“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very　 1　 and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have　 2　  it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the　 3　 .
The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of　 4 is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid　 5　 trouble.
I admit that we should keep　 6　 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your　 7　 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do　8　 to make things better.
I used to be a(n)  9　 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  10  when I couldn’t answer it.
“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know 　 11　 you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher　 12　 me to go to the blackboard and　 13　 what I knew. If I had　 14　 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s  15　, I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I　 16　 you could do it!”
Since then, I have become active in maths as　 17　 as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know　 18　 I do can make things better. Everyone is the　 19　 of his own fate.
If we make mistakes, we should take on an active　20　 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.

“Imagine you are walking along the road． Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter．You feel very  1  and think the world is laughing at you．But in fact, five minutes later, they have  2  it ever happened．” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the 3   ．

The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of  4  is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid  5  trouble．

I admit that we should keep  6  because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your  7  can let them forget it．” But this is far from satisfactory．We should do  8  to make things better．

I used to be a（n） 9  girl and not very good at maths．Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  10  when I couldn’t answer it．

“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me．” the teacher said, “If you don’t, how can I know  11  you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter． My face turned red but the teacher  12  me to go to the blackboard and  13  what I knew． If I had  14  the words in the article, I would have given up． But I tried my best． And to everyone’s  15 , I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I  16  you could do it!”

Since then, I have become active in maths as  17  as in other subjects． I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time． But now, I know  18 I do can make things better． Everyone is the  19 of his own fate．

If we make mistakes, we should take on an active  20．Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone．

1． A． nervous           B． excited        C． afraid                  D． embarrassed

2． A． realized          B． recognized      C． forgotten         D． remembered

3． A． speaker          B． reader          C． author            D． announcer

4． A． environment     B． surrounding     C． condition          D． situation

5． A． ordinary          B． extra           C． common          D． usual

6． A． confident        B． smart              C． calm             D． strong

7． A． smile            B． worry          C． courage          D． satisfaction

8． A． anything        B． something       C． nothing           D． everything,

9． A． shy               B． energetic           C． happy            D． clever

10． A． joy            B． pride            C． shame            D． surprise

11． A． what           B． that               C． when            D． whether

12． A． forced         B． invited            C． asked                 D． pushed

13． A． bring up        B． put down       C． think about          D． show off

14． A． obeyed           B． suspected       C． rejected            D． understood

15． A． expectation   B． disappointment   C． surprise            D． delight

16． A． hoped            B． knew         C． doubted            D． regretted

17． A． long            B． far                 C． soon             D． well

18． A． whoever       B． whenever       C． wherever                 D． whatever

19． A． architect        B． owner          C． host                   D． inspector

20． A． position        B． attitude         C． value              D． response

One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister．On this occasion, the work was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend．I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying the older ones．Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.

I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out．I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.

It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone．“I’ll give him a lesson,” I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a wintry night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.

Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriend’s house．After what seemed like countless rings, his girlfriend answered．“Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”

He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, rational self．After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modern teenagers．“Where are the children?” I said．He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake．This was too good to be believed．Well, it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it．It was only part of the truth.

The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts．Mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.

59．The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because _____ _.

       A．she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitter

       B．she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriend

       C．the older children have always loved the younger ones

       D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night

60．Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that ______.

       A．her son had brought his girlfriend home    

       B．her son had left home with his girlfriend

       C．she shouldn’t have completely trusted her son

       D．she should have taken the children along with her

61．The sentence “It was only part of the truth.” （Para．5） implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also ______.

       A．had a birthday party             B．framed some photographs

       C．had their pictures taken          D．showed off their best clothes

62．Which of the following possible titles best expresses the main idea of this passage?

       A．An Evening Out    B．Modern Teenagers 

       C．Mother and Children                 D．A Precious Birthday Gift