For years I wanted a flower garden, but with five children I was too busy to have one. Money was limited(有限的), and so was time. Often one of the children would want something that cost too much, and I would say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.” Finally, when all five had gotten through high school and college, and had started having their own families, I started thinking again about having a garden. However, I knew gardens cost money.
Then, one spring morning on Mother’s Day, as I was working in my kitchen, I heard cars drive by and looked out of the window to see a new tree planted in my yard. I couldn’t believe my eyes: it was a money tree! Dollar bills were stuck all over that tree, and there was a note which read: “I owe you eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin.”
Marvin, my first son, kept his promise. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen-foot bed(花坛，花圃) for me. My other children bought me tools, a sunflower stepping stone(踏脚石) and gardening books. We built a garden together.
That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty, and just what I’d always wanted. When I go out to weed or tend my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels as if they were right there with me. When I think about what my children have done for me, I get tears in my eyes every time.
I’m still not sure whether money grows on trees. But I know love does!
1. Why had the author(作者) never had a flower garden before?| A．Because she didn’t have enough time and money. |
| B．Because she had five children to take care of. |
| C．Because her children wanted expensive things. |
| D．Because her children were going to high school and college. |
| A．Her neighbor. | B．Her first son. |
| C．Her five children. | D．Her husband. |
| A．Because she has a big money tree. |
| B．Because she has a very pretty garden. |
| C．Because she is busy weeding or tending her flowers. |
| D．Because she feels the love of her children in the garden. |
| A．how to grow your own money tree | B．the story of pretty garden |
| C．a story of the love between a mother and her children | D．the story of a money tree |
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【推荐1】My friend and I were at a restaurant in Berkeley for an evening snack when suddenly we decided to do a small act of kindness — to use the smile card to make someone’s day.
Being at the restaurant, we decided to pay for someone else anonymously (匿名地) . We both got excited about the idea and decided to do that. We looked around for which table we should pay for, and then settled on this table — it seemed like an immigrant family with a few children, enjoying their cocktails at that time. I could sense a family bond between them and that they were having a nice time together. We called in the waitress to explain the idea to her.
As soon as we told her we wanted to pay for another table and showed her the smile card, she got super excited! She said she already had goosebumps! It made us further enthusiastic. Next, she came and told us that the waitress for that table was moved to tears when she heard about this.
Soon after, we left — feeling excited, energized and grateful to get an opportunity to spread smiles. It is hard to explain how it felt at that moment, but it definitely felt special — not because I was “helping” someone, but because I felt connected to various people whom I didn’t even know — the waitresses and the family. It also, in some form, melted me, to see how people respond to generosity, which has become so rare in today’s commercial lifestyle. I felt like something inside me changed.
I don’t know what happened next, how the family felt and reacted or how the waitresses experienced the situation, but I am sure it brought a few smiles to a few people.
1. What does the underlined phrase “make someone’s day” in paragraph 1 mean?| A．To make people feel happy. | B．To ask people to donate for others. |
| C．To make people experience sorrow. | D．To encourage people to give away the smile card. |
| A．Because they wanted to show off. |
| B．Because they were wealthy people. |
| C．Because they determined to show kindness. |
| D．Because they wanted other people to pay for them in return. |
| A．The author thought himself a great person. |
| B．The author disliked the commercial lifestyle. |
| C．The author felt excited, energized and grateful to meet the waitress in the restaurant |
| D．The author thought it rare to see generosity in today's commercial lifestyle. |
| A．Hardwork Paid Off | B．Unity Brought by Immigration |
| C．Strength Brought by Smiles | D．Connections Made by A Small Act |
【推荐2】I’m running some 3,550 kilometers. To be more precise, this jog is mostly around my neighborhood in Ottawa. It is the distance by air to Vancouver that my friend Lucy and I are doing. If we make it, Lucy and I will get on a plane to Vancouver and compete in one of the BMO Vancouver Marathon weekend races. We may not win medals, but for sure we’ll have cake for my seventy-fifth birthday at the finish line.
