Dear Mr Zhu,
I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(專欄) 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
【小題1】What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

Dear Mr Zhu,

I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(專欄) 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

1.What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

A．A teacher.                             B．A magazine columnist.

C．A youth worker.                        D．A doctor.

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

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

3.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.

4.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

5.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.

Dear Mr Zhu,
I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(專欄) 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
【小題1】 What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

閱讀下面短文，從每小題A、B、C、D中選出能填入文章中空白處的最佳答案。
    Boys and girls!Do you want to know what a hobby means?OK,let me tell you.
    From Monday to Friday most people are busy working and studying,but in the evenings and weekends they are free and   1 themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies.Others 2  sports.This is decided by their own  3 .
    There are many different ways to spend our   4  time.
    Almost everyone has some  5  :it may be something from colleting stamps to   6  model planes. Some hobbies are very  7  ,but others don't cost anything at all. Some collections are worth  8  of money, others are valuable(有價值的)only to their owners.
    I know a man who has a coin which is worth several  9  dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(罕見的)fifty-cent piece which  10  him$250!He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600of them, but I wonder   11  they are worth any money. However,   12  my brother they are quite valuable. 13 makes him happier than to find a neo match box for his collection.
    That's what a hobby means, I think. It is something we 14  to do in our free time just for the   15  of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
1 A．love     B．work    C．enjoy     D．play
2 A．look like   B．take care of    C．think about    D．take part in
3 A．lives   B．jobs     C．interests    D．things  
4 A．working      B．free    C．own    D．whole
5 A．hobbies      B．things    C．jobs      D．ways
6 A．make      B．making     C．makes     D．made
7 A．interesting    B．exciting        C．cheap     D．expensive
8 A．a(chǎn) little       B．a(chǎn) few       C．a(chǎn) lot    D．a(chǎn) number
9 A．thousand     B．thousands     C．thousands of     D．thousand of
10A．paid     B．cost       C．took        D．spent
11A．that      B．if       C．what       D．why
12A．to   B．on       C．with    D．in
13A．Everything       B．Anything        C．Nothing       D．Something
14A．have    B．need      C．refuse    D．like
15A．money     B．work    C．fun         D．time

閱讀下面短文，從每小題a、b、c、d中選出能填入文章中空白處的最佳答案。
    boys and girls!do you want to know what a hobby means?ok,let me tell you.
    from monday to friday most people are busy working and studying,but in the evenings and weekends they are free and    1  themselves. some watch television or go to the movies.others42  sports.this is decided by their own  3
    there are many different ways to spend our  4  time.
    almost everyone has some   5 :it may be something from colleting stamps to   6 model planes. some hobbies are very  7  ,but others don't cost anything at all. some collections are worth   8 of money, others are valuable(有價值的)only to their owners.
    i know a man who has a coin which is worth several  9 dollars. a short time ago he bought a rare(罕見的)fifty-cent piece which  10 him$250!he was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. on the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. he has almost 600of them, but i wonder 11 they are worth any money. however,   12  my brother they are quite valuable. 13  makes him happier than to find a neo match box for his collection.
    that's what a hobby means, i think. it is something we  14 to do in our free time just for the 15 of it. the value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
1．a(chǎn)．love     b．work    c．enjoy     d．play
2．a(chǎn)．look like   b．take care of    c．think about    d．take part in
3．a(chǎn)．lives   b．jobs     c．interests    d．things  
4．a(chǎn)．working      b．free    c．own    d．whole
5．a(chǎn)．hobbies      b．things    c．jobs      d．ways
6．a(chǎn)．make      b．making     c．makes     d．made
7．a(chǎn)．interesting    b．exciting        c．cheap     d．expensive
8．a(chǎn)．a(chǎn) little       b．a(chǎn) few       c．a(chǎn) lot    d．a(chǎn) number
9．a(chǎn)．thousand     b．thousands       c．thousands of       d．thousand of
10．a(chǎn)．paid     b．cost       c．took        d．spent
11．a(chǎn)．that      b．if       c．what       d．why
12．a(chǎn)．to   b．on       c．with    d．in
13．a(chǎn)．everything       b．a(chǎn)nything        c．nothing       d．something
14．a(chǎn)．have    b．need      c．refuse    d．like
15．a(chǎn)．money     b．work    c．fun         d．time

In a class for adults, I gave the class homework. It was to “go to someone you love during this week and tell him or her you love him or her. It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or haven’t shared those words with for a long time.

The people in my class were all over 35. They had learned that it was not nature (成熟的) to express their emotion. So this was very difficult for some of them.

At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. I expected one of the men raised his hand. He looked quite moved.

As he stood up, he began saying, “Dennis, I was quite confused when you gave us this homework because I didn’t feel I had anyone to say those word to.”

“But on my way home, there was a voice which told me exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’ to.”

“Five years ago, my father and I had a bad disagreement and have really never solved it since that time. We have avoided seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But even then, we hardly spoke to each other.”

“So last Tuesday when I got home, I visited my father and said, ‘I love you.’ He gave me a big hug.”

46.The writer asked the students to _______.

A. write an article about life      B. express their love to people close to them

C. make some new friends            D. share interesting stories with their family

47. The homework was difficult for some because______.

A. they never learned to express love   

B. they were to shy to express their feelings

C. they were taught not to express emotions easily

D. they couldn’t think of anyone to say those words to

48. The underlined word “confused” in the 4^th paragraph probably means “_____”.

A. 迷惑的      B.激動的    C. 高興的       D.吃驚的

49. The man was moved because __________.

A. he had the chance to answer the question

B. he and his father started to speak to each other

C. he had a bad disagreement with his father

D. he found someone to help with his homework

50. The writer gave the homework to teach the students that_____________.

A. they should express their emotions to the people they love

B. they should respect their parents and visit them often

C. they should never have disagreements with their parents

D. it’s important to finish their homework on time every day