Two years ago, Martin was a “problem child” and he often caused a lot of trouble. But he didn’t usually give his mother much trouble. However, after his father’s death, Martin’s life became much more
. His mother didn’t have enough money to
for his education. To do this, she had to work hard, and so she was not often at home with him.
His mother looked after him as
as she could, but Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in
and he was often in trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school (寄宿学校). But Martin
it very much. One day, he told his head teacher he wanted to leave the
. The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his
. So Martin called his mother. To his surprise, this phone call changed his life.
“
was really what I needed,” he said later. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that my father was watching me, _
he had died, and he would always be proud of everything good I did. I realized that after my father died, I was
to be alone, and I tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”
Martin has really changed, and he is now a
student in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped _
to feel good about himself. As Martin says it’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
| 小题1: | | A．careful | B．beautiful | C．difficult | D．wonderful |
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| 小题4: | | A．eating | B．playing | C．fighting | D．studying |
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| 小题5: | | A．had | B．liked | C．hated | D．took |
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| 小题6: | | A．room | B．library | C．street | D．school |
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| 小题7: | | A．mother | B．father | C．teacher | D．head teacher |
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| 小题9: | | A．if | B．than | C．although | D．because |
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| 小题10: | | A．nice | B．glad | C．afraid | D．careful |
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| 小题11: | | A．bad | B．good | C．healthy | D．lazy |
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