A worried mother
Dear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl,
Hmmmmm. What's the matter with kids today? Remember that song from "Bye Bye Birdie"?
Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be.
Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it.
Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with intelligence and you have given her good values.
When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that are specifically designed for students at the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influence.
It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.
Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her.
Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection.
Michelle
26. From the mother's letter we can learn that her daughter .
A. is being fooled by the boy B. has fallen behind in her studies
C. doesn't talk much with her mother D. has chosen which college to attend
27. According to Michelle, 17-year-old teenagers .
A. are too young to manage their life B. are old enough to live their own life
C. should have management before experience D. have reached the age of an adult
28. The underlined word "puppy-love" refer to .
A. false love B. foolish love C. pure love D. adolescent love
29. Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally .
A. come up with the right decision B. follow her boyfriend's advice
C. worry her parents for unconscious reasons D. influence her boyfriend's behavior
30. The best title for the passage would be .
A. College of kids' own choice B. How can I help my girl?
C. How to manage teenagers' life? D. A 17-year-old girl and her mother
B
It's really true what people say about English politeness: it's everywhere. When squeezing past someone in a narrow passage, people say "sorry". When getting off a bus, English passengers say "thank you" rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in UK.
People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customers and retail assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.
Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.
31. What is the author's attitude towards English politeness?
A. He thinks it is artificial. B. He thinks little of it.
C. He appreciates it very much. D. He thinks it goes too far.
32. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The author think it's unnecessary to say "thank you" to the bus driver.
B. In Germany, employers often say "thank you" to employees for their job.
C. German men never treat a woman to dinner.
D. Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough.
33. We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men _______.
A. are more likely to be involved in a fighting B. are as generous as English men
C. treat women in a polite way D. are unwilling to spend money for women
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