The workout for big birthdays represents a big change for me. I used to hate birthdays, especially those milestone ones. No longer feeling young is horrible. As I approached my sixtieth birthday, Lucy suggested setting targets to mark milestone birthdays. “That way you are looking forward to something, not dreading it,” she pointed out.
By doing those expanding my world or demanding new skills, I feel myself growing, not shrinking. For my sixtieth, I got it into my head that I should do an Olympic distance triathlon (铁人三项赛), which turned out to be a real milestone. After over four hours on the course, I was last among the 95 competitors. But I was the oldest woman competing, so that made me first in my age category. Since then, I’ve looked on the special days as a call for trying something different. For my sixty-fifth birthday, I went to run a half marathon. And I finished seven activities that took me out of my “comfort zone” at seventy.
I’m fortunate to have celebrated so many birthdays in good health and spirits, so whether I succeed in running to Vancouver or not, I’m grateful for the opportunity. One thing I’ve learned in taking up these challenges is that there are many possibilities for new adventures and achievements, even as we grow older. So do spend every day of every year with a definite end in view, which will release your energy and make you happy.
1. How does the author plan to celebrate her 75th birthday?| A．Joining in a marathon race. | B．Going jogging across Canada. |
| C．Flying to Vancouver with a friend. | D．Running 3,550km in her neighborhood. |
| A．Demanding. | B．Fearing. | C．Changing. | D．Accepting. |
| A．It inspired her to accept challenges. | B．It changed her attitude to birthdays. |
| C．It proved she was in good condition. | D．It drove her to step outside her comfort zone. |
| A．Living with a clear goal. | B．Doing exercise to keep healthy. |
| C．Facing adventures bravely. | D．Settling into old age positively. |
【推荐3】When I was 19 years old, I was at a dance club. As we were walking to my car one cold night, a man walked up to us. Behind him was a woman carrying a small child. The child had a jacket on but it wasn’t buttoned up(扣上). The man began to tell us he wanted to borrow some money for the night to get his wife and kid into a hotel. He had a job but no place to live in and was waiting for the first paycheck. He said he could get our mailing address and mail the money back.
The guy I was with reached into his pocket to give this man a $20 bill. As the other man was extending(伸出) his hand out to take the money, I put my hand on my new friends’ hand and said, “Can I talk to you for a minute?”
I told him that every day people asked my mother for money on her way to work. She said they made more money than she did, simply begging for money. These people were scamming those with soft hearts. And if they were truly worried about their child suffering from the cold, they would have at least buttoned his jacket or covered him with his blanket.
My new friend looked at me with disappointment and said, “Michelle, I know there are people out there that make use of others. I also know there are people out there that are one paycheck away from being homeless. If I give $ 20 to 10 people and only one of them really needs it and uses it for the right thing, it is worth it.”
I am now 37 years old and have never forgotten what he said to me. I don’t even remember his name. But I do remember that that experience changed the way I look at different situations.
1. Where did this story happen?| A．Near a hotel | B．Outside a dance club |
| C．Behind a mailbox | D．In the dance club |
| A．He had been begging for a long time near the dance club. |
| B．He would spend the cold night at an expensive hotel. |
| C．He was careless and didn’t take good care of his child. |
| D．He might be just lying in order to get some money. |
| A．She wanted to tell him to give some more money to the stranger. |
| B．She believed her mother had already given the stranger some money. |
| C．She wanted to warn(提醒，警告) him not to be cheated by the stranger. |
| D．She asked her friend to pay more attention to the baby instead. |
| A．cheating | B．caring |
| C．loving | D．understanding |
【推荐1】At times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me. For example, when I was 12, I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay with my grandmother for the summer. My mom was extremely nervous about it. She kept telling me how things were different in Puerto Rico, to always put on sunscreen, not to wander away from my grandmother, and other warnings. She helped me pack and did not leave the airport until she saw my plane take off.
