Dear Michelle,My Dad hates my Mom. He tells m...

Dear Michelle,

My Dad hates my Mom. He tells me that she is a liar and that I should not trust her. Of course, they are divorced but they have “joint custody” (共同监护). What a joke! I am a 15-year-old girl, my brother is 9, and we have a life of hell, frankly.

We live one week on and one week off. This was the “brilliant” idea of both of my parents, which was fair to them but ruining my life. I cannot get away from his voice and his putting my mom down. Sometimes I think about running away. What should I do?

A Hopeless Ant

Dear Hopeless Ant,

First, thank you for trusting me with your problem. If all you said is correct, then there are several things that you can and should do to help yourself, your brother, and oddly enough, your parents.

You need a family counselor. Such a person could listen to each family member alone and then meet together to talk about the situation.

If refused, you need to talk to a counselor in your school. You need to be heard, and you need an adult who will listen. A school counselor can organize a meeting with your parents.

Perhaps you need to write to your mother. Writing things down allows people to go over it more than one time.

I cannot imagine that she will stand passively by and do nothing at all to help once she reads how you feel. Your father needs a letter as well. He may not realize the destructive effect that it has on his children.

Lastly, have a plan in mind when all else fails that is not self-destructive. Life passes very quickly, sweet heart, and you will grow up and have your own life.

Until then, you need to keep yourself safe. Never doubt that it will get better. Write back and let me know how everything is going.

Michelle

1.The Hopeless Ant wrote the letter to _____.

A. explain her worries

B. ask for advice

C. describe her family

D. express dissatisfaction

2.The Hopeless Ant hated her father because he_____.

A. often told lies

B. divorced her mother

C. didn’t love his children

D. wasn’t friendly to her mother

3.In which part of a magazine will the text probably appear?

A. Life.　　　　　　 B. Advertisement.

C. Entertainment. D. Education.

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Dear Michelle:

My Dad hates my Mom. He tells me that she is a liar and that I should not trust her. Of course, they are divorced but they have “joint custody(共同监护)”. What a joke! I am 15, my brother is nine, and we have a life of hell, frankly.

We live one week on and one week off. This was the brilliant idea of both of my parents, which was fair to them but ruining my life. I can’t get away from his voice and his putting my mom down. Sometimes I think about running away.

A Hopeless Ant

Dear Hopeless Ant:

First, thank you for trusting me with your problem. If all you said is correct, then there are several

things that you can and should do to help yourself, your brother, and your parents.

● You need a family counselor(顾问). Such a person could listen to each family member alone and

then meet together to talk about the situation.

If refused, you need to talk to a counselor in your school. You need to be heard, and you need an

adult who will listen. A school counselor can organize a meeting with your parents.

● Perhaps you need to write to her. Writing things down allows people to go over it more than one

time.

I cannot imagine that she will stand passively by and do nothing at all to help once she reads how

you feel. Your father needs a letter as well. He may not realize the destructive effect that it has on his

children.

● Lastly, have a plan in mind when all else fails that is not self-destructive. Life passes very quickly, and you will grow up and have your own life.

Above all, you need to keep yourself safe. Never doubt that it will get better. Write back and let me know how everything is going.

1..

The Hopeless Ant wrote the letter to _______.

A. complain about the problems

B. ask for advice

C. make his father punished

D. just play a joke

2..

The Hopeless Ant hated his father because __________.

A. his father always told a lie

B. his father wasn’t friendly to his mother

C. his father divorced his mother

D. the Hopeless Ant couldn’t stay with his parents

3..

According to the text, which of the following advice is in greatest need for the Hopeless Ant?

A. Keep himself safe.                  B. Have a talk with his parents.

C. Have his own family plan.            D. Write letters to families.

4..

In which part of a website may the passage appear?

A. Entertainment.        B. Advertisement.       C. Life.       D. Education.

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Dear Michelle,

My mother is not a good example for me and my sister. She smokes, stays out late, and she curses. I love her but I am ashamed of her. I do not want to bring home my friends because she does not act like any of the other mothers. She says I am a loser because I sit at home and I study. I wish I could live in another family that is normal, but that will not be for another 5 years when I am 18 and legal. What am I supposed to do until then?

Prisoner of a Crazy House

Dear 7^th Grade,

I am glad that you love your mother because the rest of your feelings about her may change as you mature and get older.

While it is true that your mother’s smoking, partying and cursing bring you shame, the fact that you want to stay separate from her doing is notable and very smart. It shows that you are a winner, not a loser.

I am guessing, therefore, that you do not bring shame to yourself, and that is a good thing. So, keep it that way and keep away from your mother’s habits.

