I once thought I would be a perfect(完美的) mother. It _41___ me 16 years to learn that I could not be. I know that I made some mistakes. If I could raise (抚养) my children again, I   42   repeat (重复) those mistakes. Maybe I would make new   43     .but I think I would do a better job.

I would try to understand my children. I often did what my   44   would have done. I __45___ their ways of raising children. For example , I had my 13—year—old son , David, come home early ,but he      46   this rule . He saw no reason(理由)for it As a girl ,I had to be home early .I want my son to do the47    things. Now I would think more about why I wanted things done in a certain way.

  My father was sick when I was young . So my sister , my brother and I were   48   all the time . We didn’t cry in anger and we didn’t laugh for happyness. I just wanted my children to be quiet, too. I never stopped    49    “why”.

It was hard for me to let my children show anger . I stop them when they start to get angry. Now I would tell my children ,“It is all right to show love and it is right to show anger .Your feelings are good. I love you __50___you feel.”

(   )41.A.cost            B. spend             C. took           D. used 

(   )42.A.would           B. wouldn’t          C. could          D. no longer

(   )43..A. ways           B. friends           C. rules           D. ones

(   )44.A.parents          B. children          C. teachers         D. friends

(   )45.A.went            B. found            C. followed        D. improved

(   )46.A.enjoyed          B. hated            C. agreed          D. improved

(   )47.A.same            B. different          C. difficult         D. excited

(   )48.A.strange           B. noisy            C. lively           D. quite

(   )49.A.to ask            B. asking           C. to answer        D. answering

(   )50.A.no matter how     B. no matter where   C. no matter who     D. no matter when

"Here's the advance payment(预期款) of 10,000 dollars. You will get the other half when we get those papers," the agent told Mike. "But sir, Mr. Smith has been very suspicious (怀疑) since last week," Mike replied.
"In that case, be careful and don't worry. You are very clever," the agent said." Take 5,000 dollars more," Mike looked around uneasily but took the money.
Mike was a clerk in a large company. A few years ago he started to get very worried because it was very hard for him to support his family. He wanted to give his child an excellent education and a bright future, but the future looked rather hopeless.
One day some agents called him. They were his company's competitors. At first he refused their offers. But when he thought his dream could come true, he agreed to their offers and began giving them information.
However, his spy work started to get more and more difficult because his owner had become suspicious, since a lot of important information was leaking out.
One night when Mike was on one of his spying tasks, he met Alim, the night watchman." What are you doing here, Mike?" shouted Alim.
"Oh, I had just forgotten some documents here, Alim, "Mike replied, trying to look comfortable." I just came to get them."
"Is that true?" Alim said." We’ll see what Mr. Smith says."
Alim called Mr. Smith and told him to come right away. Mr. Smith looked at Mike and said. "So you are the thief! I believed in you, Mike."
"Call the police, Alim. We have finally caught the spy," Mr. Smith said. "And by the way, Mike ,no man can serve two masters. You should have left if you did not work with us any longer."  
【小题1】Why did Mike take the job as a spy? Because ______________.

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　　It was a cold wet night. The taxi driver hadn't had one passenger(乘客)all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man from the country coming out, carrying two big bags. “Aha! ”thought the taxi driver, “here's the right person to make good this bad day. ”He quickly stopped the taxi and opened the door.

　　Driver: Where do you want to go, sir?

　　Young Man: To the Park Hotel.

　　When the taxi driver heard that, his hopes of getting a lot of money disappeared. The Park Hotel was hardly two kilometers away. The young man would give him fifty cents at most. Only fifty cents ! Then he had an idea of taking the young man by a longer route----going all around the city and then back to the Park Hotel. This he did, and after a long time the taxi finally arrived at the hotel.

　　Driver: You should pay me fifteen dollars ,sir.

　　Young Man: What? Fifteen dollars? Do you think I'm a fool? You're trying to cheat(骗)me.

　　Driver: How dare you say I…

　　Young Man: You must think I don't know my way around.

　　Driver: But…

　　Young Man: Only last week I took a taxi from the station to this hotel. I know how much I should pay.

　　Driver: Oh…oh…all right. Now…now look…uh…

　　Young Man: I think I should call the policemen.

　　Driver: Oh, no! Please don't do that! I have a sick wife and four hungry children.

　　Young Man: All right! This time I'll forget it.

　　Driver: Oh, thank you ,sir. And you are right. The trip isn't worth fifteen dollars.

　　Young Man : You don't have to tell me that. I may come from the country, but I'm as clever as you city people.

　　Driver : Yes, sir.

　　Young Man : I just won't be cheated. I won't pay you a cent more than I paid the other taxi last week…thirteen dollars !

1．Why did the taxi driver tell the young man he had a sick wife and four hungry children?

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A．He didn't want the young man to call the policemen.

B．He wanted to let the young man know he had a big and happy family.

C．He was going to ask the young man to visit his family.

D．He wanted to let the young man know they were not afraid of the policemen.

2．From the story we know that the taxi driver ________.

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A．was an honest man

B．was very busy that day

C．got far more money than he should get for the trip

D．didn't get a cent more than he should get for the trip

3．From the story we know that the young man ________.

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A．was as clever as city people

B．knew how much he should pay for the trip

C．had been cheated by another taxi driver the week before

D．wanted to get a lot of money in the city

4．Which of the following would be the best title(标题)of the story?

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A．City People and Country Men

B．Going to the Park Hotel

C．A Passenger and a Taxi Driver

D．Clever or Foolish?