It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. All these because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her sadness, I don’t want to do any job related(和…相关) to science, either. In fact, when I said that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, Her heart was broken.

“Why can’t you be like my friend’s son?” she bemoans(抱怨) all the time. Her friend’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I can’t be like him. He is Mr. Perfect. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary(薪水).

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6.30 a.m. and usually comes home around 5 p.m. or even 6 p.m. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1. Which topic do the writer and his mother often talk about?

A. The writer’s studies.   B. The writer’s future job    C. Dinner plans    D. World War III

2.From Paragraph 1,we know that the writer’s mother ____________.

A. doesn’t want the writer to major in English

B. doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor

C. gets along very well with the writer

D. thinks working in the science field is a good idea

3.Which sentence is probably TRUE about the writer?

A. He wants to be like his mother’s friend’s son.

B. He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

C. He doesn’t think his mother’s friend’s son is perfect.

D. He wants to do something he really likes in the future.

4.We can know from the last paragraph that ____.

A. the writer’s mother works very hard for the family

B. the writer doesn’t know what his future will be like

C. the writer doesn’t think being a doctor is a good job

D. the writer sometimes thinks his mother’s advice is very good

 

Everybody can suffer from stress.No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life.Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group.Being a teenager is hard.You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions.Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home.or problems with brothers and sisters.Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends.Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school.Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university.The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers.There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them.Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it.Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress.It may sound simple, but it is true.A problem shared is a problem halved.

1.Why is being a teenager often difficult?

A.Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems.

B.Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children’s problems.

C.Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework.

D.Because adults often make them feel stressed.

2.Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ______.

A.by asking them to go to university

B.by helping them with their homework

C.as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters

D.as families never support their children enough

3.Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?

A.Because there is a lot of competition for jobs.

B.Because there are no jobs.

C.Because a job is more difficult than school work.

D.Because there is a lot of competition for places at university.

4.We can deal with the stress in our life ______.

A.by not trying to find a job                 B.by forgetting about our problems

C.by getting a place at university             D.by sharing our problems with our friends

 

 

I go to school by school bus every day, because my home is far from the school. It takes more than 30 minutes to get to school. The school bus is very beautiful, wide and strong. We go home at 4:30 in the afternoon.

David Smith, 14, America

     We often go to school at 7:00, because I have a far journey to go to school. I like riding a bike and I think it’s good for my health. Riding is one of the greenest ways. I get home at 5:00 in the afternoon.

Wang Runze, 15, Beijing

   I went to school by bus half a year ago, but now I walk to school with my parents or my classmate—Liu Bin now. It’s because the school bus accident. In the accidents, lots of students died. I have to go to school one hour earlier than before. I spend one and a half hours getting to school. I got home at about 6:30 every day.

Wu Daqiang, 10, Jiangsu

1.How old is David Smith?

A.14.              B.15.               C.10.              D.16.

2.How does Wang Runze go to school?

A.By bike.           B.On foot.           C.By train.           D.By car.

3.Why can’t Wu Daqiang go to school by school bus?

A.Because it’s slow to go by bus.

B.Because there are the school bus accidents.

C.Because they like sports.

D.Because their school hasn’t got buses.

4.David Smith’s school bus isn’t _________.

A.safe                                  B.beautiful

C.strong                                D.dangerous

5.________ gets home earliest in the afternoon.

A.David Smith                            B.Wang Runze

C.Wu Daqiang                           D.Liu Bin

 

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