“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 don’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 didn’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 maths 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 get a problem, why don’t you try writing to Dear Amy about it?” asked Eleanor.
Andy sighed. But Eleanor continued, “In fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn’t answered the phony letter 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.”
【小题1】Andy might be ______.

A.an editor of the school newspaper
B.a songwriter
C.a maths teacher
D.a doctor in the school
【小题2】It’s clear that 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
【小题3】It seemed to be easy for Andy to do the job until _____.
A.he changed his name
B.he received a letter signed “Joe”
C.he met Eleanor at a bar
D.his name was well-known
【小题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
【小题5】The underlined word “phony” means “______”.
A.unrealB.boyishC.popularD.favourite

“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 don’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 didn’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 maths 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 get a problem, why don’t you try writing to Dear Amy about it?” asked Eleanor.

Andy sighed. But Eleanor continued, “In fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn’t answered the phony letter 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 maths teacher

D.a doctor in the school

2.It’s clear that 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.he 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” means “______”.

A.unreal            B.boyish            C.popular           D.favourite

 

One afternoon, my son came home from school and asked me, “Are all people the same even if their skin color is different?” I thought for a moment, then I said, “I’ll explain. Let’s go to a fruit store first. I have something interesting to show you.”

At the store, I told him that we needed to buy apples. And we bought some red apples, green apples and yellow apples.

After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to answer your question.” I put one of each type of apple on the table: first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple. Then I looked at Adam, who was sitting on the other side of the table.

“Adam, people are just like apples. They come in different colors, shapes and sizes. See, some may not even look as delicious as others.” As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table, but in a different place.

“OK, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple.”

He said, “I can’t tell. They all look the same now.”

“Take a bite(一口) of each one. See if that helps you tell which one is which.”

He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

“Right,” I agreed. “Just like everyone has their own features but they are nearly the same.”

He completely got it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

Now, when I eat an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before. What perfect fruit it is!

1. I took Adam to buy apples for         .                    

   A. supper           B. his question          C. a party     D. a present

2. As soon as we got home, I put          on the table.

A. all the apples                    B. three apples of different colors

C. three red apples                  D. three peeled apples

3.After Adam took big bites, he found they         .

A. looked the same     B. tasted good           C. tasted the same    D. weren’t delicious

4.In the end, Adam understood that         .

A. people are much the same even if their skin color is different

B. people are different if their skin color is different

C. the apples look the same after they are peeled             

D. apples of different colors taste different

5. I feel that apples taste a little sweeter than before because         .

A. they are delicious enough           B. they are perfect fruit for thinking

C. they are safe fruit                D. my son falls in love with them

 

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