Question

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent____with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems.____, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became____more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she____work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as____as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not____in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very____and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she____a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to____with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his____, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly____Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was____me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that____my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

Now Martin has____changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s____helped him to feel good about himself.

1.A. conversation    B. report    C. survey    D. speech

2.A. So    B. But    C. Therefore    D. However

3.A. very    B. many    C. much    D. too

4.A. could    B. had to    C. should    D. would

5.A. soon    B. quickly    C. well    D. good

6.A. pleased    B. tired    C. bored    D. interested

7.A. worried    B. patient    C. careful    D. serious

8.A. made    B. took    C. got    D. thought

9.A. argue    B. say    C. discuss    D. talk

10.A. surprised    B. surprising    C. surprise    D. surprises

11.A. which    B. what    C. that    D. how

12.A. seeing    B. noticing    C. helping    D. watching

13.A. since    B. before    C. after    D. when

14.A. always    B. hardly    C. really    D. just

15.A. advice    B. love    C. idea    D. decision

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是： 因为马丁爸爸去世了，他害怕孤独设法让他的妈妈更多注意他，所以马丁老是出问题。在妈妈的帮助下，马丁意识到爸爸爱他总是以他做的每件好事而骄傲。马丁变得好起来。

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考点：日常生活类短文。