In the meantime, get the best grades as possible and join clubs and after-school activities. Offer social service on weekends and visit with your friends at their homes.

Unfortunately, you are not alone. Many teens live in homes with immature, misguided, selfish parents. Those kids often feel lonely and separate from the rest of their friends because of their parents’ terrible deeds.

Yet, despite this, some of these very teens grow up to be just fine. They develop good friendships with nice kids, do well in school, and often find a teacher of guidance advisor who makes all the difference!

Do it, Miss Winning 13-year-old, and keep looking forward to your own fine future. Maybe by then your mother may even see the light and realize how surprising you really are.

Best luck!

Michelle

1.The kids asks for advice on how to _________.

2. Michelle doesn’t call her letter receiver a “Prisoner of a Crazy House” possibly because she ________.

3. Michelle advises the girl to ___________.

4.What does Michelle express by the paragraphs beginning with “Unfortunately” and “Yet”?

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When I was thirteen, one day my mom told my family that she had to tell us something． So my dad, my brother and I all sat down on the sofa to begin the discussion．You could feel the　　 　 　　 atmosphere of the room．It was 　 　 　 that something was wrong．Then my mom told us that she had been diagnosed （诊断） with a very serious disease．That was when we all had a moment of 　 　 　　 and cried．

After that my mom started the　　 　 　 and had to travel to the hospital every day．After a week, she began to lose her　　 　 　 and so she shaved it all off．My mom would always wear bright-colored scarf’s and after a while 　 　 to buy a wig （假发:）．Along with losing her hair she lost all her nails．　　　 , I had never seen a desperate look in my mom's eye．I remember one day I went with my mom to the hospital．When we were 　 　 　 for her to receive the treatment, we　 kept telling jokes．We both burst out　 　 　 from time to time．Everyone in the waiting room was so 　 　 　 , while we were in the middle of the room, chatting　 　 　 Neither of us cared　　 　 　　 people thought of us．

After about a year of the treatment, and all the　　 　 , one day my mom said she wanted to tell us something important．As my mom was about to speak, a smile 　 　 　 on her face．At that moment I knew that it was going to be something very 　 　 　　 She told us that she had recovered! At that moment I 　 　 　 down in tears．They were tears of joy．At that moment for the first time in a very long time I had a feeling that everything was going to be　　 　 ．Now two years has passed and my mom is 　 　 　　 of the disease．I am so happy that I have my mom with me every step of the way．My mom 　 　 　　 me to value every moment in my life and to remain　 　 　 through thick or thin．She has taught me so much and continues to teach me more．

1.A．tense　　　　     B．calm　　　　　　　　　     C．friendly　　　　     D．cold

2.A．necessary　　         B．common　　　　　　     C．obvious　　　　         D．strange

3.A．regret　　　　　     B．anger　　　　　　　　     C．sorrow　　             D．hesitation

4.A．appointment　     B．treatment　　　　　　         C．operation　　　　　　     D．observation

5.A．hair　　　　　　     B．weight　　　　　　　　     C．energy　　　　　　　     D．hope

6.A．liked　　　　         B．offered　　　　　　　　     C．decided　　　         D．afforded

7.A．Therefore　　     B．However　　　　　　     C．Besides　             D．Finally

8.A．arranging        B．waiting　　　　　　　     C．wishing　　　　     D．preparing

9.A．crying　　　　     B．quarreling　　　　　　     C．talking　　　　         D．laughing

10.A．down　　　　     B．over　　　　　　　　　     C．out　　　　         D．off

11.A．nervously　　     B．curiously　　　　　　     C．happily　　　　　     D．gently

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

13.A．pain　　　　　　     B．failure　　　　　　　　     C．advice　　　　　　     D．love

14.A．turned　　　     B．formed　　　　　　　     C．changed　　　         D．burst

15.A．attractive　　　     B．active　　　　　　　　     C．exciting　　　　　     D．amusing

16.A．came　　　　　     B．looked　　　　　　　         C．bent　　　　　　　　     D．broke

17.A．fair　　　　　　　     B．clear　　　　　　　　　     C．ready　　　　　         D．fine

18.A．free　　　　　     B．afraid　　　　　　　　     C．aware　　　　　     D．sure

19.A．asked　　　　     B．taught　　　　　　　　     C．persuaded　　　　　     D．admitted

20.A．determined　     B．modest　　　　　　　     C．independent　         D．positive

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Dear Michelle:

Why can't my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back.

He consumes every waking, minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well.

His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited.

I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help!

A worried mother

Dear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl:

Hmmmmm. What's the matter with kids today? Remember that song from "Bye Bye

Birdie"?

Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills.Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, not should it be.

Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experiene, there would be tittle of it.

Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with

intelligence and you have given her good Values.

When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visit the ones that were specifically desigened for student the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influenee.

It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, them might be some adoldscent wisdom in her behavior after all.

Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her.

Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11^th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection.

Michelle

1.From the mother's letter we can learn that her daughter________

A. is being fooled by the boy      B. has fallen behind in her studies

C. doesn't talk much with her mother  D. has chosen which college to attend

2. According to Michelle; 17-year-teenagers________.

A. are too young to manage their life

B. are old enough to live their own life

C. should have managemnent before experience

D. have reached the age of an adult

3. The underlined word"puppy-love"refer to________

A. false love     B. foolish love     C. pure love       D. adolescent love

4.Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally________

A. come up with the right decision

B. follow her boyfriend's advice

C. worry her parents for unconscious reasons

D. influence her boyfriend's behavior

5. The best title for the passage would be________

A. College of kids' own choice

B. How can I help my girl?

C. How to manage teenagers' life?

D. A 17-year-old girl and her mother

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Dear Michelle:

Why can't my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back.

He consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well.

His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited.

I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help!

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A worried mother

Dear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl:

What's the matter with kids today? Remember that song from "Bye Bye Birdie"?

Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, not should it be.

Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it.

Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with

intelligence and you have given her good Values.

When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that were specifically designed for student the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influence.

It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.

Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her.

Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection.

Michelle

1.From the mother's letter we can learn that her daughter__________.

A. is being fooled by the boy

B. has fallen behind in her studies

C. doesn't talk much with her mother

D. has chosen which college to attend

2.According to Michelle, 17-year-teenagers___________.

A. are too young to manage their life

B. are old enough to live their own life

C. should have management before experience

D. have reached the age of an adult

3.Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally __________.

A. come up with the right decision

B. follow her boyfriend's advice

C. worry her parents for unconscious reasons

D. influence her boyfriend's behavior

4.The best title for the passage would be__________.

A. College of kids’ own choice

B. How can I help my girl?

C. How to manage teenagers’ life?

D. A 17-year-old girl and her mother

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Dear Michelle,

Why can't my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back.

He consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well.

His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited.

A worried mother

Dear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl,

Hmmmmm. What's the matter with kids today? Remember that song from "Bye Bye Birdie"?

Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be.

Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it.

Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with intelligence and you have given her good values.

When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that are specifically designed for students at the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influence.

It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.

Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her.

Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection.

Michelle

1.From the mother's letter we can learn that her daughter _________ .             .

A. is being fooled by the boy

B. has fallen behind in her studies

C. doesn't talk much with her mother

D. has chosen which college to attend

2. According to Michelle, 17-year-old teenagers _________ .              .

A. are too young to manage their life

B. are old enough to live their own life

C. should have management before experience

D. have reached the age of an adult

3.The underlined word "puppy-love" refer to_________ .          .

A. false love    B. foolish love     C. pure love      D. adolescent love

4.Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally_________ .           .

A. come up with the right decision

B. follow her boyfriend's advice

C. worry her parents for unconscious reasons

D. influence her boyfriend's behavior

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(B)

My dad also taught me，by example，that a healthy lifestyle is important．He was hardly ever sick．But I don’l think my dad ever even had a cup of coffee．He barely touched alcohol．

He would say，“Boonnie，your voice is a reflection of your overall physical well-being．So if you want to sing well，take better care of yourself.” If I became hoarse(嘶哑)or caught a cold，he didn’t blame me directly：“Well，Bonnie，you know，if you’d get to sleep a little earlier，that would probably be a good idea．”When I decided to get unexcitable about 18 years ago，he told me．“See，

Bonnie，it's so great to see you in such strong voice all the time．”

He just did not complain，even when he was uncomfortable toward the end，from the pneumonia that eventually took his life．He simply made a choice to be positive and not negative．

I am so glad that we had the chance to perform together．I was touched that he tried singing my music，even though the bluesy style didn’t come naturally to him．Then，when I had so much

Grmnmy success with my album Nick of Time in 1990，I realized. Hey，I have one of the greatest singers of all time in my family．I was very nervous about doing the Boston Pops show on TV with my dad．To calm me，he said，“Bonnie，a beautiful song is a beautiful song．Just believe it．”I looked in my dad’s eyes，and there we were singing the Irving Berlia song with the lvric．Of all the duets I've done．that one wiU always be a highlight．

60．the second paragraph shows that          ．

A．the author’s father had a loving, in-the-moment and joyful approach

B．the author’s father had a very healthy lifestyle

C．the author’s father was very strict with his son

D．the author’s father devoted himself to his son

61．The author。father died because of          ．

A．coffee    B．alcohol    C．pneumonia     D．tire

62．The underlined word “inexeitable” means

A．heated   B．silent    C．angry      D．amused

63．From the last paragraph we may learn that          ．

A．the father and his son often performed together

B．playing blues is the father' s favourite

C．The author was good at orchestral music

D．the father and his son are both musicians

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If you ask me when I became a mom, I can tell you that the day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later when I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself. I　 　 　 us from the home that wasn’t really a home at all.

