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 as long as I could. At last, it went beyond my tolerance. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Sweetie, are the things she says true or not? Didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and highlight the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told. To my 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 got a fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “It’s just the case 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 great 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 only and do what you know is right 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.

70. Which do you think is the best title for this passage?

A. Not an enemy, but a best friend B. My childhood

C. My father　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. The best advice I’ve ever had

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

A.She found more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me

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

C.She made a list of my shortcomings and kept adding new ones to it

D.Week by week my shortcomings grew more serious

72. Why did her father listened to her quietly?

A.He was too angry at his daughter’s shortcomings to say anything

B.He believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true

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

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