When I was about 12 1 had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.We ek by week her list grew: I was skinny, I wasn't a good student, I was boyish, I talked too loud, and so on.I put up with her as long as I could.At last, with great anger, I ran to my father in tears.

　　He listened to my outburst quietly.Then he asked, "Are the things she says true or not?"

　　True? I wanted to know how to strike back.What did truth have to do with it?

　　I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true.Some of them I couldn't change (like being skinny), but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change.

　　For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.

　　I brought the list back to Daddy.He refused to take it.

　　Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments.

　　第1題 What did the girl's enemy like to do?

　　A.Talking with her.

　　B.Pointing out her weak points.

　　C.Reporting to the teacher.

　　D.Quarrelling with her.

　　【正確答案】：B

　　試題解析：參見(jiàn)文章第一句。

　　第2題 What did the girl do when she could no longer bear her enemy?

　　A.She turned to her father.

　　B.She cried to her heart's content.

　　C.She tried to put up with her again.

　　D.She tried to be her friend.

　　【正確答案】：A

　　試題解析：通過(guò)上下文可知。

　　第3題 Why did the girl's father ask her to make the list?

　　A.He wanted to keep the list at home.

　　B.He didn't know what the girl's enemy had said.

　　C.He wanted the girl to talk back.

　　D.He wanted her to check if she really had these weak points.

　　【正確答案】：D

　　試題解析：參見(jiàn)第四段。

　　第4題 What can we infer from reading the passage?

　　A.The girl benefited from her father's advice.

　　B.The girl was very often angry with her father.

　　C.The girl's father loved other people's advice.

　　D.The girl was easily hurt by her father

　　【正確答案】：A

　　試題解析：通過(guò)句子“For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.”可知。