My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this case he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged(乞求)him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and begged for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you."

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absences." Before he could say another word, I choked(哽咽) up and all my disappointment(失望) and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my hands." For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time." and hung up.

Karl's next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around.

After the meeting, Karl said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded.

"That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud."

1. By saying "Karl became withdrawn", the writer means the boy changed completely and _______.

A. preferred to stay alone at home

B. lost interest in his studies

C. refused to talk to others

D. began to dislike his mother

2.There was silence on the other end of the line because the speaker _______.

A. was too moved to say anything to the mother

B. waited for the mother to finish speaking

C. didn't want the mother to know who he was

D. didn't want to say to his mother

3.The phrase "at the end of my rope" means _______ in Chinese.

A.心如刀割 B.心意冷 C.失魂落魄 D. 山穷水尽

4.What does this passage mainly tell us?

A. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.

B. Mother's love plays an important part in teenagers' life.

C. School education doesn't work without full support from parents.

D. Children in single-parent families often have problems with their mind.

5.The best title for the passage is _______.

A. A lonely boy

B. How to get on with a teenager

C. A student who turned himself around

D. A joking phone call

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66. 1.Jenny is a pet lover. She will have her summer holidays in two weeks. She wants to work with pets in the holidays.

2. David is the boss of a big education company. He wants to know more about the education market in China.

3. Wang Lan just came back from England. She is looking for a job. She prefers to work in a big company.

4. Helen is a housewife. She wants to buy vegetables and fruit at low prices.

5. The students in No.2 Middle School plan to have a picnic. Whether they are able to do it depends on the weather.

A.Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holidays. Our hotel can deal with this problem. We lend cats or dogs to you. We are sure that you will be happy to stay with them.

B.Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Now pet hospitals are very busy. Kind people who love animals are needed to work in busy hospitals.

C.Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture. Many companies today need those who can speak a foreign language, or have the experience of living or working abroad.

D.We sell eggs, apples, tomatoes and pork at very low prices. Our business hours are from 6:00 am to 10:30 pm.

E.Our city will have a cloudy day tomorrow. It will be rainy at times. There will be a strong wind. The day after tomorrow will be sunny. It will be a fine day to go hiking or to have a picnic.

F.We have all kinds of film videos, TV plays, and music videos. You can enjoy yourself and take time to watch your favorite videos at our shop. You can also borrow some videos home, each for a week for one dollar.

G.A study of the people in China's largest cities shows that saving money for children's education is the second most important purpose of people's saving habit. The result shows that people in China care much about education. The education market is very big in China.

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