学校的“English Center”是同学们练习英语的场所。这里的“Teenager Hotline”每天都能收到不少同学的咨询电话。请你根据当时热线咨询员Mary对Lucy同学所咨询问题的电话记录和对她提出的建议进行整理，以“Make home a happier place to be”为题写一篇英语小短文向《TIMES》“作品秀”栏目投稿。（字数100左右）

学校的“English Center”是同学们练习英语的场所。这里的“Teenager Hotline”每天都能收到不少同学的咨询电话。请你根据当时热线咨询员Mary对Lucy同学所咨询问题的电话记录和对她提出的建议进行整理，以“Make home a happier place to be”为题写一篇英语小短文向《TIMES》“作品秀”栏目投稿。（字数100左右）

Problem	Advice
I can’t get on well with my parents. When I want to dress in a modern way, they don't like me wearing a mini-skirt. When I am making phone calls to friends, they ask if I’m speaking to a boy or a girl. Could you tell me what I shall do?	j Talk to them about your school life and your plans for the future. k Tell them your needs and find out what their needs are. l Do some housework you can. They will feel that you are no longer a small child.

Mary had some troubles, so she went to see the doctor.  He was a new doctor, and did not know her.  So he first asked her some questions. One of the questions was, “What is your age?”

“Well...” Mary answered, “I don't quite remember, doctor, but I will try to think.” She thought for a while and then said, “Yes, I remember now, doctor. When I married, I was twenty-two years old, and my husband was thirty then. Now he is sixty, I know, and that is twice thirty. And so I am twice twenty-two. That is forty-four, isn't it?”

1.Mary went to see the doctor because ________ .

2.At first the doctor _________ .

3.The doctor's first question was “ _______ “.

4.Mary  ________ .

5.Mary should be _______ .

Skin-diving(潜水) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy.

Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is lots of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.

When you have tank (罐) of air on your back, you can stay in deep of water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive into deep water.

To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep sea.

Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.

1.Skin-diving is a new sport that_____________.

  A. will take you to the moon     

B. will take you to a new world of land

C. will take you to the mountain  

D. will take you to the deep water

2.You can climb big rocks under water easily because _________.

 A. you are very heavy                    

B. you are as heavy as on the land

C. you are not as heavy as on the land       

D. you have no weight at all

3.With a tank of air on your back, you can _________.

 A. catch fish very easily            

B. stay under water for a long time

C. climb big rocks                    

D. have more fun

4.Which of the following statement is not true?

 A. Skin-diving is a new sport           

B. skin-diving is like visiting the moon

C. The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun

D. Skin-diving is not only interesting but also useful.

5.Skin-diving is a useful and interesting sport because ________.

A. you can catch fish with your hands.  

B. you can clean the ship in the water

C. you can get many things from the deep sea. 

D. all of the above