How hard we all pray(祈祷) to grow up quickly,and look forward to the happy days of being a grown-up(成人), and enjoy the many interests that a youth should have.

At last,you grow up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you "young lady". You then enjoy being a young lady. You are proud (骄傲) of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you--this young lady warmly. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.

But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say, "Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone (用完) already."

"No," they say, "Your age is dangerous. If you have too much money to spend, it won't do you any good." Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.

Another time you tell your grandma, "Grandma, see,I am a grown-up now."

"Good,now, you can sit here and knit (编织) this for me when I go and have a rest. "To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work,which only a grown-up can do. After an hour,you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes (批评 ) your work. You hear what she says, "Such a big girl can't do such easy work." You wish then you were a child again.

But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can't help it. That's the way it goes.

1.The passage is told about __________ problem.

A. a grown-up boy's B. a teenage girl's

C. an old woman's D. an old man's

2.It is clear that the writer,as a teenager,___________.

A. is happy with the present life

B. is unhappy about growing up

C. doesn't think her present life happy enough

D. is sad about being a kid

3.How does she know her prayer had been answered(得到回应)?

A. People treat her as a young lady.

B. She doesn't need to play with kids now.

C. People begin to call her teenager.

D. She can join women in all kinds of activities.

4.From what her parents say,we know ____________

A. the girl always has much money in her pocket

B. it's dangerous for a girl to spend money

C. they love her more than before

D. they still treat her as a child

5.Why does she promise (承诺) to help her grandma do some knitting?

A. Because she likes doing knitting.

B. Because she wants to show that she grows up.

C. Because she has much more free time.

D. Because her grandma is very tired.

Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unlucky, I am one of , them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl,I never dared ask strangers the way. So I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. if anyone asks me the way to somewhere, I always say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here. ”

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

1.The writer always refuses to give people directions because_________.

A. she’s a stranger to the city

B. she doesn’t know the people

C. she has no time to help others

D. she’s afraid of giving wrong directions

2.A man stopped the writer on the way to ______.

A. sell her something

B. ask for the time

C. make friends with her

D. ask for the direction

3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer _____.

A. lives B. studies

C. works D. teaches

4.The word” embarrassed” in the last paragraph means “______”.

A. 尴尬的 B. 困惑的

C. 激动的 D. 拮据的

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer is too shy to give others directions.

B. The writer has a very poor sense of direction.

C. The writer never got lost when she was young.

D. The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

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