When I was about 12，I had an enemy，a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings．

    Week by week her list grew：I was very thin；I wasn’t a good student；I talked too much；1 was too proud，and so on．I tried to bear all this as long as I could．At last，I became very angry．I ran to my Daddy with tears in my eyes．

    He listened to me quietly，then he asked，“Are the things she says true or not? Janet，didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well，you now have that girl’s opinion．Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．Pay no attention to the other things she said．”

    I did as he told me．To my great surprise，I discovered that about half the things were true．Some of them I couldn’t change（1ike being very thin），but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change．For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself．

    I brought the list back to Daddy．He refused to take it．“That’s just for you，”he said．“You know better than anyone，the truth about yourself．But you have to learn to listen，not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt．When something said about you is true，you’ll find it will be of help to you．Our world is full of people who think they know your duty．Don’t shut your ears．Listen to  them all，but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do．”

    Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments．In my life，I've never had a better piece of advice．

1．Which do you think would be a best title for this passage?

A．Not an Enemy，but a Best Friend

B．the Best Advice I've Ever Had

C．My Father

D．My Childhood

2．What does“Week by week her list grew”mean?

A．Week by week，my shortcomings grew more serious．

B．She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer．

C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on．

D．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me．

3．Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A．Because he believed that what his daughter’s “enemy”said was mostly true．

    B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by　keeping silent for a while．

    C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment．

    D．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth．

4．What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A．He told her not to Pay any attention to what her“enemy”had said．

    B．He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings．

    C．He told her to write down all that her“enemy”had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true．

    D．He refused to take the list and have a look at it．

When I put a foot in the school for the first time, the thing that I will never forget is a big smile coming from the people of the reception. This is the kind of things that means a lot to you when you are feeling like a strange person in a country that you have never been, as it was in my case.
In the classes, I don’t know if I’m a lucky person, but the teachers that I have had, in my opinion, are excellent, very professional in their jobs, and they just seem to enjoy teaching, and make the lessons useful and classes amusing.
Another fact that I’ve really enjoyed is that the school is not only aimed at the English language knowledge. You can also find every kind of activity intended to entertain the students in their free time, with things like going to museums and galleries, visiting special places in the city or going to the very famous pub night to have a few beers with your friends. So here you have the opportunity to enjoy the stay in London, to meet new friends, and also to learn everything about the city and the British culture.
Personally, there are some facts that have not been easy for me since I arrived, like being so far away from my family, the differences between English food and the food I used to eat, and the high prices for everything. However, I am impressed about a very developed and multicultural city, with people aware of the sense of living in community, with a public transport amazingly thorough, with outstanding tourist places, with opportunities for work and with food from every part of the world that you can imagine.
I’ve experienced something priceless with my friends in London. Every time I made contact with my friends from another country, I learn about their culture. I was lucky to have such good friends. I think that time was a present for me

1. 1.

   What is the passage mainly about?

   1. A.
      The author’s learning experience in London
   2. B.
      The friends the author made while in London
   3. C.
      The author’s progress in learning English
   4. D.
      The poor memories in a foreign country
2. 2.

   When setting foot in the new country, the author ________

   1. A.
      felt the great pressure from foreigners
   2. B.
      was uneasy in the unfamiliar environment
   3. C.
      missed everything and everyone in his back home
   4. D.
      had difficulty dealing with different cultures and customs
3. 3.

   Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      The author’s experience in London is worthless
   2. B.
      Schools in London focus on no activities
   3. C.
      The author had some difficulty in adapting to the life in London
   4. D.
      The teachers are easily confused by the international students
4. 4.

   What did the author do besides his studies while in London?

   1. A.
      He learned the differences between languages
   2. B.
      He got to know the city with different cultures
   3. C.
      He served at many outstanding tourists places
   4. D.
      He made contact with friends from his home

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time that taught a man everything．I didn’t understand and wondered why _1_ had such a big influence _2_ a person．I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now, _3_ I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel _4_ to express my own opinion on this saying．I know that I am just a high school student with very few experiences．There are still many things waiting for me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.

I once read this sentence, “To make this world a happy place in which to live, you had better _5_ yourself and your heart, instead of the whole world.” I was shocked．It made me think about _6_ itself．There are so many things around us that _7_ our will．We can’t force life to follow our wishes．The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we _8_ it or not ．What we can do is just to make  _9_ suit the world．I think we should learn to accept _10_ life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.

    The pop song Grandmother by Jay Chou is my favorite．I’m deeply moved by this beautiful song．I always try to _11_ every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see that I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments．It is more likely that they slip by（流逝）and leave you _12_ regretful．I realize that I’m not just living for myself and that there are others I should _13_ such as my parents, friends, and so on．They all pay attention to my growing up, _14_ it’s just a little progress.

Everyone has his or her own _15_ towards life, positive or negative．It doesn’t  matter, I think．There is one rule that should be obeyed and that’s to make this world better.

1．A．man                      B．time                    C．thing                  D．parent

2．A．about                    B．with                    C．on                      D．in

3．A．before                   B．after                    C．as                      D．when

4．A．glad                      B．angry                 C．tired                   D．anxious

5．A．praise                   B．change                C．exchange            D．force

6．A．life                       B．money                 C．heart                   D．world

7．A．go with                 B．go along             C．go for                 D．go against

8．A．receive                 B．check                 C．refuse                D．accept

9．A．himself                 B．themselves           C．ourselves            D．yourself

10．A．what                   B．that                    C．which                D．why

11．A．touch                  B．escape                C．catch                  D．lose

12．A．feeling                 B．looking               C．remaining            D．proving

13．A．make of              B．speak of             C．hear of                D．think of

14．A．in case               B．in that                 C．even if               D．as if

15．A．idea                    B．way                   C．view                   D．attitude