Long ago there were two people--- a young father and an old neighbor. One day the young father was visiting the old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”
The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解开）that string，” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side. “Now tie it again，please,” said the old man, “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”
The young man did so．Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”

1. 1.

   The story is about _________ ．

   1. A.
      how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
   2. B.
      how to tie and untie the string
   3. C.
      how to take care of young trees
   4. D.
      how strict parents should be with their children
2. 2.

   The young man untied the string _________ ．

   1. A.
      only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side
   2. B.
      in order to let the old man teach him
   3. C.
      in order to throw it away
   4. D.
      so that both of the trees would grow straight
3. 3.

   When can the string be taken away？_________ ．

   1. A.
      When the young man has untied it next time
   2. B.
      When the young tree grows strong enough
   3. C.
      When the old man has left
   4. D.
      After you have untied it
4. 4.

   At last the old man told the young man ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

   1. A.
      that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone
   2. B.
      that he should be hard on them
   3. C.
      that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone
   4. D.
      that he should always be strict with his children

He seldom listens to others. He＿＿＿＿＿answer for what he has done.

A. shall     B. will     C. can     D. would

He seldom listens to others. He＿＿＿＿＿answer for what he has done.

A. shall     B. will     C. can     D. would

In order to learn a foreign language well，four things are necessary． First，we must understand the language when we hear it spoken．Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, with confidence and without hesitation（犹豫）． Thirdly，we must do much reading． Finally， we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar．
There are no shortcuts to success in language learning． A good memory is a great help，but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book．It is not much learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings，studying the dictionary and so on．We must learn by using the language．
If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized，we are not really learning the language．We must “learn through use．” Practice is important．We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can．
【小题1】The most important things to learn a foreign language are ＿＿＿＿＿.

  I took ＿＿＿for granted that he would believe in us.

A.that     B.the thing     C.it     D.this