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“OK,”I said to my daughter as she bent over her afternoon bowl of rice. “What’s going on with you and your friend J.?” J. is the leader of a group of third-graders at her camp-- a position Lucy herself occupied the previous summer. Now she’s the one on the outs. and every day at snack time, she tells me all about it, while I offer the unhelpful advice all summer long.

“She’s fond of giving orders, ”Lucy complained. “She’s turning everyone against me. She’s mean. And she’s fat.” “Excuse me,” I said, struggling for calm. “What did you just said?” “She’s fat.” Lucy mumbled(含糊地说).“We’re going upstairs,” I said, my voice cold. “We’re going to discuss this.” And up we went. I’d spent the nine years since her birth getting ready for this day, the day we’d have the conversation about this horrible word. I knew exactly what to say to the girl on the receiving end of the teasing, but in all of my imaginings, it never once occurred to me that my daughter would be the one who used the F word-Fat.

My daughter sat on her bed, and I sat beside her. “How would you feel if someone made fun of you for something that wasn’t your fault?” I began. “She could stop eating so much,” Lucy mumbled, mouthing the simple advice a thousand doctors have given overweight women for years.

“It’s not always that easy,” I said . “Everyone’s different in terms of how they treat food.” Lucy looked at me, waiting for me to go on. I opened my mouth, then closed it. Should I tell her that, in teasing a woman’s weight, she’s joined the long tradition of critics? Should I tell her I didn’t cry when someone posted my picture and commented , “I’m sorry, but aren’t authors who write books marketed to young women supposed to be pretty?”

Does she need to know, now, that life isn’t fair ? I feel her eyes on me, waiting for an answer I don’t have. Words are my tools. Stories are my job. It’s possible she’ll remember what I say forever, and I have no idea what to say.

So I tell her the only thing I can come up with that is absolutely true. I say to my daughter, “I love you, and there is nothing you could ever do to make me not love you. But I’m disappointed in you right now. There are plenty of reasons for not liking someone. What she looks like isn’t one of them. ”

Lucy nods, tears on her cheeks. “I won’t say that again,” she tells me, and I pull her close, pressing my nose against her hair. As we sit there together, I pray for her to be smart and strong. I pray for her to find friends, work she loves, a partner who loves her. And still, always, I pray that she will never struggle as I’ve struggled, that weight will never be her cross to bear. She may not be able to use the word in our home, but I can use in my head. I pray that she will never get fat.

1.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 indicates that Lucy ______.

A. has turned against her friend J.

B.gets along well with her friend J.

C. has begun to compete with her friend J.

D. often makes fun of her friend J.

2.Why does the author want to discuss with Lucy?

A. Because she decides to tell Lucy a similar story of her own.

B. Because she is really shocked at Lucy’s rudeness.

C. Because she has prepared the conversation for nine years.

D. Because she wants to offer some other helpful advice.

3.What does the author want to tell her daughter?

A. People shouldn’t complain because life is unfair.

B. She herself was once laughed at for her appearance.

C. People shouldn’t be blamed for their appearance.

D. It is not easy to take the doctors’ advice to eat less.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that_________.

A. the author earns a living by writing stories.

B. the author is a fat but good-looking woman.

C. the author will stop loving her daughter for what she said.

D. the author’s daughter agreed with her from the very beginning.

5.We can learn from the last paragraph that_________.

A. Lucy was deeply moved by her mother’s prayer.

B. a mother’s prayer will shape her daughter’s attitude towards life

C. the author allows her daughter to use the F word in her head

D. the author hopes her daughter will never have weight trouble

6.The author’s attitude towards her daughter can be best described as _________.

A. unsatisfied and angry B. loving but strict

C. indifferent but patient D. satisfied and friendly

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Choosing to Study Overseas

Every year, thousands of students choose to study in another country for a semester(学期), the summer, or a year.Studying overseas can be an exciting experience for many people.

●_1.__

Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture.

_2._Overseas study may also look good on your future resume. Many companies today want employees who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.

●Making the right choice

Once you decide to study overseas, you have to make some choices.To choose the right country or school, ask yourself: Where do I want to go and why? How much do I want to pay?

_3.__Do I want to live with a host family, with roommates, or alone?

●Getting ready to go

Get your passport and visa early! __4.__Learn about the money.Bring some of it, and a credit card, with you.

●Once you are there

After the first few weeks overseas,many students will feel a little homesick.They may miss their family, friends, and familiar ways of doing things.__ 5.__When you feel sad or homesick, try to talk to

others, or write about your feelings in a notebook.

A.Why do it?

B.How long do I want to study overseas?

C.You should improve your mother tongue before you go.

D.A large number of students can't afford to study overseas.

E.You will see the world in a new way and learn more about yourself.

F.Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place, school, and culture.

G.Before you go, learn some of the language, and read about some common customs in your host country.

“Keep your eyes on the ball.” That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. “Keep your mind on what’s important,” is the way I’d put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.

I had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll(登记) for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. “If they keep on ringing, I’ll never get my typing done!” she’d shout.

People just don’t see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someone’s shoulder?

I read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realized—he wasn’t turning the page. He just kept on reading.

Now if you knew the page he was reading, you’d know that there weren’t many words on the page to read anyway. The layout(版面) was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,” You know, you really read very slowly.”

“What do you mean?” he asked. “Well,” I told him, “I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,” I went on “If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.” He remained silent for a minute or two. “If I read too fast, my paper wouldn’t last me to my station.”

1.The writer wasn’t satisfied with his secretary because ___.

A. she didn’t put first thing first

B. she was too busy

C. she was easy to get angry

D. she couldn’t finish her work on time

2.The man read newspaper in order to___.

A. take in information B. enjoy pictures

C. save time D. kill time

3.The writer thinks that people seem to need a sense of ___.

A. what to read first B. how to read fast

C. what is important D. what is funny

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