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ÔĶÁÀí½â ¡¡¡¡Papa's jaw dropped when Mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final exams£­not to succeed but to fail£®¡°It's unbelievable!¡± he said£®¡°Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!¡± ¡¡¡¡¡°Yes, she has,¡± said Mama£®¡°But it's not unbelievable£®It just shows how badly she wanted off the swimming team£®¡± ¡¡¡¡¡°Wanted off the swimming team?¡± said Papa£®¡°She never said anything about that to me£®¡± ¡¡¡¡¡°Of course she didn't,¡± said Mama£®¡°She was afraid you'd blow your top£®You already had her getting a swimming scholarship to college and winning gold medals at the Olympics£®Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt? For her, being on the team couldn't have been much fun£®¡± ¡¡¡¡¡°Oh, my gosh!¡± Papa said, clapping a hand to his forehead£®¡°I've been so stupid! I just thought she'd want to be a champion swimmer because she's so good at it£®¡± ¡¡¡¡¡°It's like anything else, dear,¡± said Mama£®¡°No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you won't want to do it anymore£®¡± ¡¡¡¡Papa put his head in his hands£® ¡¡¡¡¡°She must be really mad at me,¡± he mumbled£®¡°Maybe I should say sorry to her£®¡± ¡¡¡¡Sister's footsteps could be heard on the stairs£®She came into the kitchen and looked hopefully up at her parents£® ¡¡¡¡¡°Honey,¡± said Mama with a smile, ¡°your papa and I have decided that there's no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you don't want to£®¡± ¡¡¡¡Sister's face lit up like a Christmas tree£®¡°Yippee!¡± she cried£® ¡¡¡¡¡°And,¡± added Papa, ¡°there's no need for any more drills£®I'm sure you'll bring your grades back up all by yourself£®¡± ¡¡¡¡Sister ran to Papa and jumped into his arms£®She gave him a big hug£®¡°I'm going to go play cards with Lizzy!¡± she said£®¡°See you later!¡± ¡¡¡¡From the kitchen window, Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzy's house£® ¡¡¡¡¡°It's good to see her happy again,¡± said Mama£® ¡¡¡¡¡°It sure is,¡± Papa agreed£®¡°As for the swimming team, there's always next year£®¡± ¡¡¡¡¡°If?¡± Mama prompted him£® ¡¡¡¡¡°Oh, right,¡± said Papa£®¡°If she wants to£®¡± ¡¡¡¡Mama smiled£®¡°At least you're learning, dear,¡± she said£®She kissed him£® ¡¡¡¡¡°Well, you know what they say,¡± Papa said£®¡°Better late than never£®¡± (1) Sister wanted off the swimming team because ________£® [¡¡¡¡] A£® she was not as good at swimming as ever before B£® she intended to improve her grades in her studies C£® she wanted to play cards far more than swimming D£® she felt it boring to struggle for Papa's expectation (2) Mama insisted that the child should do ________£® [¡¡¡¡] A£® what she was willing to B£® what she felt easy to C£® what she was able to D£® what she felt right to (3) What do you think of Papa? [¡¡¡¡] A£® Cruel but reasonable£® B£® Crazy but confident£® C£® Stubborn but honest£® D£® Ambitious but considerate£® (4) Which might be the proper title for the passage? [¡¡¡¡] A£® Easier Said Than Done B£® Health Is Better Than Wealth C£® Better Late Than Never D£® Something Is Better Than Nothing

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