But despite her worries, she let me go on my own. As I moved into my teens, she continued to give me space to grow and learn, even when it might have been difficult for her. When I reached my senior year, I decided to move away for college. Once again I found that I differed from my peers. While many of them wanted to stay close to home, I couldn’t wait to be out in the world on my own. I had been looking forward to this chance for longer than I could remember. And once again, while my mom may not have been happy at the thought of me going away, she was supportive and excited for me. Sure, there were times when she’d nag(不断地唠叨) me about certain choices I made, but for the most part she did not stand in my way.
One big thing I realized during my senior year was that she actually believes in me and trusts me. That means a lot. Most of my life, and especially when I was little, the main person I tried to impress was my mother, I knew she expected nothing but the best from me. Sometimes it was hard to live up to her standards; getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad because I knew she wanted me to have all A’s.
I know that her high standards have helped me stay focused on what’s important, like education, and made me who I am. I am thankful for her support and involvement in my life. Most of all I respect her; she is the strongest woman I know and that’s why I have turned out so strong and independent.
1. When the author decided to go to Puerto Rico, his mother_______.| A．wanted to go with him. | B．worried about his safety. |
| C．didn’t allow him to go. | D．asked his grandmother for advice. |
| A．be different from his peers. | B．keep away from his mother. |
| C．be independent in outside world. | D．make his mother unhappy. |
| A．had a high expectation from him. | B．was too strict with him. |
| C．used to expect nothing from him. | D．cared little about his learning. |
| A．is quite grateful for his mother’s trust. |
| B．still doesn’t quite understand his mother’s attitude. |
| C．doesn’t like his mother’s involvement in his life. |
| D．wishes to have more freedom from his mother. |
【推荐2】My grandma was the best grandma a girl could have. She never said a bad word about anyone. She always found good in a person.
When I was young, Grandma worked hard all spring and summer to buy a new coat for the winter. She sold eggs, fruit and anything her garden produced to earn enough money. Her old coat had seen better days, and she had repaired it quite a few times. When she finally had enough money saved up, off to town we went. Grandma looked so nice in her new coat, and I was proud of the hard work she did to earn it.
That winter, in the small town where she lived, a family with three small girls lost their house in a fire. They needed clothes, food and household items. Grandma decided to cut up her new coat and make three coats for the little girls. I asked her not to do it, but she kissed away my tears. She told me those girls needed coats much more than she did. Grandma made the dolls, coats, and apron on her old sewing machine.
When they were done, we loaded up the small red truck with the coats, an apron for the mother, blankets, food, and three little dolls. When the family saw what was in the truck, the mother started crying and the girls hugged the dolls.
On Sunday, Grandma wore her old coat to church and she was the nicest grandma there.
1. What did Grandma do to get herself a new coat?| A．She made a new one for herself. | B．She was rich enough to buy one. |
| C．She sold something and saved money. | D．She changed her old coat for a new one. |
| A．make some dolls | B．offer help to a family |
| C．buy a new sewing machine | D．make a coat for her granddaughter |
| A．sad but excited | B．moved and happy |
| C．thankful but nervous | D．embarrassed and surprised |
| A．A Brave Act | B．My Great Grandma |
| C．Grandma’s New Coat | D．A Disaster to a Family |
【推荐3】My mother and I don’t speak the same language. Her English is not good, and my Mandarin stopped at the picture-book level on the day I started kindergarten in California, as I realized that the few English words I knew weren’t going to get me very far. I immersed (沉浸) myself in strange grammar and new vocabulary. As my mother tongue withered (逐渐淡去) in my mind, English allowed me to explain my personhood here and silence the narrative that I was just a shy, odd Asian.
My wish to write, however, made me unintelligible to my mother. She couldn’t understand why I’d spoil other better chances. I’d tried to communicate with her in Chinese, searching my mind for sentences: How could I describe my gratitude for a path to self-fulfillment when all I could say was “kai xin” or “happy”? Without the words to bridge the gap between our worldviews, our dissatisfaction and worry turned into stubbornness.
