Question

It was Saturday morning and I asked seven-year-old Kelley to let her daddy take her to gym class. But she didn’t agree. I explained that some friends would visit our house that day and I had to clean the house. But the truth was, I had spent 20 years watching Kelley’s five elder brothers and sisters take lessons and I just wanted to get out of it. However, seeing Kelley was going to cry, I decided to do this once more.

Looking through the door, I watched as the teacher led the students to a rope (绳索) hanging in the corner of the gym. One after another, each child in line climbed up the thick rope while the teacher held it at the bottom. Then it was Kelley’s turn — the youngest in the class. With a big smile, she climbed higher and higher. Then it happened. About halfway up, the teacher loudly warned, “Don’t go up any farther than you’re able to come down.”

Kelley halted... Then slowly moved down all the way to the floor. I knew she was heading to the top of that rope and was perfectly capable (能胜任的) of reaching it. Why did she stop? I questioned her on the way home.

“Kelley, could you have climbed all the way to the top?”

“Yes,” she quietly replied.

“Then why didn’t you keep going?”

Silence.

“Was it because of what the teacher said?” I asked.

She nodded.

I knew it was time to teach.

“Kelley, don’t let anybody make you doubt yourself. Don’t ever let anyone keep you from knowing what you can do... Even though they seem bigger, or smarter or older. Will you remember that?” I said.

“Yes!” She answered quickly.

I was glad I chose to take Kelley to the class and got the chance to teach her an important lesson.

1.The writer did NOT want to take Kelley to gym class at first because she _____.

A.became very tired of it. B.needed to visit some friends

C.had so much housework to do D.had to take lessons herself

2.Seeing Kelley climbing higher and higher, the teacher felt _____.

A.angry B.worried C.proud D.pleased

3.The underlined word “halted” in paragraph 3 means _____.

A.smiled B.stopped C.remembered D.counted

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.The writer has six children to look after.

B.Kelley would like her father to take her to gymnastics class.

C.The other children in gymnastic class are younger than Kelley.

D.Kelley was very frightened before the teacher’s warning.

5.What did the writer expect Kelley to do?

A.To take care of her safety. B.To follow the teacher’s advice.

C.To do as other students do. D.To have confidence in herself.

Answer 1