Alice Andrews had developed lots of worries for quite a period of time about her son John, who was often unhappy. Her husband was away and no one could share these worries. One morning she walked into his room, turned on the light, and said, “It’s time to get up, John. You can’t stay in bed all day.”
John turned over in bed. He did not want to get up. He turned off the light.
“Don’t go to sleep again.” Alice said. “Get up now or you’ll be late again for school.” She turned the light on again.
Fifteen minutes later. John came into the kitchen and sat down at the table. “Eat your breakfast quickly, “ Alice said. “It’s almost eight thirty.”
“There’s no hurry,” John told his mother. “I’m not going to school today.”
“Why not?” his mother asked. “Is it a holiday?” John shook his head. No, it’s not a holiday.
Alice sat down next to her son and took his hand. “John,” she said, “tell me what’s wrong. Why do you hate school so much?” For several moments John was silent. Then he said, “The teachers have said something bad about me and the students don’t like me.”
“John,” his mother said, “I’m sorry about that, but you cannot stay at home.”
“Why not?” he asked. “Can’t I decide on my own what I’m going to do?’
“There are many things you can decide and you have to do, but not this time today. Because, dear,” said his mother, “there are two very good reasons why you must go to school. First, you are thirty-five years old. Second, everyone depends on you at school. You have your duty(职责)on you.”
24. What does Jon do?
A.A student. | B.A monitor, leader of a class. |
C.A teacher. | D.A headmaster, leader of a school. |
25. Why was John unhappy?
A.Because his father was away. | B.Because he was late for school. |
C.His mum said he couldn’t stay in bed all day. | D.He has got worries and trouble at school. |
26. What did John’s mother mean by “Why do you hate school so much?”?
A.Why do you become very worried about your school lessons? |
B.Why don’t you like to go to school at all to do your work? |
C.What’s the reason that the school makes you unhappy with it? |
D.What’s the reason that you make the teachers unhappy with you? |