I grew up in a small town in Spain．One morning when I was 16, my father told me I could drive him into a village called Mijas, about 18 miles away, if I took the car in to be serviced(维修)at a nearby garage(修配厂)．Thinking that I had just learned to drive, and hardly had the chance to use the car, I agreed happily．I drove Dad into Mijas and made sure to pick him up at 4 p. m．, then drove to a nearby garage and dropped off the car．Because there were still a few hours to be left, I decided to watch movies at a theatre near the garage．However, when the last movie had finished, I was two hours late!
I knew Dad would be angry．If he knew what I did, he would never let me drive again．So when I drove up to the place where we'd planned to meet and saw Dad waiting patiently on the corner, I told him that I'd come as quickly as I could, but the car had needed some special repairs．
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I'm terribly sorry that you feel you have to lie(说谎)to me, Jason．”
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What do you mean, Dad?I'm telling the truth．”
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I called the garage to ask if there were any problems, and they told me that you had not yet picked up the car．So I know there were no problems with the car．I'm angry, not with you but with myself．You see, I've failed as a father．I'm going to walk home now and think carefully about where I have gone wrong all these years．”
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But Dad, it's 18 miles to home．It's dark．You can't walk home．”
I pleaded(恳求)all the way, telling him how sorry I was．But nothing helped．I had to drive behind him for 18 miles．
It was one of the most painful experiences I had ever had．However, it was also the most successful lesson．
(1)
After driving Dad into Mijas, the writer ________．
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A．
called the garage
B．
had the car serviced
C．
went to the theatre
D．
went on learning to drive
(2)
The writer was late to pick up his father mainly because ________．
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A．
he lost himself in the movies
B．
he was not good at driving a car
C．
he spent longer time practicing diving
D．
it took quite a long time to have the car repaired
(3)
Why did Dad decide to walk home?
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A．
Because he was deeply hurt by his son．
B．
Because he was very angry with his son．
C．
Because he had his own way to help his son．
D．
Because he needed time to solve the problem．
(4)
From the passage we can infer(推断)that ________．
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A．
the writer would not lie any more
B．
father would no longer believe his son
C．
the writer would not watch movies any more
D．
the writer would not be allowed to drive again
(5)
Which of the following can best describe the passage?
One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students．He held up(举起)a glass of water and asked the class,“How heavy do you think this glass of water is?”
The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g．·“It does not matter on the weight itself．It depends on how long you hold it．If I hold it for a minute, it is OK．If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm．If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance(救护车)．It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes．”
If we carry our burdens(负担)all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier．
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What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again．”
We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on．
So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down．Don't carry it back home．You can pick it up tomorrow．
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can．
(1)
The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because ________．
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A．
he was very thirsty
B．
his arms were strong
C．
it was a good example
(2)
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A glass of water”in this passage referred to(指)________．
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A．
knowledge
B．
the burden
C．
the time
(3)
According to the teacher, you may feel ________ if you put down the burden sometimes．
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A．
more energetic
B．
much heavier
C．
more stressed out
(4)
This was a lesson about ________
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A．
how to relax oneself in life
B．
how to solve a physics problem
C．
how to keep fit by drinking water
(5)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand．
B．
All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was．
C．
The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood*
