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A letter to Edward，a columnist

Dear Mr. Expert,

I grew up in an unhappy and abusive(虐待) home. I always promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I've achieved.

Here’s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine—so much so that they make mine theirs.

It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever.

I enjoy having my friends here sometimes—it makes the place feel comfortable and warm—but this is my home, not a party house. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy(隐私)?

Joan

Edward’s reply to Joan

Dear Joan,

　　If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.

　　And if you’ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere(气氛), you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict（冲突）you grew up with—or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time.

Be clear about the message you want to send. For example, “I really love your company（陪伴） but I also need some privacy. So please call before you come over. ”

Edward

59. We can learn from the first letter that Joan ___________.

A. takes pride in her friends

B. lives away from her parents

C. knows Mr. Expert quite well

D. hates her parents very much

60. We can infer from the first letter that __________.

　 A. Joan thinks her friends more important than her privacy

B. Joan doesn’t like the parties at all

C. Joan’s friends visit her more often than expected

D. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over

61. In Mr. Expert’s opinion, the reason why Joan can’t tell her friends her feelings is that _________.

　 A. she is afraid of hurting her friends

B. she does not understand true friendship

C. her family experience stops her from doing so

D. she does not put her needs first

62. The second letter suggests that Mr. Expert __________.

　 A. is concerned about Joan’s problem

B. warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends

C. encourages Joan to be brave enough

D. advises Joan on how to refuse people

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　　On my way home from school one day, I saw a

（1） ______

old woman standing by the roadside, with a heavy bag

（2） ______

on back. She looked very worried. I went to ask her

（3） ______

what was wrong. The granny told me that she has just

（4） ______

come from the country and to see her son, who worked

（5） ______

in a steel plant here. As she had never been here ago,

（6） ______

she didn't know the way of the plant. So I did

（7） ______

what I could help her go there. I really had great

（8） ______

difficulty find her son's plant. Both the granny

（9） ______

and her son was very thankful to me.

（10） _____

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　　Jenny likes her work with computers and can do a lot of clever things with them．

　　“Computers are really like 　　1　　 to me nowadays,” Jenny told her mother one day．“I can ask them questions, and they 　　2　　 just like people, but more politely and without arguing(争论), and you don’t have to 　　3　　 whether you are going to hurt their feelings．And they never lie!”

　　“I should hope not!” her mother answered．“It 　　4　　 a nice thing, doesn’t it?” “But can 　　5　　 of them think for themselves?”

　　“I’m afraid 　　6　　,” Jenny said．“you can get no more out of them than what you’ve put in．It’s called programming．But it’s wonderful what you can 　　7　　 them to do．”

　　“Well,” Jenny’s mother said, “I’d like to 　　8　　 whether you can program me one of them to give me some advice．”

　　“I hope so,” answered Jenny．“I’ll try it 　　9　　, what do you want advice about?”

　　“Well,” her mother answered, “I have 　　10　　 watches：one of them gains(走快)one second every minute, and the other has stopped and 　　11　　 start again．I would feel pleased if I know which I should 　　12　　．Do you 　　13　　 to ask one of your computers?”

　　Jenny laughed and answered, “That’s 　　14　　 to ask a computer, but I’ll do so．I’ll ask Donald．He’s my best 　　15　　．

　　The next evening when Jenny got home from 　　16　　, she said to her mother, “Donald advised you to keep 　　17　　 has stopped．”

　　“Really?” Jenny’s mother said．“　　18　　 did he advise that?”

　　“Because he pointed out that watch will 　　19　　 the right time once every twelve hours, 　　20　　 the other one will be right only once every five years．”

(1)


[　　]
A．	teachers
B．	children
C．	friends
D．	partners

(2)


[　　]
A．	answer
B．	work
C．	talk
D．	try

(3)


[　　]
A．	think
B．	find
C．	be afraid
D．	wonder

(4)


[　　]
A．	seem to be
B．	looks as
C．	sounds like
D．	is

(5)


[　　]
A．	one
B．	any
C．	everyone
D．	some

(6)


[　　]
A．	so
B．	of that
C．	not
D．	it doesn’t

(7)


[　　]
A．	have
B．	get
C．	make
D．	let

(8)


[　　]
A．	know
B．	tell
C．	work out
D．	look for

(9)


