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  Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates.She didn’t listen to popular music.She didn’t watch many movies, and she wasn’t interested in nice clothes.

  When she got together with her friends, they wanted to listen to rock and top music.When Tina asked if they would like to try classical music, they all looked at her strangely.

  “Classical music is for old people,”one of her friends said.

  Tina was worried that something was wrong with her.She decided to talk to her father.As she entered his study, he could sense something was wrong.

  “Dad, am I strange?”she asked her father.

  “Of course not,”he answered.“Why do you ask that?”

  “Because I don’t like the same things as my classmates.They want to listen to Mariah Carey”s music.I like Yo Yo Ma.”

  “I think I understand.Tina, it’s all right to be your own person.You don’t have to copy what other people do.Everybody has different tastes.Some of them are popular, and others aren’t.”

  After Tina spoke with her father, she felt better about herself.She realized that being different made her special.It was an important lesson for her to learn.

(1)

Why did Tina speak with her father?

[  ]

A.

To tell him about Yo Yo Ma.

B.

To discuss a problem she was having.

C.

To give him some advice.

D.

To tell him what her friends like doing.

(2)

How did Tina’s father make her feel?

[  ]

A.

Lonely.

B.

Better.

C.

Excited.

D.

Worried.

(3)

What does the underlined phrase“be your own person”mean?

[  ]

A.

Do what’s right for you.

B.

Try to make other people happy.

C.

Do what others hate.

D.

Try to own everything yourself.

(4)

What is the main idea of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Classical music is better than pop music.

B.

Friends can say cruel things sometimes.

C.

Tina found a new friend.

D.

You don’t have to be like everyone else.

When I was six, I went to a public school. In the school I was  1  the other kids because of my speech and reading problems. All the kids would say, "You are a fool (傻瓜), you are a fool," and so on. I thought they were  2  because all my grades (成绩) show it. I had no  3.

   During the first  4  years of the public school, I was small and clumsy (笨拙的). In the sixth grade, I became interested in  5  . The class had its own sports day every year. Each class would have its own  6  to play against each other. I went out for all of the teams, I was not the best  7  I was not bad. The only thing that I could do was to run  8  . This surprised the other kids  9   I was so clumsy, and then came a lot of more nicknames (绰号) from the kids. I didn't know why they were doing this, and it really  10  me.

   Between the seventh and eighth grade, I started to  11  . In three months, I grew seven inches. At the start of eighth grade, I began to play  12 . I was much bigger than everybody else. I was  13  than most of the backs (后为) we played against. The other team would not run the ball towards me because of my great speed. It was the  14  time that I was really good at  15  and knew it in my life. It was a new feeling of pride.                               

1. A. before       B. between       C. behind        D. among

2. A. wrong       B. right          C. silly          D. noisy

3. A. surprise      B. friendship     C. interest       D. confidence

4. A. five         B. six           C. seven         D. eight

5. A. studies      B. music         C. programs      D. sports

6. A. books       B. singers        C. teams         D. players

7. A. and         B. or            C. but           D. then

8. A. slowly      B. fast           C. hard          D. quietly

9. A. if           B. though        C. because       D. when

10. A. hurt         B. filled         C. frightened     D. encouraged

11. A. fight        B. play          C. grow         D. sing

12.A. ping-pong    B. football       C. volleyball     D. yo-yo

13. A. taller        B. harder        C. cleverer       D. faster

14. A. first         B. second        C. third          D. last

15. A. everything    B. something     C. anything      D. nothing

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