The young man had made so much noise that he       not have been allowed to attend the concert．

         A．should      B．must       C．could       D．need

       Let children learn to judge their own work．A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking．He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use．Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s．In the same way, children learning to do all the other things: they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes．But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself．We do it all for him．We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to．Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not．

       If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book．Let him correct his own papers．Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer．Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know．

According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by _____．

       A．listening to skilled people’s advice

       B．asking older people many questions

       C．making mistakes and having them corrected

       D．doing what other people do

Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?

       A．Give children correct answers．

       B．Allow children to make mistakes．

       C．Point out children’s mistakes to them．

       D．Let children mark their own work．

According to the writer, teachers in school should ________．

       A．allow children to learn from each other

       B．point out children’s mistakes whenever found

       C．give children more book knowledge

       D．correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible

The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ________．

       A．different from learning other skills

       B．the same as learning skills

       C．more important than other skills

       D．not really important skills

It never ___ to me that he had failed in the exam．

       A．occurred   B．happened  C．appeared   D．sounded

If you are caught driving after drinking, the fine       be paid in cash according to the traffic rules.

A.shall           B.will                   C. must          D.should

—          I’m very busy now. Could I call you back after work?

   — OK. I’ll wait for you.

   A. Probably                           B. Occasionally                C. Frequently            D. Actually

With the development of high technology, more and more new things ________ to the field of IT．

       A．have introduced                     B．are being introduced

       C．were introduced                     D．had been introduced

There is a problem each of us will face: Apologizing is difficult. We are trapped in what we think of ourselves by holding onto our pride. We can be selfish and not willing to admit our most obvious mistakes. Pride eats away at us as we argue or ignore the mistake. Guilt traps us in its cage of lies and pride as we defend our self-centered minds.

It has happened to me. I have had too much pride and selfishness to apologize to a loved one I had hurt. When I did want to apologize, I couldn’t bring myself to face the other person. This is the pride I’m talking about. Maybe apologies come difficult for men because they’re expected to be dominant(占优势的). It’s like the joke that a man never asks for directions when lost. Ladies are more emotionally open than men and are willing to express their emotion. Still, both genders wonder how to apologize correctly.

How does not apologizing affect other people? They feel hurt and believe that you are not willing to communicate your mistake. They lose trust in you as you hide behind your mistake and avoid reality. They become angry with you, wondering why you will not tell them the truth. They may begin to counter your lack of apologies by not apologizing themselves and then the relationship goes downhill as the two of you get caught in a power struggle.

You need to communicate your mistakes. A mistake you made is like a scratch(划痕) and by not apologizing you are making the scratch a deeper wound and rubbing salt into it. You need to stop hurting the other person and yourself by learning to apologize. There is real power in apologizing and emotional healing.

People find it hard to apologize for their mistakes due to ________.

A. emotional healing                     B. their pride

C. making arguments                     D. being trapped in lies

Why are men more unwilling to make apologies?

   A. They don’t intend to hurt other people.

   B. They are too shy.

   C. They don’t want to be considered as weak.

   D. They think it is not necessary to apologize.

The underlined word “counter” probably means _________.

   A. object to        B. focus on      C. depend on    D. benefit from

What bad effect does it have if you refuse to apologize for your mistakes?

   A. You won’t be focused on by other people.

   B. All people won’t believe in you in turn.

   C. You won’t be forgiven even if you tell the truth.

   D. The friendship will be hurt and trust will be lost.

He talks ________ he knew all about it.

   A. even         B. though        C. as though         D. even though

—As we know, you won’t go back to the USA since you have established a research center here．But how long _____ in America?

   —For almost 10 years．

       A．did you study                       B．have you studied 

       C．were you studying                   D．have you been studying

I wonder what notes he made in the back of his diary ______ things to mend or replace.

　　　A.by B.in C.with D.of