When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!

1.What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?

2.The writer felt ______ when she did the things as her father had told her.

3.Which of the following can we know from the passage?

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

One of the most well-known directors of our time is Stephen Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a performing pianist. His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screenwriter who wrote the stories for many famous films.

Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old, he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later, he produced a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollars’ profit at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily, he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become a great director.

Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses, most of which are involved in the film industry.

最近的一项调查表明，大约有30%的高中生养成不吃早餐的习惯。请根据表格内容用英语写一篇题为“Top Meal of the Day” 的短文刊登在英语学习辅导报上。

注意：1．短文须包括所有要点，但不要逐字翻译；可以适当增加情节，使内容连贯。

2．词数：120 ～150 ；文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数内。

3．参考词汇： 创造能力    creative abilities

—Did you have ________ fun at the party?

—Yes. It’s ________ shame that you missed it.

Only by working hard can you ______ the goal.

—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?

—No, sir. I ______ a newspaper.

We asked the teacher to explain _______.

We are often _____ by the doctors to eat more healthy food and take plenty of physical exercise.

The country has _______ great changes and become a developed one.

My boss insisted that I _______ the work before ten o’clock tonight.