When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敵人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always   1  me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me 3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever  4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s  5. Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are  6  . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”

I did  7   he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the  9   time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He   10  to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than  11  else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to  12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something  13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.

  14   hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”

I have remembered my father’s   15   at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

1 A. reminded        B. said          C. shouted              D. laughed

2 A. dull            B. brave          C. angry              D. happy

3A. quietly         B. carelessly             C. casually            D. differently

4 A. came out        B. dealt with            C. got over            D. thought about

5A. strategies      B. ideas                C. photos              D. books

6A. crazy               B. true            C. strict               D. simple

7 A. as            B. against               C. since               D. for

8 A. produce            B. check                  C. borrow           D. change

9A. first          B. second         C. last                D. next

10 A. decided           B. liked                 C. wanted             D. refused

11 A. everything         B. anyone         C. nothing             D. anything

12 A. shout             B. teach           C. listen               D. read

13 A. that              B. why                 C. where              D. who

14 A. so               B. or             C. for                D. but

15 A. features            B. excuse              C. advice              D. promises

---Is tea ready?

---No, mother is ________ it ready now?

A. doing                B. cooking                 C. burning                 D. getting

The underlined part in the word “needed” is pronounced as ________.

A. / t /                 B. / d /               C. / id /              D. / it /

---Waiter, $ 20 for dinner, right?

--- I’m afraid $ 25, sir, for drinks are ________.

A. free                 B. extra             C. high              D. spare

---Why are you still waiting in line?

--- I’ve missed my ________.

A. order      B. miss               C. time              D. turn

---Would you mind my using your dictionary?            ---________.

A. Of course not      B. Yes, please            C. You’re welcome    D. My pleasure

---I have finished my homework already, mum.

--- When ________ you ________ it?

A. did; finished     B. did; finish               C. have ; finished        D. were; finishing

 I haven’t heard from Bill ________ he left here.

A. when       B. before            C. since              D. while

---I’m sorry, Linda. I’m late.

--- Oh, Kate. You have kept me ________ for you for half an hour.

A. wait                 B. waiting            C. to wait            D. waits

---What should we do next?

--- The first thing is ________ a hotel ________.

A. to find; to stay    B. to find; to stay in     C. find; staying          D. find; to stay