Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends.      Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel worse.”

Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents shout it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking. “If I tell my parents, they’ll be angry!” But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.

Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve (解決) them.” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn’t need to be an expert (專家) like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them.

In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!

1.Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph One?

A．What can they do about this?

B．Where do the problems come from?

C．When did they have these problems?

D．Why do they have so many problems?

2.In Paragraph 2, the writer used the story of Laura to ______.

A．a(chǎn)nswer a question                       B．give an example

C．introduce his friend                     D．share his experience

3.According to the passage Robert Hunt might be ______.

A．Laura’s teacher                       B．the writer of the passage

C．a(chǎn) person with a problem                  D．a(chǎn)n expert on students’problems

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Few children are careful with their money.

B．Parents are more experienced than children

C．Talking to someone helps to solve problems.

D．Students often have a lot of worries at school

 

My mother often asked me，“What is the most important part of the body?”Through the years I would guess at  1 I thought was the correct answer．

    When I was younger，I thought sound was very important to us as humans，so I said．“My  2  ，Mommy．”

    She said，“No．Many people aye deaf．But you  3  thinking about it and I will ask you again soon．”

    Then last year，my grandpa  4  ．Everybody was hurt．Everybody was crying．My mom looked at me when it was our  5  to say our final goodbye to Grandpa．She asked me，“Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear?”

    I was shocked  6  she asked me this now．I always thought this was a game between her and me．She saw the confusion（迷惑）on my face and told me，“This  7  is very important．It shows that you have  8  lived your life．”I saw her eyes well up with tears（跟淚）．She said，“My dear，the most important body part is your shoulder．”

    I asked．“Is it because it holds up your head?”

    She replied，“No，it is because it call hold the head of a friend or loved one when they9 ．

Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life．my dear．I only hope teat you have enough love and  10  that you wilt have a shoulder to cry on when you need it．”

1．A．if                   B．what              C．that                D．whether

2．A．ears                 B．eyes              C．body               D．head

3．A．feel                 B．stop             C．keep               D．forget

4．A．worried             B．visited           C．died               D．came

5．A．need                B．chance                  C．duty               D．turn

6．A．when               B．unless             C．before              D．but

7．A．experience           B．a(chǎn)nswer            C．problem            D．question

8．A．easily               B．really              C．carefully           D．especially

9．A．sleep               B．think              C．laugh              D．cry  

10．A．visitors            B．friends            C．classmates         D．teachers

Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends.   Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. "Problems and worries are normal in life," says Laura. "But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don't talk to someone, we'll certainly feel worse. "
Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn't have any money. She just kept thinking. "If I tell my parents, they'll be angry! But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. "I will always remember to share my problems in the future!" Laura says.
Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. "It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them. He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn't need to be an expert (專家) like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them.
In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you're halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!
【小題1】Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph One?

A．What can they do about this?

B．Where do the problems come from?

C．When did they have these problems?

D．Why do they have so many problems?

【小題2】In Paragraph 2,the writer used the story of Laura to _______.

A．a(chǎn)nswer a question	B．give an example
C．introduce his friend	D．share his experience

【小題3】According to the passage Robert Hunt might be_______.

A．Laura's teacher	B．the writer of the passage
C．a(chǎn) person with a problem	D．a(chǎn)n expert on students' problems

【小題4】What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Few children are careful with their money.

B．Parents are more experienced than children.

C．Talking to someone helps to solve problems.

D．Students often have a lot of worries at school.