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Even before my father left us， my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen， complaining， “Mom， I cant peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”

Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes，” she told me. “And dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again！”

In the second grade， our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars， swinging from one high steel bar to the next. When it was my turn， I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed， and I went home crying.

That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me， and I saw her “well see about that” look. The next afternoon， she took me back to school. At the deserted playground， Mom looked carefully at the bars.

“Now， pull up with your right arm，” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other arm. Day after day we practiced， and she praised me for every rung （橫檔） I reached. Id never forget the moment when I was crossing the rungs. I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.

One night， after a dance at my new junior high， I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom，” I said， weeping， “none of the girls would dance with me.”

For a long time， I didnt hear anything. Then she said， “Oh， honey， someday youll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was soft and weak. I glanced at her to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.

1. How was Mom when she made the writer peel potatoes？

A. Cruel. B. Serious.

C. Strict. D. Cold.

2. From the passage， we know monkey bars can help a child train ___ .

A. the skill to circle round a bar

B. the skill to throw and catch things

C. the movement of his/her hand speed

D. the strength and skill to hang and swing

3. What does the underlined sentence imply？

A. What I had said attracted Mom greatly with curiosity.

B. The race was not difficult enough for a child to give up.

C. Mom believed my aim could be achieved if I stuck to it.

D. Mom was determined to prove herself better than the teacher.

4. Why were the kids standing with mouths open when the writer was crossing the rungs？

A. They felt sorry for what they had done before.

B. They were astonished to find the writers progress.

C. They were afraid the writer might fall off and get hurt.

D. They enjoyed watching what the writer was doing on the bars.

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The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a best-seller all over the world. 1 It is just for teens.

The book tells us that when facing changes in our lives， like a new school or new friends， dont be afraid. Instead， use these changes to make a better life.

2 A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students. Several teenagers are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris laughs and tells a story about two mice， two little people and some cheese. 3 Here， cheese means something important in life， like moving to a new class or getting into college. 4

The mice realize that they cant change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people， however， cant do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.

After Chris finishes the story， the friends understand one thing： 5 His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teenagers face， such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.

A. But they find the cheese is gone.

B. The four try their best to find the cheese.

C. The book gives an example of a change at school.

D. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives.

E. However， some strange things happened in a school.

F. To get more cheese， move in a new direction quickly.

G. It tells a story which happened between mice and people.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.