Do remember me to your parents，      ．

    A．will you    B．don’t you    C．do you    D．won’t you

Honesty comes in many forms．First there's self-honesty．Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I'm not，I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA（personal bank account）．I love how singer Judy Garland put it，“Always be a first-class version（版本）of yourself，instead of a second-class version of somebody else．”

Then there's honesty in our actions．Are you honest at school，with your parents，and with your boss? If you've ever been dishonest，I think we all have，try being honest，and notice how whole it makes you feel．Remember，you can't to wrong and feel right．This story by Jeff is a good example of that：

In my second year of study，there were three kids in my math class who didn't do well．I was really good at it．I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass．I'd write on a little piece of paper all the right answers，and hand them off．

At first I felt like I was making money，kind of a nice job．I wasn't thinking about how it could hurt all of us．After a while I realized I shouldn't do that anymore，because I wasn't really helping them．They weren't learning anything，and it would only get harder down the road．Cheating certainly wasn't helping me．

It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests，lying to their parents，and stealing at work．But，remember，every act of honesty is a deposit（储蓄）into your PBA and will build strength．

1．The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first paragraph means “_________”．

A．to be honest                                               B．to be unreal

C．to become clear                                                 D．to come from an imagined world

2．Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words?

A．Be your true self rather than follow others．

B．Don't copy others or you can't be the first class．

C．Make efforts to be the first instead of the second．

D．Don't learn from others unless they're excellent．

3．What does the author expect to show by Jeff's story?

A．Honesty can be of great help．

B．A bad thing can be turned into a good one．

C．Helping others cheat can do good to nobody．

D．One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds．

4．In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express _________．

A．one must be brave to be honest

B．it's difficult to be honest when others are not

C．one should be honest when making a deposit

D．honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future

My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45．He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life．

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter，some of his words have lived in my heart．One part always stands out．“Right now，you are pretending to be a time-killer．But I know that one day，you will do something great that will set you among the very best．”Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself．“You will do something great．” He didn’t know what that would be，and neither did I，but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself，I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask．“Is this what you were talking about，Dad? Should I keep going?”

A long way from 12 now，I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress．Lately，though，I’ve come to believe he’d want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of，and believe in，somebody else．It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children．Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had．Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail．They’re only afraid of failing us．They don’t worry about being disappointed．Their fear－as mine was until my father’s letter－is of being a disappointment．

Give your children permission to succeed．They’re waiting for you to believe in them．I always knew way parents loved me．But trust me: That belief will be more complete，that love will be more real，and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts; “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great．” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back．

1．We learn from the text that the author ________．

A．lost his father when he was young

B．worked hard before he read his father’s letter

C．asked his father permission to believe in himself

D．knew exactly what thing his father wanted him to do

2．What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph?

A．Children need their parents’ letters．

B．Children are afraid to be disappointed．

C．His children’s fear of failure held them back．

D．His father’s letter removed his fear of failing his parents．

3．Which of the following is true of the author?

A．He got no access to success．

B．He wrote back to his father at 12．

C．He was sure his parents loved him．

D．He once asked his father about the letter．

4．The main purpose of the text is to _______．

A．describe children’s thinking

B．answer some questions children have

C．stress the importance of communication

D．advise parents to encourage their children

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

    I was 9 years old when I found out my father was   36  ．It was 1994, but I can remember my mother’s words as if it   37   yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food   38   your father, because he has AIDS．Be very careful when you are around him．”

    AIDS wasn’t  39   we talked about in my country when I was growing up．From then on, I knew that this would be a family   40  ．My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone．For a while, he could take care of himself．But when I was 12, his condition worsened．My father’s   41   children lived far away, so it   42   to me to look after him．We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him, and   43   Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn’t  44  buy food for dinner．I would sit  45   feeling completely  46  , the teacher’s words muffled（压低）as I tried to figure out   47   I was going to manage．

    I didn’t share my burden with anyone．I had seen how people reacted to AIDS．Kids __48__ classmates who had parents with the disease．And even adults could be cruel．When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was __49__ weak to feed himself．I had known that he was going to die, __50__ after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days．Sad and __51__, I __52__ a woman at the non-profit National AIDS Support．That day, she __53__ me on the phone for hours．I was so lucky to find someone who cared．She saved my life．

    I was 15 when my father died．He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me．He didn’t want to call attention to __54__．I __55__．

1.A．bad     B．ill   C．good                         D．well

2.A．were        B．was             C．had been       D．has been

3.A．to            B．from          C．in             D．on

4.A．anything      B．everything    C．something     D．all

5.A．secret         B．problem C．trouble             D．matter

6.A．another      B．other          C．the other     D．others

7.A．came          B．fell          C．felt           D．turned

8.A．before    B．after             C．because        D．so

9.A．still                          B．even           C．yet        D．already

10.A．at homeB．in the hospital C．on the chair    D．in class

11.A．lost                          B．sad            C．puzzled        D．curious

12.A．what                          B．where          C．how        D．when

13.A．laughed at  B．smiled atC．played a joke about D．made fun of

14.A．too          B．so                              C．enough         D．very

15.A．and         B．but            C．however        D．yet

16.A．hopeful B．excited            C．disappointed   D．hopeless

17.A．visited     B．called         C．asked          D．advised

18.A．kept        B．told           C．spoke          D．talked

19.A．him         B．me             C．disease        D．AIDS

20.A．do          B．did            C．am             D．will