—I’m sorry to have brought you so much trouble．

    —      .

    A．My pleasure                                       B．That's all right

    C．No problem                                            D．You’re welcome

I always feel sorry for world leaders busy dealing with fights between nations. When my three children were young, most days it was hard keeping my house from becoming a battlefield.

         It got worse as they grew older. Three years ago, Zack, then 16, couldn’t make it through a day without making his sisters, Alex 11 and Taryn 9, angry.

         My husband and I tried to be understanding the boy at such an age. We reasoned, punished, and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how he was hurting our family. His answer was “I say it because it’s true.”

         I even tried telling the girls to fight back. Bad idea. Now I had three children at war. Whatever I said to them, they paid no attention. When there was no way out, I told everything to my sister, Mary, in an e-mail. She replied, “Don’t e-mail me. E-mail him.”

         Our son was online every day, mailing and talking with his friends. Maybe he would actually hear me this way. I didn’t say anything different, but e-mail just took the tension away. There’d be no shouting or door banging. Zack wouldn’t feel under attack.

         Zack didn’t reply for days. When he finally did, his entire message was four small words. I smiled when I read them: “You’re right. I’m sorry.”

        The children still fought, of course, but Zack changed. Best of all, I now have a better way to talk with not one but three of them. I like it that they don’t tune me out as much as they used to. They like not having to listen to me shouting to them. Or as Alex says, “You’re so much nicer online.”

         All I know is that the house is quiet. But we’re talking.

71. What was the trouble before the online talk in the family?

         A. The writer failed to understand her daughters.

         B. The children couldn’t get along peacefully.

         C. The family found it difficult to keep the house clean.

         D. The parents were not willing to talk with their children.

72. The writer once tried to deal with her son’s problem by _______.

         A. talking with him about his pain

         B. telling him about the truth of the family

         C. telling her daughters to keep away from him

         D. encouraging her daughters to fight against him

73. The writer e-mailed her sister _______.

         A. to tell her about the family problem            B. hoping she’d e-mail the boy

         C. asking about child-raising                               D. to escape from the problem

74. The underlined phrase “tune me out” in the passage probably means _______.

         A. quarrel with me                                                 B. get angry with me

         C. pay no attention to me                                    D. keep me out of their rooms

I always feel sorry for world leaders busy dealing with fights between nations．When my three children were young, most days it was hard keeping my house from becoming a battlefield．

    It got worse as they grew older．Three years ago, Zack, then 16,couldn't make it through a day without making his sisters, Alex 11 and Taryn 9, angry．

    My husband and I tried to be understanding the boy at such an age．We reasoned, punished, and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how he was hurting our family．His answer was "I' say it because it's true．"

     I even tried telling the girls to fight back． Bad idea, Now I had three children at war．Whatever I said to them, they paid no attention．When there was no way out, I told everything to my sister in an e-mail． She replied, "Don't e-mail me．E-mail him．"

    Our son was online every day, mailing and talking-with his friends．Maybe he would actually hear me this way．I didn't say anything different, but e-mail just took the tension away．There'd be no shouting or door banging．Zack wouldn't feel under attack．

    Zack didn't reply for days．When he finally did, his entire message was four small words． I smiled when I read them, "You're right．I'm sorry．"

    The children still fought, of course, but Zack changed．Best of all, I now have a better way to talk with not one but three of them, I like it that they don't tune me out as much as they used to．

     They like not having to listen to me shouting to them or as Alex says, "You're so much nicer online．"

    All I know is that the house is quiet．But we're talking．

1．What was the trouble before the online talk in the family?

     A．The writer failed to understand her daughters．

     B．The children couldn't get along peacefully．

     C．The family found it difficult to keep the house clean．

     D．The parents were not willing to talk with their children．

2．The writer once tried to deal with her son's problem by__________

      A．talking with him about his pain

      B．telling him about the truth of the family

      C．telling her daughters to keep away from him

      D．encouraging her daughters to fight against him

3．The writer e-mailed her sister______

      A．to tell her about the family problem          B．hoping she'd e-mail the boy

      C．asking about child-raising                  D to reduce the tension

4．The underlined phrase "tune me out" in the passage probably means “________” ．

      A．quarrel with me                          B．get angry with me

      C．pay no attention to me                      D．keep me out of their rooms

       I always feel sorry for world leaders busy dealing with fights between nations. When my three children were young, most days it was hard to keep my house from becoming a battlefield.

