I wondered why John kept it a secret. It was ...

I wondered why John kept it a secret. It was not until he 　　　　　　 three times that he told me the truth.

A. asked　　　 　　　 B. was asking

C. had asked　　　　 D. had been asked

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It was a secret Eli kept until he was 8 years old.

“He would scream, like we were hurting him when we tried to put a dress on him.” recalled Grace, his mother. That was when Eli was an 18-month-old baby girl already rejecting anything female.

Now, Eli’s mother and Eli are sharing their story with CBS New York. Eli still remembers being a baby, and rejecting putting on a dress. “Oh, I remember that,” he said. “It was like torture.” Now Eli is 11 years old. He is, by all accounts, a happy, active boy who never doubted he was born the wrong sex. Eli said to CBS New York. It was hard to keep that secret for 8 years though, “It was kind of hard because I hadn’t really told anyone ever,” he said.

“He said, ‘I have a secret, and the secret is I don’t want to be a girl. I think I’m a boy，’”Grace recalled. “…I thought, ‘I don’t know what we’re going to do, but we’re going to figure it out.”’

CBS New York reports that it was a less clear path for Ryan, now a 21-year-old man. He, too, was born female, but never felt like one.

He didn’t understand his feelings at the time. Then he learned about what it meant to be transgender on the Internet, and it began to make sense. “It was a relief to know what exactly I was or am,” he said.

Ryan’s mother said at first it was hard to accept. “It’s a scary thing to think about,” she said. But she came around. “I was glad my son is able to become the person he needed to be,” she said.

Experts say the kind of family support both Ryan and Eli are getting is of great significance. Without it, many transgender kids suffer from anxiety, depression and high rates of suicide.

“We see a lot of kids with a lot of mental health concerns, and we also see that those mental health concerns really reduced when the family is on board,” said Jean Malpas of Ackerman Institute for the Family, a non-profit research organization to CBS New York.

Grace said for her it went from a situation that felt really confusing and difficult to one that she now celebrates. “We feel so lucky to have him.” she said.

1.According to the passage, Eli would scream because_________.

A. Eli rejected care and love from parents

B. Eli didn’t want to be dresses as a girl

C. Eli didn’t want to wear anything at all

D. Eli’s parents were torturing their baby

2.Which word can best describe Ryan’s feelings before he turned to the Internet?

A. Confused. 　　　　 B. Angry.　　　 C. Relieved.　　　 D. Confident.

3.This passage is probably taken from________.

A. a news report

B. a scientific journal

C. a survey report

D. an academic essay

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A. Many people feel difficult to accept who themselves really are.

B . Knowledge about transgender should be made known to more people.

C. Support from family is important to special groups like the transgender.

D. Many non-profit organizations are trying to help people like Eli and Ryan.

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--- When did you return last Friday?

--- It was not until midnight 　 　　 it was raining hard.

A. when　　 B. which

C. that　　 D. before

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— Why didn’t they complete the task in time?

— Because it was not until late afternoon _____ they began to solve the major problem．

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It was not until near the end of the letter　　　　 she mentioned her own plan.

A. that　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. when

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It was not until near the end of the letter ____ she mentioned her own plan.

A．that              B．where            C．why              D．when

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It was ______ his office.

A. not until the rain stopped did he leave

B. not until did the rain stop that he left

C. not until the rain stopped when he left

D. not until the rain stopped that he left

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It was not until dark ______ he found that it was the correct way to solve the problem.

A．that              B．what             C．which            D．when

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It was not long_____ he got to know it.

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It was not until dark____ he found____ he believed was the correct way to solve the problem.

A that , that                  B that, what                    C when ,what                D when , that

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