What happens to mother-daughter relationships when girls become teenagers. It seems that girls go from playing “dress up”, to arguing with their mothers about how they should dress.

When a girl is 3-4 years old they love to “dress up” in their mothers’ clothes, put on their mothers’ makeup, cook, and do whatever else their mother does. This is the time when she can be classified as being a mama’s girl.

How come girls change so much from childhood to the teenage years? Many parents seek the answer when their daughter becomes a teen. Often when a girl enters high school her behavior changes as well as her physical appearance.

When I was young I always liked playing “dress up”. It made me feel older and more like my mother. Even when I entered middle school, I still depended a lot on my mother to choose and buy my clothes. Once I entered high school there was a big change. To me, my mother’s clothes were no longer “in fashion”, and neither was her opinion. I started becoming interested in boys and tried to improve the way I looked. It was not that I wanted to look cool, I just wanted to look my age.

This is the time that the mother-daughter relationship can take a turn. It’s difficult for a mother to know that her daughter is no longer totally dependent on her.

When the daughter starts wearing revealing clothing, dating, and just wanting to be more independent, a mother starts to feel left out, or not needed. The number of arguments increases, and the number of times when the mother and daughter get along happily decreases.

When these things start to happen, it is a sign that the daughter wants her independence and the freedom to grow up.

When you notice how much your relationship had changed, try to believe positive things come out of the change. Put all the negatives aside and concentrate on what your mother is feeling instead of just on what you’re feeling.

When it seems too hard to handle, take some quiet time and write out your feelings. Maybe at another time, you can share them with your mother and try to find a way to better your relationship as mother and daughter. If you don’t feel comfortable sharing your feelings, at least write them down so you can get them out. It’s better than keeping them bottled up inside.

The girls would argue with their mothers because ________.

A. they need more independence

B. mothers want daughters to be mama’s girls again

C. they think their mothers’ clothes are no longer in fashion

D. all of the above

From the passage, we know that ________.

A. the teenage period is a sensitive part in human life

B. the parents can’t get the answer why their daughters change a lot

C. they can get on well only in talking, no matter what mothers or daughters do

D. mothers should concentrate on their own feelings

A “mama’s girl” will Not________.

A. dress up in her mother’s clothes

B. depend a lot on her mother to choose and buy her clothes

C. like wearing revealing clothing

D. think her mother’s clothes are in fashion 

When the daughter starts wanting to be more independent, ________.

A. a mother starts to feel left out           

B. it is the time when mother and daughter get on joyfully increases

C. she wants to look cool

D. All of the above

We are all interested in equality，but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality，others，still in the name of equality，want only to destroy it．

Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils．The standards may be changed—no examination is perfect--but to have no external(外部的)tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards．There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in external examinations or in any contr schools or on teachers.This would mean that everything would depend on luck every pupll would depend on the efficiency(效率)，the ideal and the purpose of teacher．

　 Without external examinations， employers will 1ook for employees from highly respected schools and from families known to them--a form of favoritism will replace equality．At the moment，the bright child from an ill—respected schoo1 can show certificates(证书)to prove he or she is suitable for a job，while the lack of a certificate shows the unsuitability of a dull child attanding a well—respected schoo1．

This defence of excellence and opportunity would disappear if external examinations were taken away，and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s fame(名誉)，unable to compete for employment with the child from the favored schoo1．

　 The opponents(对手)of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils．According to these people，there must be no special，different，academic class． They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area：all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection．The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer．

　 These people are not just against school organization，but are at war with the whole idea of modern competitive society and they are using children in schools for their destructive(破坏性的)purposes．There is no reason why we should a11ow such people to determine the way our schools are organized when it is to the obvious disadvantage of the pupils，of the schools and of our society as a whole．

　 1．According to the passage，the writer thinks that ____ ．

　 A．changing the standards could mean the and of equaIitv

　 B．standards must keep changing in order to achieve equality

　 C．there would be no standards without external examinations

　 D．we cannot have standards because examinations are not perfect

　 2．In the writer’s opinion，what would happen if external examinations were

　 taken away?

　 A．There would be no more opportunities and no more excellence．

　 B．Children from poor families would not be able to change schools．

　 C．Going to a favored school should be the only way to get a good job．

　 D．Schools for bright children would lose their fame．

3．The situation at the moment is that_______.

　 A．many children who are suitable for a job have no proof of their suitability

　 B．a school’s fame is not important，as long as a child has a certificate

　 C．children attending well—respected schools need not get certificates

　 D．a bright child doesn’t need a certificate at all to get a good job

4．Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

　 A．Most students from poor families can’t get a goad job．

　 B．Some people are using students to destroy our society．

C. The writer thinks it a good way to choose a job by computer．

D. The opponents of the examination want to reorganize schools．

5.The opponents would agree that_____．

A. computers should be selected to take over many jobs

　 B. particular people should not be chosen for particular jobs

　 C. well-respected schools should be got rid of as soon as possible

　 D. the students are not equally treated if they take external examination

Things can go wrong on a number of people on the road. During the rush hour one evening two cars hit each other and both drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She suddenly went into a panic and stopped her car. This made the driver following her stop suddenly. His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake. As she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road. Seeing a cake flying through the air, a truck-driver had to stop his truck all of a sudden. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck on to the road. This led to yet another angry argument. Meanwhile, the traffic piled up behind. It took the police nearly an hour to get the traffic on the move again. In the mean while, the truck-driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themselves from the accident, for they were happily having what was left of the cake. It was just one of those days!

1. According to the author’s opinion, __________.

A. a small matter may cause great trouble　　　　　　　　　　   

B. accidents may happen any time

C. troubles always come in groups

D. anyone may have trouble any day

2. When the telephone rings,__________.

A. you’d better have your baby a little distant from your table before going to answer the phone

B. your trouble is sure to come

C. you’d better just let it ring all the way

D. you should never go to answer it in a hurry

3. What did the police do after the accident?

A. They helped the driver clean up the road.

B. They helped the drivers to go on with their journey.

C. They tried to stop the people from arguing.

D. They would find out who should be responsible

4. From the story we can see __________.

A. such accidents are rather common

B. such accidents are rather strange

C. no one can explain why such accidents happen

D. some drivers are too careless