—Mary's been offered a job in a university, but she doesn't want to take it.
—________？ It's a very good chance.
A．Guess what B．So what
C．Who cares D．But why
—I'm sorry I made a mistake!
—________. Nobody is perfect.
A．Take your time B．You're right
C．Whatever you say D．Take it easy
There is no question that teenagers need rules, which is often not a difficult thing for parents to give.What can be more challenging is giving teenagers their freedom.It can be difficult to draw the line between the two.However, some issues cannot be changed by discussion and require firm rules.For instance, rules should be established concerning driving the family car.
I will admit that I have no problem coming up with rules.To me they make life easier and they leave no room for questioning.What can be more difficult, however, is giving my teens their freedom.I guess there are really two primary reasons for this.One is that sometimes I am afraid to give them freedom.The second is that I'm not always so sure what the freedom should be.
It helps that I have a husband with whom I can discuss these problems.We talk about them,_give our thoughts and then we come up with an agreement.Sometimes one of us might be more unwilling but we know that there comes a time when we really do have to learn how to let go of the reins(缰绳) a bit.
If we try to make life have nothing but rules, we are more likely to see our teen's rebelling(反抗)．They need to know that while we do have certain expectations, we also trust them to begin making their own choices and decisions.How else can they do that unless they are given the space and room to do it?
It's really all about balance and I will be the first to admit that it can be a challenge to carry out.However, it is a necessary part of growing up.Yes, teens definitely need rules but they also need freedom.
1.According to the first paragraph, it is difficult to decide ________.
A．whether the children need rules
B．whether the children should be given freedom
C．how much freedom should be given to children
D．what issues require nonnegotiable rules
2.According to the writer, only rules without freedom will make the children ________.
A．strongwilled B．rebellious
C．weak D．independent
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．Rules are difficult to make for parents.
B．Rules and freedom are similarly important.
C．We should give children freedom as much as possible.
D．Rules are more important than freedom.
4.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?
A．Problems. B．Children. C．Rules. D．Reasons.
Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill.He had to spend all day in bed, unable to ____.Because other children weren't allowed to come near him, he ____ greatly, and spent his days feeling sad and ____.
There wasn't much he could do ____ look out of the window.Time passed, and his feeling of ____ just grew.Until one day he saw a strange ____ in the window.It was a penguin ____ a sausage sandwich.The penguin squeezed in ____ the open window, said “good afternoon” to the boy, ____ around, and left.
Of course, the boy was very ____.He was still trying to ____ what had happened, and as more crazylooking characters appeared out the window, he burst out ____ and found it hard to stop.
The little boy didn't tell anyone about this because who would have ____ him? Even so, those strange characters ended up putting ____ back in his heart, and in his body.Before long, his ____ had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.
There he got to talk to his ____， and tell them all the ____ things he had seen.While he was talking to his best friend he saw something ____ out of his friend's school bag.The boy asked his friend what it was, and he was so ____ that finally his friend had to show him what was in the bag：
There, inside, were all the fancydress suits and disguises(假扮的东西) that his friends had been using to try to ____ the little boy up!
And from that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.
1.A.move B．speak C．walk D．leave
2.A.shouted B．suffered C．sighed D． prayed
3.A.red B．yellow C．green D．blue
4.A.until B．than C．except D．because
5.A.despair B．fear C．anxiety D．curiosity
6.A.voice B．sign C．shape D．frame
7.A.taking B．getting C．eating D．spitting
8.A.by B．over C．along D．through
9.A.turned B．looked C．got D．hung
10.A.surprised B．disappointed
C．frightened D．crazy
11.A.pick out B．check out C．work out D．help out
12.A.talking B．laughing C．crying D．jumping
13.A.believed B．invited
C．remembered D．welcomed
14.A.sorrow B．joy C．memory D．honor
15.A.score B．recovery C．effort D．health
16.A.friends B．relatives C．teachers D．parents
17.A.fierce B．strange
C．useful D．interesting
18.A.running B．bringing C．sticking D．standing
19.A.special B．violent C．insistent D．emotional
20.A.force B．pull C．lift D．cheer
Though you've got a tight schedule these days, I should be ________ if you could spare time to attend our meeting today.
A．concerned B．fascinated
C．grateful D．determined
—Can you describe a distinctive characteristic of this animal?
—Its neck can be extended ________ of its body.
A．more than twice the length
B．twice more than the length
C．more than the length twice
D．more twice than the length