That day, my daughter and I were sitting in our　 　 　 home having a quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand　 　 　 the full glass of milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and　 　 　 painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with　 　 　 , knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant in her father’s　 　 　 a week before. When I saw that look on her face and looked at the　 　 　 running down the wall, I simply started　 　 　 . I am sure she thought I was　 　 , but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It’s a good thing your　 　 　 isn’t here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we　 　 　 . These were tears of joy and　 　 　 and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.

That was the day I really became a mom. I　 　 that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet, and attending every school concert. It isn’t keeping a(n)　 　 　 house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t　 　 　　 that things are always normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilt milk.

1.A. protected        B. removed        C. separated        D. prevented

2.A. new        B. old        C. beautiful        D. cold

3.A. went over        B. picked up        C. took on        D. knocked over

4.A. firmly        B. carelessly        C. slowly        D. freshly

5.A. pleasure        B. fear        C. pain        D. smile

6.A. absence        B. patience        C. presence        D. arrival

7.A. jam        B. juice        C. milk        D. water

8.A. laughing        B. shouting        C. scolding        D. praying

9.A. sad        B. excited        C. sick        D. crazy

10.A. friend        B. father        C. grandma        D. brother

11.A. cried        B. fainted        C. slept        D. stopped

12.A. bravery        B. horror        C. surprise        D. peace

13.A. questioned        B. discovered        C. wondered        D. remembered

14.A. splendid        B. messy        C. spotless        D. lifeless

15.A. describing        B. pretending        C. creating        D. meaning

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My mom only had one eye. I hated her... she was such an embarrassment. My mom ran a small shop at a flea market. She collected little weeds and such to sell... anything for the money we needed she was such an embarrassment. There was this one day during elementary school.

I remember that it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school... “Your mom only has one eye?!” and they taunted me.

I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world so I said to my mom. “Why don’t you just die?” My mom did not respond. I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, it felt good to think that I had said what I’d wanted to say all this time. Maybe it was because my mom hadn’t punished me, but I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.

That night... I woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. My mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. I hated my mother who was crying out of her one eye. So I told myself that I would grow up and become successful, because I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty.

Then I studied really hard. I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied, and got accepted in the Seoul University with all the confidence I had. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I’m living happily as a successful man. I like it here because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom.

This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when someone unexpected came to see me “What?! Who’s this?!” It was my mother... Still wither one eye. It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my mom’s eye.

And I asked her, “Who are you? I don’t know you!!” as if I tried to make that real. I screamed at her “How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter! Get out of here now!!” And to this, my mother quietly answered, “oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,” and she disappeared. Thank goodness... she doesn’t recognize me. I was quite relieved. I told myself that I wasn’t going to care, or think about this for the rest of my life.

Then a wave of relief came upon me... one day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I lied to my wife saying that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to the old shack, that I used to call a house, just out of curiosity there, I found my mother fallen on the cold ground. She had a piece of paper in her hand. It was a letter to me.

She wrote:

My son, I think my life has been long enough now. For you... I’m sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you. You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye… so I gave you mine... I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did. The couple times that you were angry with me I thought to myself, ‘it’s because he loves me.’ I miss you so much. I love you. You mean the world to me. So I gave you mine. With all my love to you! Your mom.

My World Shattered. I hated the person who only lived for me. I cried for My Mother, I didn’t know of any way that will make up for my worst deeds...

1.What did the writer's mother do when he was young?

A. A cook.　　 B. A worker.

C. A businesswoman　　 D. A cleaner.

2.The writer wished his mom to die, which made his mom　　　　 .

A. sad　　 B. happy　　 C. calm　　 D. quiet

3.The writer studied very hard in order to　　　　 .

A. go to a famous university　　 B. become a successful man

C. live far away from his mother　　 D. make his mother live happily

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The writer’s mother gave him one of her eyes.

B. The writer got married after he had finished school in another city.

C. The writer’s classmate laughed at him because of his mother.

D. The writer’s mother got a wrong address, and couldn’t find her son.

5.The writer lived in Seoul happily because　　　　 .

A. he got a good job here

B. he had a good wife

C. the place was beautiful

D. the place didn't make him think of his mother

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