I landed a day job editing a design magazine but worked on my novel in my off-hours. As its main characters, Marissa and Kathleen’s mother-daughter relationship was similar to my own, troubled and split by cultural differences—though always revived by love. But the book is in English, so my mom won’t be able to read it.
Writing the book gave me a reason to mine for details about my family. I’d spent so much of my adolescence shedding (摆脱) my background that when I reached adulthood, I became interested in our history. I started asking questions, hoping to find a new understanding of us.
Her answers were mixed with joyful memories, like the pleasant smell of the flowers my mother would pin to her blouse, or the hubbub(喧闹)of visiting her cousins in the countryside. As her world became clearer to me, I came closer to knowing who she is.
When I showed my mother a copy, she noticed her Chinese name in the acknowledgments and said in Mandarin with a shaking voice, “Now I know you truly love me.” I wish it hadn’t taken this long to find a way to tell her. She may not understand it word for word, but I know she gets the message.
1. Why did the author start to learn English?| A．She hoped to read picture books in kindergarten. |
| B．She was eager to introduce herself to more people. |
| C．She realized its importance to her life in the country. |
| D．She found the language strange but fairly easy to learn. |
| A．Sensitive. | B．Sympathetic. |
| C．Grateful. | D．Incomprehensible. |
| A．Her interest in her own childhood. |
| B．Her curiosity about other cultures. |
| C．Her desire to know her mother better. |
| D．Her need for inspiration for her novel. |
| A．She was surprised by it. |
| B．She was deeply moved and felt loved. |
| C．She was disappointed that she couldn’t read the book. |
| D．She was grateful for the author’s efforts to understand her. |
【推荐1】Since Kelsea Ballerini appeared on the Nashville scene in 2015, she’s been known for her cheerful songs and energetic personality. “I’ve always presented myself as a very happy-go-lucky person,” she says “but there’s more.” Indeed, in her new poetry book Feel Your Way Through, the “Half of My Hometown” singer, 28 shows how she found strength after a difficult youth.
In her teen years Ballerini struggled with bulimia. “My Parents had just gotten divorced, and I think for me it was a source of control.” she says of her eating disorder. After passing out several times, she finally sought help at 18. “It’s a journey, and it’s never-ending.” Life in the spotlight can sometimes worsen her body-image issues, but she’s learned how to deal with them. Today she’s in a much healthier spot, and she is much more gentle with how she talks to herself.
Ballerini faced perhaps her biggest emotional challenge during her second year in high school, when she watched a friend die in a school shooting in her native Knoxville, Tenn. “There’s a moment in everyone’s life when something happens and you go, Life is short’, and that was mine,” Ballerini says, adding that she still suffers PTSD (创伤后应激障碍) from the terrible event. “Fortunately, everyone close to me knows about it, and they help me.”
One of Ballerini’s biggest supporters is her husband, fellow singer Morgan Evans, 36. Because of her parents’ divorce, she says, “I made up my mind that I was never going to get married.” But with Evans, she adds, “I have a healthier idea of marriage. I don’t see it as a fairy tale. It’s work, but it’s worth it.”
1. Why is Ballerini popular?| A．Because she has a sweet voice. |
| B．Because she always has good luck. |
| C．Because her experiences are moving. |
| D．Because her songs always cheer people up. |
| A．Her difficult youth. | B．Her parents’ divorce. | C．Her eating disorder. | D．Her mental challenge. |
| A．She shot her friend dead by accident. | B．She has forgotten the school shooting. |
| C．She was saved by her friends on the spot. | D．She got emotional problems after the event. |
| A．Every dog has his day. | B．Bad times make you strong. |
| C．Failure is the mother of success. | D．Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. |
| A．In a research paper. | B．In a biographical book. | C．In a science magazine | D．In a music magazine. |
【推荐2】Like any new ninth-grader on the first day of school, Joemar Class had ninth-grader-emotion (情绪). He’s not used to school in Hartford. He’s used to going to school in his home town of Florida, used to seeing his friends, used to having class in Spanish.
