Dear Dr Jackson,

My parents are never happy with me. They are always criticizing my clothes, my hair and the music I listen to. They hate my friends’ looks and they keep complaining when I go with them. I’m not allowed to stay out as late as my friends do, so I can’t have any fun. My parents only seem to care about my school grades. Although I love them, sometimes I feel we live in different worlds. If they love me, can’t they understand me? How can I make them understand me?

Angel

Dear Angel,

Your problem is common to both teenagers and parents. Don’t worry, because all this is natural. You see, your parents have grown up at a different time and they have different experiences. So, they think some things are strange, but you find the same things are all right. For example, the music you like may sound like noise to them. Your parents love you, so they feel they must stop you from doing whatever they find strange. On the other hand, you don’t want to be different from other teenagers, so you feel that your parents restrict you.

I think you should talk about this problem with your parents. Try to explain to them what you want and make them know they can believe you. And then they’ll find you are a responsible person and they will give you more freedom.

Jackson

1.Why has Angel written to Dr Jackson?

A．Because her parents make her happy.

B．Because her parents can’t understand her.

C．Because her friends don’t like her.

D．Because she is not good enough at school.

2.Angel has ________ than her friends.

A．more fun

B．less freedom

C．more freedom

D．less clothes

3.What advice does Dr Jackson give to Angel?

A．Be different from other teenagers.

B．Pay no attention to whatever her parents tell her.

C．Discuss her problem with her parents.

D．Don’t tell her parents what she wants to do.

4.What does the word “restrict” in the article mean in Chinese?

A．限制             B．保护             C．放纵             D．抛弃

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Dr Jackson thinks Angel’s problem isn’t usual.

B．Angel’s father likes the music that Angel likes.

C．Angel should show her parents that she is a responsible person.

D．Angel probably doesn’t love her parents at all.

Mr. King goes to a dinner party. He wears old clothes. He comes into the room. But people there don’t look at him at all. They don’t ask him to sit at the table.

   Mr. King goes home and puts on (穿上) his good clothes. He goes back to the party. Everyone in the room stands up and smiles（微笑）at him. They give him very good food to eat.

   Mr. King takes off (脱下) his clothes，puts his clothes in the food and says, “Please eat, my clothes!” The other people ask, “What are you doing?” He answers, “ I’m asking my clothes to eat the food. When I wear old clothes, you don’t look at me. You don’t ask me to sit down. Now I am in the good clothes and you give me the very good food. Now I see, you give the food for my clothes, not for me!”

(     )1.Mr. King goes to the dinner party, but people there don’t look at him. Because_____

A. he doesn’t come by car        B. he is young

C. he wears old clothes          D. he is old

(     )2.Mr King goes home to ______ his ____ clothes.

A. put on, good           B. puts on, fine

C. take off, good          D. takes off, good

(     )3.Mr King goes back to the party. People in the room stand up and smile at him. Because _______

A. he wears an old clothes         B. he comes by a very good car

C. he wears his good clothes      D. he takes off his good clothes

(     )4. Mr. King takes off his good clothes, and _____ them  _____ the good food.

A. ask , to eat      B. asks, to eat     C. lets, to eat   D. ask, eat

(     )5. Now Mr. King sees the good food is __________.

A. for he    B. for his good clothes    C. for me    D. for him

Today, I want to write something about my mother. When I had something difficult to do, I often asked my mother for   1   . But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the    2    mother in the world.

For example, one day, I decided to   3  some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order(整齐的). Books were    4 , and I didn’t make the bed. I asked my mother to help me clean it,  5  she still said, “Do it yourself, girl.”

Because of my “lazy mother”, I had to   6  my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do   7 .  I even had to go to the dentist by myself. It was really hard for me to do everything well, but I have    8  a lot. 

As time goes by, I understand my mother. She made me clever and diligent (勤奋的) .     9 a great mother!  A   10  mother is worth（等值于）one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?

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