A letter to Edward, a columnist(报刊专栏作家）

Dear Mr Expert:

I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home. I always Promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20,I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved.

Here’s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine ― so much so that they make mine theirs.

It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they seem to take it for granted that they can shou up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever.

I enjoy having my friends here sometimes― it makes the place feel comfortable and warm― but this is my home, not a party house. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy(隐私)?

Joan

Edward’s reply to Joan

Dear Joan:

If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.

And if you’ve gathesed yourfriends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere(气氛),you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with― or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time.

Be clear about the message you want to send. For example, “I really love your company but I also need some privacy. So please call before you come over.”

63. We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward         .

A. lives away from her parents

B. takes pride in her friends

C. knows Mr Expert quite well

D. hates her parents very much

64.We can infer from the first letter that         .

A. Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy

B. Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept

C. Joan doesn’t like the parties at all

D. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over

65. According to Mr Expert, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?

A. She is afraid of hurting her friends.

B. She does not understand true friendship.

C. Her family experience stops her from doing so.

D. She does not put her needs first.

66. The underlined word “conflict” in the second letter means       .

A. dependent life        B. fierce fight           C. bad manners           D. painful feeling

67.The second letter suggests that Mr Expert         .

A. is worried about Joan’s problem

B. warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends

C. advises Joan on how to refuse people

D. encourages Joan to be brave enough

A letter to Edward,a columnist (报刊专栏作家)

Dear Mr Expert,

I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home.I always Promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible.Now,at the age of 20,I have a good job and a nice house,and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved.

Here’s the problem:several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine—so much so that they make mine theirs.

It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me.But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like.They bring boyfriends over,talk on the phone and stay out forever.

I enjoy having my friends here sometimes—it makes the place feel comfortable and warm—but this is my home,not a party house.I was old enough to move out on my own,so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy(隐私)?

Joan

Edward’s reply to Joan

Dear Joan，

If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child,you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.

And if you’ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere(气氛),you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with—or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy.You need to understand that in true friendship it’s Okay to put your own needs first from time to time.

Be clear about the message you want to send.For example,“I really love your company but I also need some privacy.So please call before you come over.”

Edward

1. We can learn from the first letter that Joan___________.

A.lives away from her parents                           B.takes pride in her friends

C.knows Edward quite well                               D.hates her parents very much

2. We can infer from the first letter that___________.

A.Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy

B.Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept

C.Joan doesn’t like the parties at all

D.Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over

3. According to Edward,why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?

A.She is afraid of hurting her friends.

B.She does not understand true friendship.

C.Her family experience stops her from doing so.

D.She does not put her needs first.

4 .The underlined word “conflict” in the second letter means___________.

A.dependent life            B.fierce fight                C.bad manners                     D.painful feeling

5.The second letter suggests that Edward      .

A.is worried about Joan’s problem

B.warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends

C.advises Joan on how to refuse people

D.encourages Joan to be brave enough

Mr. Brown had a nice shop in the main street of a small town. He sold jewelry, watches and the like. All went well some years, and then his shop was broken into twice in one month at night, and a lot of jewelry was stolen each time. Three weeks had passed, yet the police had not done much to catch the thief. So Mr. Brown decided to try to do something about it himself. He bought a good camera and fixed it up in his shop and put some cheap jewelry in front of it for the thief so that it could take a photo of anyone who stole the jewelry. A few nights later the thief did come again. But he did not touch any of the cheap jewelry that Mr. Brown had put out for him. He took the camera, which was worth 15,000 pounds.

1. 1.

   The jewelry the thief had stolen was ________

   1. A.
      very valuable.   
   2. B.
      worth little money.
   3. C.
      quite cheap.     
   4. D.
      of no use to the thief.
2. 2.

   How did the thief know about jewelry?

   1. A.
      He knew a little about jewelry.
   2. B.
      He knew a lot about it.
   3. C.
      The poor one knew nothing about jewelry.
   4. D.
      He knew little about it.
3. 3.

   Why did Mr. Brown buy a camera and put it in the shop?

   1. A.
      Because the camera was not so expensive as the jewelry or the watches in the shop.
   2. B.
      Because he knew that the thief was interested in a cheap camera.
   3. C.
      Because he thought that a good camera could help him find out who the thief was.
   4. D.
      Because the policemen told him to do so.
4. 4.

   What did Mr. Brown lose during the two months?

   1. A.
      15,000 pound notes.
   2. B.
      A camera and 15,000 pounds.
   3. C.
      Lots of jewelry and a good camera.
   4. D.
      A lot of jewelry, a camera and 15,000 pound notes.

A letter to Edward, a columnist(报刊专栏作家）

Dear Mr Expert:

I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home. I always Promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20,I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved.

Here’s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine — so much so that they make mine theirs.

It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they seem to take it for granted that they can shou up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever.

I enjoy having my friends here sometimes— it makes the place feel comfortable and warm— but this is my home, not a party house. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy(隐私)?

Joan

Edward’s reply to Joan

Dear Joan:

If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.

And if you’ve gathesed yourfriends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere(气氛),you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with— or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time.

Be clear about the message you want to send. For example, “I really love your company but I also need some privacy. So please call before you come over.”

63. We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward         .

A. lives away from her parents                  B. takes pride in her friends

C. knows Mr Expert quite well                  D. hates her parents very much

64.We can infer from the first letter that         .

A. Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy

B. Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept

C. Joan doesn’t like the parties at all

D. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over

65. According to Mr Expert, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?

A. She is afraid of hurting her friends.        B. She does not understand true friendship.

C. Her family experience stops her from doing so.   D. She does not put her needs first.

66. The underlined word “conflict” in the second letter means       .

A. dependent life        B. fierce fight           C. bad manners           D. painful feeling

67.The second letter suggests that Mr Expert         .

A. is worried about Joan’s problem            B. warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends

C. advises Joan on how to refuse people     D. encourages Joan to be brave enough

Dear Mr．Expert:

　　I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home．I always promised myself that I'd get out as soon as possible．Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I'm really proud of the independence I've achieved．

　　Here's the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine so much so that they make mine theirs．

　　It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me．But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like．They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever．

　　I enjoy having my friends here sometimes it makes the place feel comfortable and warm but this is my home, not a party house．I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can't I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy(隐私)?

Joan

Dear Joan:

　　If your family didn't pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now．

　　And if you've gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere, you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy．You need to understand that in true friendship it's okay to put your own needs first from time to time．

Be clear about the message you want to send．For example, I really love your company but I also need some privacy．So please call before you come over．

1．We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward ________．

[　　]

A．lives away from her parents

B．takes pride in her friends

C．knows Mr．Expert quite well

D．hates her parents very much

2．We can infer from the first letter that________．

[　　]

A．Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy

B．Joan's friends visit her more often than she can accept

C．Joan doesn't like the parties at all

D．Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over

3．According to Mr．Expert, why can't Joan tell her friends her feelings?

[　　]

A．She is afraid of hurting her friends．

B．She does not understand true friendship．

C．Her family experience stops her from doing so．

D．She does not put her needs first．

4．The underlined word conflict in the second letter means ________．

[　　]

5．The second letter suggests that Mr．Expert________．

[　　]

A．is worried about Joan's problem

B．warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends

C．advises Joan on how to refuse people

D．encourages Joan to be brave enough