice offered by the reading experts includes the following EXCEPT________ .

A. reading good books to your child

B. asking your children to express their ideas

C. stopping reading when meeting new words

4.If you want to know more about how to develop children's reading skills, you can_______ .

A. write to CCTV for help

B. ask the reading experts for help

C. visit the website of CCTV

5.According to the passage, we know that_______ .

A. most of the parents are too busy to read

B. parents and children can enjoy reading together

C. high level books are always good for children

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