       It got worse as they grew older. Three years ago, Zack, then 16, couldn’t make it through a day without making his sisters, Alex 11 and Taryn 9, angry.

       My husband and I tried to be understanding the boy at such an age. We reasoned, punished, and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how he was hurting our family. His answer was “I say it because it’s true.”

      I even tried telling the girls to fight back. Bad idea. Now I had three children at war. Whatever I said to them, they paid no attention. When there was no way out, I told everything to my sister in an e-mail. She replied, “Don’t e-mail me. E-mail him.”

       Our son was online every day, mailing and talking with his friends. Maybe he would actually hear me this way. I didn’t say anything different, but e-mail just took the tension(紧张) away. There’d be no shouting or door banging. Zack wouldn’t feel under attack.

      Zack didn’t reply for days. When he finally did, his entire message was four small words. I smiled when I read them, “You’re right. I’m sorry.”

       The children still fought, of course, but Zack changed. Best of all, I now have a better way to talk with not one but three of them. I like it that they don’t tune me out as much as they used to. They like not having to listen to me shouting to them. Or as Alex says, “You’re so much nicer online.”

       All I know is that the house is quiet. But we’re talking.

74. What was the trouble before the online talk in the family?

  A. The writer failed to understand her daughters.

  B. The children couldn’t get along peacefully.

  C. The family found it difficult to keep the house clean.

  D. The parents were not willing to talk with their children.

75. The writer once tried to deal with her son’s problem by ________.

  A. talking with him about her pain

  B. telling him about the truth of the family

  C. telling her daughters to keep away from him

  D. encouraging her daughters to fight against him.

76. The writer e-mailed her sister ________.

  A. to tell her about the family problem             B. hoping she’d e-mail the boy

  C. asking about child-raising                          D. to reduce the tension

77. The underlined phrase “tune me out” in the passage probably means “________”.

  A. quarrel with me                                        B. get angry with me

  C. pay no attention to me                               D. keep me out of their rooms            

She is a cute, quiet girl. As a daughter, she has no secrets from her mother, who is very pleased with her. But recently she has become somewhat mysterious, not so open as before: what if she falls in love, which is too early for a girl of her age. After all, she is reaching the “dangerous stage”. These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother’s mind.

   One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmates and would return late. This was the first time her mother had agreed, and she couldn’t help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine and her uneasiness(不安) got the upper hand over her. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that moment the noise of a car pulling up drew her to the window and ---there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, pretending nothing had happened. “Mum, I’m back.” “Yeah.” “Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?” “Yes, Oh, that… Who’s that boy?” The daughter was stunned (发愣) for a moment. “Ah. It’s my monitor. He gave me a lift on his way home. Mum, I’m going to bed” “All right. Go to sleep early.”

   Next morning, when the mother went to the daughter’s room to do some tidying, she found her diary left at her pillow. After a few minutes’ hesitation she finally opened it to the entry of the night before. It read: Mum, it was love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn’t. Holding the diary, the mother fell in thought.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. The girl knew her mother would ask her the questions about the boy.

B. What the girl did recently worried her mother.

C. The mother was eager to read her daughter’ diary the next day.

D. The girl’ diary was always unlocked.

2.From the diary, we can see the girl _____________.

A. thanked her mother for asking her.           

B. thought her mother cared about her very much.

C. thought it was her mother’s duty to asked her.

D. thought understanding is better than simple love.

3.The main purpose of this article is to show that parents should_______.

A. care about what their children really think and how they feel.

B. not give much freedom to their children.

C. Talk with their children about their early love.

D. Keep silent about their children’s privacy.

4.Which can be the best title for this story?

A. Mother’s True Love.             B. Early Love Between Students.

C. To Ask or Not to Ask.            D. Dangerous Age.