Dear Mr Zhu,

I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn’t even love us at all.

Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don’t like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life!

What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.

How can I help my son without harming our relationship?

Yours ,

Liu Zhenhua

（   ）26. What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

A. A teacher.                                B. A magazine columnist. 

C. A youth worker.             D. A doctor.

（   ）27. From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu’s son is _______ to his parents.

A. friendly  B. thankful       C. polite        D. rude

（   ）28. What does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr. Zhu for?

A. To blame his son.       

B. To ask for help with his son.

C. To say something about his son.      

D. To complain to him about his son.

（   ）29. Mr. Liu’s son always spends his time _______.

A. doing his homework        

B. playing games online 

C. chatting with his parents      

D. doing everything his parents ask him to do

（   ）30. What do you think is the possible answer for the father?

A. The father should let the son alone.

B. The father should give his son a beating.

C. The father should allow his son his freedom.

 D. The father should be patient enough to have communication with the son.

阅读短文，根据上下文提示与首字母提示，在每个空白处填入一个适当的单词。

    In England，tea is not just a drink，it's a m______(1)as well．In some homes it’s the last meal of the day，although for many people it’s a light meal between lunch and d______(2)．But，for most people at work，there isn’t time to s______(3)for afternoon tea．Most tea shops serve afternoon tea b_______(4)three and five in the afternoon，although the most popular t_____(5)is around four o'clock．So，an English tea is good for people on holiday who have time t_______    (6)enjoy it．W_______(7)not try to taste a special English tea in that most English of cities，Oxford? After a long day v______(8)the wonderful city，e_____(9)yourself at one of the many tea shops．What do you t________(10)of tea now?

根据句意及首字母填空。

1. It’s raining now. What about s_______ at home and playing computer games.

2. Can you see the market a______ from the post office?

3. We went to the mountains d_______ the summer vacation.

4. There is a l________ in my school. I often read there..

5. After studying all day, I am very tired. I don’t want to do a_________.

6. --What do you t_______ of soap operas?

  -- I can’t stand them.

7. Don’t stand o________. Come in please.

8. I think we should study hard to i_______ our English.

9. I often go to the movies w______ my daughter on weekends.

10. ---What e______ do we need?

   --- We need some mutton and onion,too.

11. –- Do you like the dumplings with cabbage and mutton?

    --- No, they taste a_______.

12. Could you tell me the w_______ to the cinema?

13. We can’t stand the i______ that boys and girls can’t be friends.

14. My grandfather eats all kinds of v_______. He says they are good for health.

15. T_______ for joining 9 o’clock Weekend Talk.