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
All life’s circumstances can be seen in an egg. The soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our and the hard shell outside is the barrier. When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed (压制), but when it breaks from inside, we something.
I was 22 years old. I did not where the kitchen was in my house, since I had gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue(追求) my master’s degree. I I had to learn to cook a proper meal in order to . My desire to cook began to , and the yolk began to stir.
The first time I made , it came out like white glue. Within a month of experimenting with different recipes, I the art of making Chinese fried rice and north Indian curry. This breaking of the eggshell from gave me yet another skill for life, . Now that I look back, maybe my wife agreed to marry me for this alone.
It is easy to break an egg from outside, but it is to break it from inside. And sometimes, someone or something outside can you to break the egg from inside.
As a father, I took it as my responsibility to my son cycling and swimming. In this case, the yolk was the untapped (未被利用的) potential of my son and the barrier was his fear of losing . It took months of patience and coaching to help him his fear. It was an uphill task to keep him motivated through failures. , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.
The important lesson here is that the egg will be no matter what. Success, when the egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.
Life always throws you . I urge you all to persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul and a new you.
1.A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource
2.A. lose B. change C. gain D. expect
3.A. know B. find C. forget D. question
4.A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever
5.A. reminded B. promised C. imagined D. realized
6.A. survive B. compete C. continue D. settle
7.A. turn around B. get across C. take shape D. take part
8.A. tea B. rice C. yogurt D. porridge
9.A. recognized B. appreciated C. introduced D. mastered
10.A. inside B. outside C. sideways D. around
11.A. learning B. cooking C. cycling D. adapting
12.A. courage B. attempt C. skill D. hobby
13.A. funny B. simple C. boring D. difficult
14.A. prevent B. help C. agree D. warn
15.A. accompany B. keep C. teach D. require
16.A. balance B. patience C. courage D. freedom
17.A. understand B. discover C. reflect D. overcome
18.A. Meanwhile B. Finally C. Besides D. Therefore
19.A. broken B. cooked C. lost D. kept
20.A. ideas B. messages C. surprises D. challenges
Every day we are flooded _____ all kinds of sounds, ____ which most are noise.
A. with; in B. with; of C. by; in D. at; among
Had the government limited the sales of cars much earlier, traffic jam and pollution _______so serious now．
A. has not been B. would not be
C .had not been D. wouldn't have been
When it comes to talking about football, his favorite sport, with David, any time will_____ him.
A. suit B. fit C. match D. equal
In societies where social roles are determined, boys usually copy the behavior of their fathers, and girls ___of their mothers.
A. that B. those C. one D. the ones
