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"I don't see why I can't be the best person to write an advice column for the students called Dear Amy!"
Andy said to Jenny, the editor of the school newspaper. Andy agreed to do it if Jenny did not 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 won't
even let me take music lessons .I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play it, I've tried explaining, but they
won't listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents change their minds! "
The letter was written by "Joe".
Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? But did
n'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.
In a reading room a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy's maths class, sat down next to him and said,
"You look a little bit worried"
"I guess I do." Said Andy.
"If you've got a problem, why don't you try writing to Dear Amy about it?" asked Eleanor.
Andy groaned, but she went on."I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn't
answered the phoney letter I wrote her last week .You'd better read it — it may make even the most hard-
hearted person cry! It was thought to be from a songwriter named Joe."
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B. Andy wouldn't like to do the work for the school newspaper
C. Andy didn't agree to do the work for the school newspaper
D. Andy would like to do the work for the school newspaper
B. Joe was in real trouble and needed help
C. Eleanor had made great trouble for Andy
D. Andy had changed his name to Amy.
B. not real
C. very strange
D. quite short
B. about Andy' work
C. a story about Joe
D. about a school newspaper
The volunteers who brought the nine-year-old to the orphanage* knew little about her. The streets where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They had left her long ago.
At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something else -- to be independent*. At twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began work as a secretary.
And then, in 1975, while she was still working as a common secretary, something very unusual happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition -- and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now Mary Cheung was very popular in Hong Kong.
Mary entered the competition because she was full of ambitions* and because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then to a business manager. When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports. “My English just wasn’t good enough,” she said. Fortunately, she had a boy-friend (who later became her husband) to help her.
Mary studied management at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own company in 1995. But she was still working hard to develop herself. She then studied for a Fine Arts degree at the University of Hong Kong. Her ambition was to teach arts in Hong Kong. Since 1987, she has spent a lot of her time on photography. She has held several exhibitions of her work in many places, including China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV and for charity, to write for newspapers and bring up her family.
The girl from street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet.
1 Mary ______ when the volunteers found her.
A. was known well B. lived with her parents
C. had been homeless for many years D. was at school like all the children
2______ was the turning point in Mary’s life.
A. Being brought to the orphanage B. Being taught to read and write
C. Having trouble with her reports D. Winning the Miss Hong Kong competition
3 The underlined sentence “The girl from street has come a long way” means that ______.
A. Mary has travelled a lot
B. Mary is very tired because she has run a long way
C. Mary is always hard-working and she has made a great success
D. Mary needs to have a rest because she has made a great success
4 From the passage we can learn that ______.
A. Mary has achieved all her ambitions
B. Mary never stopped developing herself all the time
C. Mary’s life as a small child was very happy and comfortable
D. Mary became a secretary after she won the Miss Hong Kong competition
查看习题详情和答案>>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 won’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 won’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 math 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 got an problem, why don’t you try writing to Dear Amy about it?” asked Eleanor.
Andy sighed; but she 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】

【小题2】It’s clear “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4】

【小题5】The underlined word “ phony ” perhaps means ______.
A.unreal | B.boyish | C.popular | D.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.”
【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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
A.unreal | B.boyish | C.popular | D.favourite |