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Dear Abby，
I’m a helpless mother．My son Tom is 15 years old．I find that the older he grows，the less we talk．I feel very sad and I really need help．
My first problem is about his hobbies．He spends almost all his spare time on computer games．When he gets home．he always turns on the computer and closes the door．I’m getting worried about him，especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks in the English exams．
Second，he likes new technology，but I don’t have enough money and I can’t afford all the things he wants．
Recently，I’ve found that he is always alone．I’ve never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends．That is the last problem I have．
What should I do to help him?Please give me some advice．
A helpless mother
1.The helpless mother has________problems．
A．two
B．three
C．four
D．five
2.Tom________for almost all his spare time at home．
A．plays computer games
B．talks with his mother
C．does his homework
D．practises typing（打字）
3.From the passage we know that Tom’s mother________．
A．is not worried about Tom
B．feels very happy
C．is not rich
D．likes new technology
4.The helpless mother asks Abby to________．
A．play with Tom
B．talk to Tom
C．buy what Tom wants
D．give her some advice
5.Which of the following is TRUE about Tom?
A．He is 14 years old．
B．He is not good at English．
C．He often phones to his friends．
D．He likes going out on weekends．
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What should I do?
One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column．No one knows who writes it．The students think their teacher does，but it might be a student using a false name．The students enjoy thinking up problems for the advice column．Here are some of them and their answers．
ASK THE WISE OWL
Q：I’m always late for school．I try not to be，but I can’t help it．Please advise me what to do．Tommy．
A：You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school．My advice to you is to try and enjoy school more，and then you won’t be late so often．
Q：I find it difficult to make friends．What do you think I should do?Sara．
A：I can’t advise you until I know more about you．Your problem may be that you are shy．On the other hand，it may be the opposite．You may be too bold（大胆自信的）．Write and tell me more about yourself．
Q：I’m always at the bottom（底）of the class．What do you advise me to do?Molly．
A：I advise you to concentrate on improving your grades in one subject to start with．If you can do this，you should move a little way up from the bottom．Next，try to improve your grades in another subject，and so on．If you concentrate on one subject at a time，by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom．
1.What is the main idea of this passage?
A．The school newspaper has an advice column．
B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice．
C．Sara finds it difficult to make friends．
D．The advice column in the school newspaper is very popular．
2.What is Tommy’s problem?
A．He is always late for school．
B．He finds it difficult to make friends．
C．He is always at the bottom of the class．
D．He needs help with his homework．
3.What does the Wise Owl want Sara to do?
A．Stop being so shy．
B．Stop being so bold．
C．Make more friends．
D．Give more information about herself．
4.What does Molly want to do?
A Make more friends
B．Improve her grades．
C．Stay at the bottom of her class．
D．Concentrate on one subject at a time．
5.By the end of the year，where should Molly be in her class?
A．At the bottom．
B．A little way up from the bottom．
C．Quite a long way up from the bottom．
D．At the top．
B
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