英语试题

C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.

D. Money is more important than other things in the US.

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2（福建省四地六校联考高一第一次月考） When I was about 12, I had

an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Wee k by

week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too

much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could.

At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or

not? Janet, didn t you ever wonder what you re really like ? Well, you

now have that girl s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said

and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she

said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the

things were true. Some of them I couldn t change (like being very thin),

but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the

first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That s just for

you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself.

But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and

feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you ll find it will be

of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty.