you have broken two windows of the classroom, it’s no use saying sorry.

A. Now that B. As if

C. Even if D. So that

—The boy wrote “I have visited here” on an Egyptian painting.

—He deserves for his bad behavior.

A. to punishing B. to punish

C. being punished D. to be punished

—You supposed to clean the room, but it is still in a mess.

—Oh, I was so busy that I forgot.

A. are B. were

C. have been D. will be

—It is said that you have won the first prize in the English contest.

— . English is not my cup of tea.

A. Don’t pull my leg B. Don’t be a wet blanket

C. I’m all ears D. It’s a piece of cake

Professor Smith, along with his assistants, on the project day and night to meet the deadline.

A. work B. working

C. is working D. are working

If he had insisted that he to work there then, everything would be OK now.

A. sent B. be sent

C. had been sent D. was sent

I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling(叛逆). I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching(緊握)at one another’s hands for reassurance(安慰).

They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. Then set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up with listening to the same record together. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that many people are doing it. They have come out of their cocoon(繭)into a larger cocoon.

It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be.

And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds to a great barrier(障礙)for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it. Find yourself. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.

1.In this passage, the author wants to tell .

A. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves

B. readers how to be popular with people around

C. parents how to control and guide their children

D. people how to understand and respect each other

2.According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them .

A. have much difficulty understanding each other

B. lack confidence

C. dare not cope with problems single-handed

D. are much afraid of getting lost

3.What does the author think of advertisements?

A. Convincing. B. Influential.

C. Instructive. D. Authoritative(權(quán)威的).

4.During the teenage years, one should learn to .

A. differ from others in as many ways as possible

B. get into the right reason and become popular

C. find one’s real self

D. rebel against parents and the popularity wave

talking with him, you’ll find him an easy-going man.

A. Once B. Unless C. Until D. Before

This is not an economical way to get more water; , it is very expensive.

A. on the contrary B. on the other hand

C. in short D. in all

When he came back, he found his bag over the seat.

A. hanging B. to hang

C. hung D. being hung