[　　]
A．	out
B．	down
C．	up
D．	to

(10)


[　　]
A．	many
B．	a few
C．	two
D．	three

(11)


[　　]
A．	mustn’t
B．	may not
C．	didn’t
D．	won’t

(12)


[　　]
A．	keep
B．	repair
C．	sell
D．	wear

(13)


[　　]
A．	mind
B．	hope
C．	care
D．	like

(14)


[　　]
A．	a pleasant thing
B．	a strange thing
C．	a terrible
D．	an easy thing

(15)


[　　]
A．	dictionary
B．	job
C．	clock
D．	computer

(16)


[　　]
A．	school
B．	work
C．	shopping
D．	outside

(17)


[　　]
A．	one
B．	which
C．	the one that
D．	which one

(18)


[　　]
A．	Why
B．	How
C．	When
D．	What

(19)


[　　]
A．	say
B．	speak
C．	tell
D．	talk

(20)


[　　]
A．	so
B．	for
C．	but
D．	since

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　　After becoming successful, a man felt that he should repay his mother, 　　1　　 he asked her,“Mother, what can I give you?I really want to repay you for 　　2　　 you have given to me．”His mother looked 　　3　　 and said,“You don't have to repay me．”

　　His mother 　　4　　 to ask for anything, but he continued to persist(执著地坚持)．To put an end to the 　　5　　, she said,“All right．If you insist, then tonight you stay on the 　　6　　 with me, just as you 　　7　　 when you were a baby．”He said,“That's a(n)　　8　　 thing to ask for, but if it pleases you, I will．”

　　As soon as he 　　9　　, the mother got up and brought a glass of water．She 　　10　　 the glass of water on his side．Feeling the wetness under him, he moved away to the other side of the bed．As he settled down, his mother poured 　　11　　 glass of water on the other side．Later he felt that this part of the bed was 　　12　　 too．He woke up and saw his mother with the glass in her hand．He asked 　　13　　,“What are you doing, Mother?Why do you 　　14　　 me to sleep on a wet bed?”

　　His mother said,“I slept with you, when you wetted the bed in the night．I 　　15　　 your nappy(尿布)and moved you to the 　　16　　 part of the bed, while I slept on the wet side．You wanted to repay me．Can you sleep here even for one night with me on a wet bed?If you 　　17　　, I'll take that as my repayment．”

　　How true it is that of all the 　　18　　 in the world, the one that can never be repaid is the one you 　　19　　 your mother．You can never repay the 　　20　　, care and time your mother gave to you in order to bring you up．You are a part of her flesh and blood; don't forget this．

(1)


[　　]
A．	but
B．	so
C．	or
D．	as

(2)


[　　]
A．	that
B．	which
C．	what
D．	those

(3)


[　　]
A．	surprised
B．	pleased
C．	frightened
D．	amazed

(4)


[　　]
A．	advised
B．	promised
C．	refused
D．	demanded

(5)


[　　]
A．	fight
B．	discussion
C．	quarrel
D．	debate

(6)


[　　]
A．	floor
B．	sofa
C．	bed
D．	chair

(7)


[　　]
A．	knew
B．	used to
C．	understood
D．	practiced

(8)


[　　]
A．	important
B．	necessary
C．	difficult
D．	strange

(9)


[　　]
A．	fell asleep
B．	kept silent
C．	lay down
D．	stood up

(10)


[　　]
A．	dropped
B．	drank
C．	poured
D．	placed

(11)


[　　]
A．	the other
B．	others
C．	another
D．	one another

(12)


[　　]
A．	soft
B．	hard
C．	dirty
D．	wet

(13)


[　　]
A．	gratefully
B．	angrily
C．	happily
D．	fluently

(14)


[　　]
A．	encourage
B．	allow
C．	expect
D．	order

(15)


[　　]
A．	changed
B．	exchanged
C．	abandoned
D．	threw

(16)


[　　]
A．	clean
B．	good
C．	little
D．	dry

(17)


[　　]
A．	can
B．	must
C．	will
D．	should

(18)


[　　]
A．	benefits
B．	debts
C．	payments
D．	achievements

(19)


[　　]
A．	leave out
B．	bring back
C．	owe to
D．	pay for

(20)


[　　]
A．	love
B．	wealth
C．	work
D．	patience

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