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?
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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?
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A．
Lonely．
B．
Better．
C．
Excited．
D．
Worried．
(3)
What does the underlined phrase“be your own person”mean?
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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?
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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．
完形填空
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 1 with her friends at a party, Tina found her friends preferred rock and pop music．When Tina 2 if they would like to try classical music, they all looked at her strangely．
“ 3 music is for old people,”one of her friends said．
Tina was 4 that something was wrong with her．She decided to 5 her father．As she entered his study, he could feel something was wrong．
“Dad, am I strange?”she asked her 6 ．
“Of course not,”he answered,“Why do you ask that?”
“Because I don’t 7 the same things as my classmates．They want to listen to pop music．I like classical music．”
“I think I understand．Never mind, Tina． 8 all right to be your own person．You don’t have to copy what other people do．Everybody 9 different tastes(品味)．Some of them are popular, 10 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．
