When I was about 12，I had an enemy，a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings．

    Week by week her list grew：I was very thin；I wasn’t a good student；I talked too much；1 was too proud，and so on．I tried to bear all this as long as I could．At last，I became very angry．I ran to my Daddy with tears in my eyes．

    He listened to me quietly，then he asked，“Are the things she says true or not? Janet，didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well，you now have that girl’s opinion．Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．Pay no attention to the other things she said．”

    I did as he told me．To my great surprise，I discovered that about half the things were true．Some of them I couldn’t change（1ike being very thin），but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change．For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself．

    I brought the list back to Daddy．He refused to take it．“That’s just for you，”he said．“You know better than anyone，the truth about yourself．But you have to learn to listen，not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt．When something said about you is true，you’ll find it will be of help to you．Our world is full of people who think they know your duty．Don’t shut your ears．Listen to  them all，but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do．”

    Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments．In my life，I've never had a better piece of advice．

1．Which do you think would be a best title for this passage?

A．Not an Enemy，but a Best Friend

B．the Best Advice I've Ever Had

C．My Father

D．My Childhood

2．What does“Week by week her list grew”mean?

A．Week by week，my shortcomings grew more serious．

B．She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer．

C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on．

D．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me．

3．Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A．Because he believed that what his daughter’s “enemy”said was mostly true．

    B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by　keeping silent for a while．

    C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment．

    D．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth．

4．What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A．He told her not to Pay any attention to what her“enemy”had said．

    B．He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings．

    C．He told her to write down all that her“enemy”had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true．

    D．He refused to take the list and have a look at it．

My grandmother was an iron－willed woman, the feared head of the family. When I was five years old, she invited some friends to her apartment for a party. __1__ the guests was a neighborhood big shot(大亨). They had a little girl about my age who was __2__ and very much used to getting her own way.

Grandmother spent a lot of time with the big shot and his family. She __3__ them the most important members of her social circle and tried hard to please them. At one point during the party, I __4__ my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl __5__ the bathroom door and simply walked in. I was still sitting down. “Don't you know that little girls aren't __6__ to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it！？” I shouted. The __7__ I had piled upon her shocked the little girl. Then she started to cry. She tearfully __8__ to her parents and my grandmother. Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest __9__. After her scolding was over and I had been dismissed, the party __10__.

Twenty minutes later, all that changed. Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water __11__ out from under the door. She __12__ the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged(塞)up and that the taps __13__ at full blast(拧到最大). Everyone knew who did it. The guests quickly formed a __14__ wall around me, but Grandmother was __15__  angry that she almost got to me anyway.

My grandfather took me __16__ to the window. He was a kind and gentleman, full of wisdom and patience. __17__ did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he __18__ his wife. He looked at me with much curiosity, __19__  angry or upset.

“Tell me，” he asked, “why did you do it？”

“Well, she shouted at me __20__，” I said earnestly. “Now she's got something to shout about.”

Grandfather didn't speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. “Eric，” he said at last, “you are my revenge(复仇)．”

1. A. Between  B. Among  C. Around  D. Beside

2. A. spoiled  B. harmed  C. liked   D. concerned

3. A. imagined          B. told           C. evaluated           D. considered

4. A. made              B. found   C. pushed  D. wound

5. A. closed             B. opened   C. beat  D. tapped

6. A. expected        B. asked           C. supposed          D. told

7. A. happiness          B. depression       

C. embarrassment    D. anger

8. A. complained        B. apologized  

C. replied               D. referred

9. A. cry  B. blame  C. comment   D. demand

10. A. picked up         B. broke down      

C. carried on       D. took off

11. A. moving   B. stirring  C. floating  D. streaming

12. A. pushed open         B. pulled down 

C. shut up            D. knocked at

13. A. had gone               B. were going    

C. went                 D. had been going

14. A. productive       B. hard         

C. protective     D. rough

15. A. so       B. too        C. as       D. very

16. A. by his hand   B. by the hand  

C. by surprise      D. with anxiety

17. A. Often   B. Sometimes  C. Always   D. Rarely

18. A. argue with      B. talk with   

C. put up with           D. come to terms with

19. A. other than       B. instead of    

C. rather than      D. more than

20. A. for something   B. for nothing       

C. without doubt   D. with sympathy

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on. I tried to bear all these things as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have the girl’s opinion. Go to make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true. some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it, “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else, the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just closing your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to other people’s opinions, but hear the truth and do what you know is right.”
Daddy’s advice returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice

1. 1.

   Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      Not an Enemy, but a Best Friend
   2. B.
      The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
   3. C.
      My Father
   4. D.
      My Childhood
2. 2.

   “Week by week her list grew” means “________”

   1. A.
      Week by Week, my shortcomings grew more serious
   2. B.
      She had made a list of shortcomings
   3. C.
      I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on
   4. D.
      Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out
3. 3.

   Her father listened to her quietly was because        

   1. A.
      He believed what her daughter’s enemy said was mostly true
   2. B.
      He had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings
   3. C.
      He didn’t believe in his daughter
   4. D.
      He wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth
4. 4.

   After the father heard his daughter’s word, he        

   1. A.
      told her to write down what her “enemy” had said and pay attention to the true things
   2. B.
      criticized(批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings
   3. C.
      told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” said
   4. D.
      refused to take the list and have a look at it

When I was about twelve years old, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings（缺点）. Week by week her list became    31    : I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   32  . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever    33    what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s ideas. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are    34  . Pay no attention to the other things that she said. ”

I did    35   he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    36   , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the first time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said, “You know better than    37   else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to listen, and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something    38   is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them,    39    hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do. ” I have remembered my father’s    40    at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

1.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

2.Why did her father listen to her quietly?

3.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?