When I was young, I hated my mother because she worked a lot and didn’t spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life. About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad that I made so many friends there.

On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise called “Chocolate or Toys”. He asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn’t have a choice. This exercise told us that sometimes we don’t have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something rather than complaining(抱怨).

A girl stood up and started talking about how her mom was a drug addict (吸毒成癮者) and how much she hated her mother. “I want a new mom,” she cried.“Unluckily, you can’t have one,” the leader said.“You have to accept the mother that you have.”This hit me hard. I knew that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn’t choose another mom, but I could try to make the best of the situation.

1.The writer didn’t like his mother when he was young because ________.

A. she didn’t love him B. she was too strict with him

C. she was too busy to be with him D. she was a drug addict

2.The program for teenagers that the writer took part in lasted （持續(xù)）________.

A. a week B. three days C. two days D. only one day

3.The writer started to change his thinking ________.

A. before he took part in the program B. during the first two days of the program

C. as soon as he came to the program D. after the exercise named “Chocolate or Toys”

4.From the end of the passage, we can infer (推斷) that ________.

A. the writer loves his father

B. the writer’s mom is a bad person

C. the writer’s mom loves her son

D. the writer will try to get along well with his mother

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Choices can be made as we like.

B. Everyone should take part in a self-help program.

C. Chocolate can change one’s mind to things.

D. We should try to accept things instead of complaining about them.

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