Thank you, Mr．Morley, for your kind introduction．It was very nice of you to speak of me like that．While I was listening, I had trouble believing that I was the man you were talking about．
My thanks go out to all of you for being here at this dinner．I look around and say to myself,"These people are my friends．" And you know how good it is to be among friends．
Seven years ago, I became the tennis coach at this school．I can remember arriving here as if it were yesterday．When I started coaching, we only had a small team then, just three boys and two girls, and only one tennis court．So my first job was to increase the team．At the end of the first year, we had ten boys and six girls．And it seems like the team keeps getting stronger every year．
I've been lucky to have some really good players to coach．Coaches love good players．Some great players from our school over the past years include Herbert Bradbury, Christopher Stanton and Emma Austen, all champions during the years they played．
Among the players on our team now is Arthur Burney, perhaps the best of them all．I'm sure you all join with me in wishing him good luck as he leaves for Capetown next week．He's our first student to enter the Capetown Junior International Tennis Tournament(锦标赛), where he will play against some of the best young tennis players in the world．Good luck, Ace!
The time has come for me, however, to make a change．Recent health problems have made it difficult for me to continue coaching．
I must say, I'm looking forward to my retirement with mixed feelings．I'm certainly ready for a long rest, but I'm a bit worried about what I'll do with all my spare time．You might find me coming down to watch the games from time to time．If you can still remember me, you might say hello．
Thank you everyone．I'll miss you all．
(1)
From the text, we know the passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
a wanted ad
B．
a welcome speech
C．
a farewell speech
D．
a sport introduction
(2)
How does the man probably feel when he speaks?
[ ]
A．
A bit puzzled．
B．
Quite disappointed
C．
Very angry．
D．
A little sad．
(3)
The man would not work any more because of ________．
[ ]
A．
his age
B．
health problems
C．
few good player
D．
little money
(4)
Which of the following is FALSE?
[ ]
A．
There were only six players when the man started his work．
B．
Bradbury, Stanton and Austen were the man's students．
C．
The man recalled his work in the text．
D．
The man thanked all the people for coming to the meeting．
Today’s teenagers, at least in the eye of the older generation, have no reason to be unhappy．However, a recent survey targeting teenagers in 22 provinces indicates that 12.97 percent of the people questioned have some sort of mental problems．This originates from falling out(争吵)with people or from pressure with studies, causing depression, constant worry and fear, the survey says．
Experts caution that metal problems are becoming an increasingly bigger threat to teenagers, and have resulted in higher rates of smoking, drug taking and excessive drinking among youth．
Today’s teenagers are confronted with(面临)tougher challenges in study and employment．As an only child in a family, young people bear higher expectations from their parents．
Living under such great pressure makes, teenagers susceptible to mental problems．On the other hand, teachers and parents tend to focus their attentions on academic performances, but neglect their feelings．
Mental problems, if not addressed properly, will greatly influence the quality of the country’s talent．It is estimated that by the year 2020 mental illness will increase to one fourth of the total cases of illness from the current one fifth．
The survey should ring alarm bells to schools and parents, and efficient measures must be taken to ensure the health of our teenagers－both physically and mentally．
Schools should build up a contingent(可能事件)of professional personal to give students regular checkups and consultations(咨询)on their mental health．
Parents are encouraged to make friends with their children so that they are willing to and dare to share their problems with parents．
(1)
The writer’s purpose in writing the text is ________．
[ ]
A．
to settle the teenagers’ mental problem
B．
to blame the teachers and parents for the teenagers’ mental problem
C．
to tell us the reasons for the problem
D．
to analyze the problem which is crucial to the teenagers
(2)
The survey says the teenagers have mental problem because．
[ ]
A．
their quarrels with others or pressure with studies cause depression, constant worry and fear
B．
their parents give too high expectations to them
C．
their teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to their feelings
D．
they are not given regular checkups and consultations on their mental health
(3)
It can be inferred tha ________．
[ ]
A．
mental illness is one fifth of the total cases of illnesses now
B．
all parents are not friends of their children who’d like to share problems with them
C．
mental problems are becoming more and more dangerous to young people
D．
parents think there is no reason for the teenagers not to be happy
(4)
The writer’s attitude towards the problem can be described as ________．
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