When I was about 12, I had an enemy (敵人), a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺點). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much;  I was too proud (驕傲), and so on. I tried to hear all these as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

     He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Are the thing she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever think about what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

     I did as he told me. To my great 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 very clear picture of myself.

     I brought the list back to Daddy. He wouldn’t like to take it. “That is just for you,” he said, “You know better than anyone else 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 will find it will be of 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 and do the right thing.”

      Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important periods. In my life, I have never had a better piece of advice.

1.Which do you think would be the best title (標題) for this passage?

A. Not An Enemy, But the Best Friend             B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C. My Father                                  D. My Childhood

2.Why did the writer’s father listen to her quietly? Because__________.

A. he believed that most of what his daughter’s “enemy” said was true.

B. he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping quiet for some time

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

3.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.

B. He criticized(批評) her and told her to overcome (克服) her shortcomings.

C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D. He wouldn’t like to take the list and have a look at it.

4.What does “I got a very clear picture of myself” mean?

A. I had my picture taken and this time it was a very clear one.

B. I asked someone to draw a very clear picture of myself.

C. The picture I got this time was clearer than those I had got before.

D. I came to know myself very clearly this time.

Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a   41   family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work.  42   his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband   43   food and clothes. But she failed. Her family was sometimes   44  . Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was   45   it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read and write and   46   at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some   47   for his family.

One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were   48  , so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.”

“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked   49  .

“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted   50   him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy   51   for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man   52   to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man   53   the other shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. The young man refused（拒絕）to   54   anything on it and went away.

But his shoes were so different that he had to   55  . He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.

(    ) 41. A. happy         B. lucky          C. rich            D. poor

(    ) 42. A. Only          B. Except         C. Or             D. Because

(    ) 43. A. much          B. little            C. enough         D. no

(    ) 44. A. full            B. hungry          C. happy           D. pleased

(    ) 45. A. afraid of       B. sorry for        C. useful to        D. friendly to

(    ) 46. A. play          B. swim           C. count           D. sleep

(    ) 47. A. books       B. clothes          C. shoes           D. money

(    ) 48. A. dirty          B. clean            C. old             D. new

(    ) 49. A. over                B. away           C. out            D. in

(    ) 50. A. under               B. above           C. in front of      D. behind

(    ) 51. A. thought      B. read            C. wrote          D. saw

(    ) 52. A. liked          B. agreed          C. worried        D. surprised

(    ) 53. A. threw               B. passed          C. kicked           D. showed

(    ) 54. A. pay         B. cost            C. spend          D. give

(    ) 55. A. stop                B. run             C. hurry off       D. fly away

When I was about 12, I had an enemy (敵人), a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺點). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much;  I was too proud (驕傲), and so on. I tried to hear all these as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Are the thing she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever think about what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great 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 very clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He wouldn’t like to take it. “That is just for you,” he said, “You know better than anyone else 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 will find it will be of 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 and do the right thing.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important periods. In my life, I have never had a better piece of advice

1. 1.

   Which do you think would be the best title (標題) for this passage?

   1. A.
      Not An Enemy, But the Best Friend
   2. B.
      The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
   3. C.
      My Father
   4. D.
      My Childhood
2. 2.

   Why did the writer’s father listen to her quietly? Because__________

   1. A.
      he believed that most of what his daughter’s “enemy” said was true
   2. B.
      he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping quiet for some time
   3. C.
      he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment
   4. D.
      he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth
3. 3.

   What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

   1. A.
      He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said
   2. B.
      He criticized(批評) her and told her to overcome (克服) her shortcomings
   3. C.
      He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true
   4. D.
      He wouldn’t like to take the list and have a look at it
4. 4.

   What does “I got a very clear picture of myself” mean?

   1. A.
      I had my picture taken and this time it was a very clear one
   2. B.
      I asked someone to draw a very clear picture of myself
   3. C.
      The picture I got this time was clearer than those I had got before
   4. D.
      I came to know myself very clearly this time