He’s a strange child and his teachers find it difficult to ______ him.A.scold B.reach C.play D.seize

If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a big problem. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a reasonable way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Lee Chao Tin is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers a week for violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father is a good trumpet player. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michael’s friend, Winston Chiu Fang Weng, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

61.Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage?

A.To neglect their child’s education.

B.To help their child to be a genius.

C.To expect too much of their child.

D.To make their child become a musician.

62.What should parents do in order to help their children succeed?A.They should push the children into achieving a lot.

B.They should try to have their own successful careers.

C.They should arrange private lessons for their children.

D.They should understand and help their children in difficult times.

63.Which of the following statements about Michael Lee’s parents is true?

A.His father is a very poor player of trumpet.

B.His parents are quite rich and have a car.

C.His parents help him in a proper way.

D.His mother knows much about music.

64.Winston’s parents push their son so much that __________.

A.he has succeeded in a lot of competitions

B.he is unhappy because he is not self-confident

C.he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them

D.he has already become a better musician than his father

65.The two examples illustrate the principle that __________.

A.successful parents often have unsuccessful children

B.it is important to let children develop in the way they want

C.parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians

D.the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do

Frank knew he was very ill. He spent days walking, ( 1 ) as far as thirty miles ( 2 ) a day, trying to reason with the pain, and strange thoughts in his mind. Then, one night, he made up his ( 3 ) that he would go to the hospital and ask them to admit him. He reported to out-patients and asked to see a psychiatrist.A junior doctor eventually examined him and ( 4 ) to Frank's confused account of having been in hospital before, of how he thought he ought to ( 5 ) again because he was so confused and knew something was very wrong with him. The doctor did not admit him. Frank cannot ( 6 ) whether he was told that the hospital was full or that they simply did not believe him. "I felt I was completely alone. I thought there was ( 7 ) there to help." So Frank went back on to the streets to find a future of sleeping outside, the occasional shelter in hospitals, and sometimes prison ( 8 ) he was picked up for being drunk: drunk because it was the ( 9 ) way he could forget his condition. Frank had sought help and been turned away. Thousands of others ( 10 ) him can find no help either. They are the sufferers from long-term mental illness that confuse the minds of their victims.

(1).A、sometimes

B、sometime

C、some time

D、time

(2).A、for

B、at

C、on

D、in

(3).A、head

B、brain

C、mind

D、heart

(4).A、listened

B、heard

C、talked

D、took

(5).A、be admitted

B、admit

C、be admitting

D、have been admitted

(6).A、remind

B、remember

C、recall

D、forget

(7).A、somebody

B、anybody

C、nobody

D、everybody

(8).A、whenever

B、where

C、that

D、why

(9).A、only

B、one

C、bad

D、first

(10).A、as

B、some

C、alike

D、like

A、frustrate

B、challenge

C、conquer

D、press

In "LoveActually", Harry is not happy with ()when he is doing Christmas shopping with his wife.

A、Mia

B、the sales clerk

C、his employee

D、his child

B

Open Letter to an Editor

I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.

Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume (简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues (问题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I'm sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you've given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.

So why is he looking for a way out?

He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.

The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.

He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That's what you want for him, too, isn't it?

So your reporter has set me thinking.

Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists---everyone--is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can't do it, they'll find someone who can.

60. What does the writer think of the reporter?

A. Optimistic.

B. Imaginative.

C. Ambitious.

D. Proud.

A、This being his first visit

B、Never having visited

C、This being his first time to visit

D、Having never been before

28． Mike-s room isn’t tidy(整洁) because ________．

A． something is broken

B． he can-t find his watch

C． he is an English boy

D． his things are everywhere

A、doing

B、did

C、to do

D、do

While traveling abroad(在国外), Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $500. "Send the money by telegram," he wrote, "to the Fisher Bank in P…" After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport(护照). "Nothing has come for you," he was told. This went on for two weeks, and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother, asking where the money was. There was no reply, and no money arrived for him.

In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay hotel bill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for sixty days. When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher Bank. The Clerk(职员)he spoke to was a new man. "Have you received $500 for me?" he asked, "My name is Jackson Frank." The clerk checked his books. "Yes, Mr. Jackson, it's here. It came by telegram - let me see - oh, more than two months ago.

"We wondered where you were." He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order(汇单)read: "Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $500 …"

"But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson."

"Oh, that's all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter 'J', but it's your money."

The clerk laughed. "A human mistake, sir! We're all human beings, aren't we? And so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me."

Mr frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said, "A human mistake - is that what you call it? I think some humans need kicking."

1. Jackson didn't just go to his brother and get some money because _____.

A. he was afraid to see his brother

B. he was in prison and was not allowed to go anywhere

C. he was traveling in a foreign country and was far from his brother

D. he knew that his brother had no money

2. A week after he had written to his brother, Jackson began _____.

A. telephoning the bank

B. visiting the bank

C. shouting at the clerks of the bank

D. explaining his problem to the clerks of the bank

3. Jackson was arrested and sent to prison because _____.

A. his brother hadn't sent him any money and he couldn't pay his hotel bill

B. he had spent almost all his money and couldn't pay his hotel bill

C. he had lost all his money and couldn't pay his hotel bill

D. his brother hadn't sent him as much money as he asked for and he couldn't pay his hotel bill

4. Which of the following statements is true? _____

A. The money did not reach the Fisher Bank.

B. The money reached the wrong bank.

C. The money reached the bank after he was arrested.

D. The money reached the bank before he was arrested.

5. The clerks put his name under the wrong letter _____.

A. through carelessness

B. because they were human beings

C. because he had a strange name

D. by pronouncing his name incorrectly

EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Child abuse may leave lasting scars. Some scars are physical, but some emotional scars may affect a child's whole life. The effects of child abuse include Lack of trust. The child needs safety physically and (1). If a child suffers from abuse, he won't feel safe, so it is very difficult for him to learn to trust people. This may lead to difficulties when the child has to (2)good relationship with the others, because he is afraid that someone may control him. Feelings of being “worthless”. If you tell a child over and over again that he is stupid or no good, it is very hard for him to overcome the feelings, and he will accept them. When he grows up, he may not work hard for a (3) life, because he doesn't believe he can make it or he thinks of himself as worthless. Trouble in(4) emotions. If an adult once suffered from abuse in his childhood, he can't express emotions safely. (5), the emotions are coming out in unexpected ways. He may easily get angry, even turn to drugs to numb out the painful feelings.

1.A. emotional

B. verbal

C. emotionally

2.A. keep

B. form

C. have

3.A. better

B. good

C. nice

4.A. to control

B. controlling

C. control

5.A. In addition

B. By contrast

C. As a result