“Nervioso,” he said in Spanish.
We first met Joemar in mid-October in the San Juan Airport. His father, Guillermo Class, had sold his car to buy plane tickets to get his kids and fly them up from Puerto Rico. The island was almost destroyed (毁坏) by the deadly storm—Hurricane Maria.
Now, they are settling into their new home in Hartford’s South End. A week later, and, using his wife’s car, Class drove 16-year-old Joemar to his first day at Bulkeley High School. After a short ride, he got out in front of his new school. Inside, he met Gretchen Levitz—the school’s program director.
“I see you have new uniform(校服),” Levitz said, “You look great. Are you ready for a good first day?”
Then he met couple of teachers.
“Hello,” they each said in Spanish. They asked where he’s from, and told him they were happy to see him. Then Levitz took him on a quick tour of the school before classes began—to her office the school store, the library, and the dining hall.
A total of 19 languages are spoken in Bulkeley High School. “We have so many new students coming here from other countries every single day,” Levitz said. “So it’s not like he’s the only one who has that feeling.” You could tell he’s little worried, Guillermo said as we left. “But, at the same time, he’s looking forward to it.”
1. What kind of feeling did Joemar have on his first day of school?| A．Angry. | B．Excited. | C．Nervous. | D．Relaxed. |
| A．His town was hit by a terrible storm. | B．His old school closed down. |
| C．He wanted to see his mother. | D．He expected to have a new life. |
| A．It has no library. |
| B．It is an international school. |
| C．It plans to open Spanish classes. |
| D．It requires all students to wear uniforms. |
【推荐3】Pablo Picasso was born on October 25 in Malaga, Spain in 1881. Taking after his father, Picasso shared a passion (热爱) for painting and art. Even though he wasn't the best student in school, Picasso excelled at drawing. Noticing his amazing talent, Picasso's father, an artist, taught him everything he knew. Before long, Picasso could paint and draw much better than his father. With this rich talent, Picasso paid less and less attention to his schoolwork and spent the majority of his day sketching and drawing in notepads and sketchbooks.
When he was a little bit older, Picasso moved twice and was accepted into two fine art programs. However, he didn't care very much for the special techniques they taught and often wandered the streets by himself drawing the scenes around him. After moving to these two places, Picasso moved back home to Barcelona and decided that he would develop new techniques of art and painting based on what he saw.
Later, Picasso decided to move to Paris, France, where he began perfecting his own techniques of painting, drawing and other forms of art. His drawings, paintings and art included pieces about sadness, poverty, classics and self-portraits. One of his major types of work is called cubism (立体派), which includes art with all sizes of geometric shapes together on the piece of art. This type of art is very important because no other artists had come up with the idea before. Picasso decided to try something new, and as a result, cubism is widely accepted today as a classic style of art.
Picasso inspires us to be always thinking. He tells us to think outside the box and come up with fresh new ideas that can change the world. He surely plays an important role in the art field.
1. What do we know about Picasso as a student at school?| A．He shared a passion for his schoolwork. |
| B．He was very proud of his paintings. |
| C．He showed great talent for drawing. |
| D．He was often praised by his teacher. |
| A．He encouraged Picasso to do better at school. |
| B．He felt angry at Picasso for his laziness. |
| C．He asked Picasso to finish his work on time. |
| D．He tried his best to help Picasso. |
| A．He show no interest in them. | B．He thought highly of them. |
| C．He was curious about them. | D．He was concerned about them. |
| A．Picasso decided to go to Paris to sell his drawings. |
| B．Picasso has greatly changed the world a lot. |
| C．Picasso is a highly creative and influential artist. |
| D．Picasso can do anything he wants to. |
【推荐1】Daniel Anderson, a famous psychologist, believes it’s important to distinguish television’s influences on children from those of the family. We tend to blame TV, he says, for problems it doesn’t really cause, overlooking our own roles in shaping children’s minds.
One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child’s ability to think and to understand the world. While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images. Instead, they learn both explicit and hidden meanings from what they see. Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows. Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far more when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas. Yet, most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room.
Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment. But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability. TV doesn’t take the place of reading for most children; it takes the place of similar sorts of recreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports. Things like parent’s educational background have a stronger influence on a child’s reading. “A child’s reading ability is best predicted by how much a parent reads,” Anderson says.
Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ scores and affects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes that no studies have proved it. In fact, research suggests that it’s the other way around. “If you’re smart young, you’ll watch less TV when you’re older,” Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.
For years researchers have attempted to show that television is dangerous to children. However, by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionally believed, Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.
1. Which of the following is most related to children’s reading ability?| A．Radio-listening. | B．Television-watching. |
| C．Parents’ reading list. | D．Parents’ educational background. |
| A．the more a child watches TV, the smarter he is |
| B．the younger a child is, the more he watches TV |
| C．the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TV |
| D．the less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school |
| A．To advise on the educational use of TV. |
| B．To describe TV’s harmful effects on children. |
| C．To explain traditional views on TV influences. |
| D．To present Anderson’s unconventional ideas. |
【推荐2】As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画）of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.
Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school(小学). And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer.
All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.
It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.
"When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it."
"I'm not in the mood(状态) to write when faced with a pen and paper."
Many students don't feel this is something to worry about. Now that it's more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?
Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said "Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer's emotion. Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them"
To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to hand in their homework and essays written by hand.
1. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?| A．The Importance of Handwriting and Typing. |
| B．To Type or To Hand Write |
| C．Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By Hand |
| D．Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters. |
| A．they are usually asked to e-mail their Homework and Essays |
| B．they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently |
| C．they find it not easy to remember how to write a character |
| D．computers have become a trend and fashion in China. |
| A．Handwriting contains the writer's emotion. |
| B．The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting, |
| C．Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence |
| D．Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value. |
| A．getting bored with | B．getting dependent on |
| C．becoming crazy about | D．getting curious about |
【推荐3】We should never give up when we're challenged. The following three actresses have set a good example to us.
Sarah Jessica Parker
When Parker was little, she had to take up singing and dancing to help feed her big family.
Despite hard times, Parker's mom encouraged her children's interest in the arts. When Parker was 11 years old, the family took a trip to New York City, so Parker could audition (试演) for a Broadway play. The trip was a success — she and her brother were both cast, and then the family moved to
New York. Parker continued to work hard and land roles, eventually becoming the title character of a famous TV show.
Emily Blunt
Before Blunt was nominated (提名) for Golden Globes and landing leading roles on the stage and big screen, she could hardly hold a conversation with her classmates: Between ages 7 and 14, Emily had a major stutter (口吃). But that all changed when one of her junior high teachers encouraged her to try out for the school play, which she thought was a totally unappealing(无吸引力的) thing at first due to the fact that she had such a hard time communicating. The teacher suggested she try accents and character voices to help get the words out and it worked. By the end of her teens, Blunt had overcome her stutter and went on to achieve the successful career she has now.
Shania Twain
Twain's career actually began more out of necessity than raw ambition. Her mom and stepfather often couldn't make enough to get by, so Twain started singing in bars to make extra money when she was just eight years old. She recalls her mother waking her up at all hours to get up and perform. Sadly, when she was 21, her mother and stepfather were killed in a car accident on the highway.
Twain put her career on hold to step in and take care of her younger brothers. Only when her youngest brother graduated from high school did she feel it was OK to head down to Nashville to pursue her career.
1. Why did Parker's family go to New York City when she was 11 ?| A．a TV show was waiting for Parker |
| B．Parker planned to learn the arts there |
| C．Parker's family wanted to travel there |
| D．Parker could try out for a play there |
| A．Excited. | B．Uninterested. | C．Angry. | D．Touched. |
| A．she wanted to finish her education |
| B．she experienced a car accident |
| C．she decided to look after her brothers |
| D．she wanted to take a break |
| A．They helped support their family. | B．They had uncaring parents. |
| C．They wanted to become famous. | D．They had an unhappy childhood. |
