Look! They're talking _______ the phone.

A. in          B. on         C. at                      D. from

A soldier came home after having fought in Vietnam （越南）. He called his parents from San Francisco.

“Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I have a friend with me.”

“Sure,” they replied, “We’d love to meet him.”

“There’s something you should know,” the son continued, “he was hurt badly in the fighting. He lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”

“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”

“Son,” said the father. “You don’t know what you’re asking. The young man’s handicap （殘疾） will create such a terrible burden that we can’t afford. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this become a part of our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”

At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, the parents received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed it was suicide （自殺）.

The sad parents flew to San Francisco to see the body of their son.

They recognized （認(rèn)出） him, but to their surprise, they also discovered something they didn’t know before: their son had only one arm and one leg.

1. The soldier called his parents _____.

A．before going on a trip to Vietnam        B．a(chǎn)fter having fought in Vietnam

C．while serving in the army                D．on his way home from Vietnam
2. The soldier called his parents to _____.

A．tell them how he became badly hurt

B．see if they would look down upon his “friend”

C．tell them how he missed them

D．a(chǎn)sk if everything was going well in his family

3. The son killed himself because ________.

A．he was suffering from great pain from his wound

B．he didn't want to be a burden to his family

C．he was fired from the army

D．his parents didn't like his friend

4. The expression “live on his own” in the passage means ____.

A．taking care of himself                  B．living alone and being lonely

C．living a free and happy life               D．living in a house he owns

5. Which is Not True according to the passage?

A．The soldier wanted to bring home a friend to live with his family.

B．The soldier was disappointed when his parents refused to receive the injured person.

C．The soldier was actually talking about himself.

D．The parents probably felt sad and regretful when they saw their son's body.

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1. 1.

   Leave a note on your parents’ bedside table if______

   1. A.
      your parents quarrel with each other
   2. B.
      you find it difficult to talk with them
   3. C.
      you want to be the best possible child
   4. D.
      you go outside to your friend’s house
2. 2.

   From the above we learn______

   1. A.
      if we want to help do house work, parents always refuse us
   2. B.
      your parents will be hurt if you get angry back at a wrong time
   3. C.
      parents often ground children and control their use of the telephone
   4. D.
      if we want to discuss with parents, we should wait till they are happy
3. 3.

   The underlined word “compromise” probably means______

   1. A.
      抗?fàn)?/div>
   2. B.
      妥協(xié)
   3. C.
      承諾
   4. D.
      辯論
4. 4.

   What’s the topic of the above?

   1. A.
      How to cooperate with family and friends
   2. B.
      Arguments between children and parents
   3. C.
      Tips for teenagers on family problems
   4. D.
      Advice on educating angry children
5. 5.

   You can read the above ______

   1. A.
      in a magazine
   2. B.
      in a newspaper
   3. C.
      in a poster
   4. D.
      on the Internet