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Sitting in the play area of the doctor’s office, my children, Paul, four, and Bailey, three, built a Lego tower while we waited to be called for Paul’s examination.
“Good job, you guys,”I said, trying not to sound too tired. My husband was away on business, and it was difficult being alone with the kids. At times I felt like I was living in the jungle(丛林) rather than the suburbs.
“Don’t put the Lego in your mouth, Bailey,”I said. Paul grabbed(抓取) it from him.“That’s not nice, Paul,”I said. He gave back the Lego. I looked around the waiting room. A woman was eating something, a couple were talking, and an old gentleman in a blue jacket was reading a magazine. I wished I could sit quietly for a while. I wanted to be able to take a rest, or go shopping alone. At once, I was ashamed of myself. What kind of mother was I? “God,”I thought, “help me to be the very best mom I can be.”
The nurse came into the waiting room to get us. Just at that moment, the old gentleman in the waiting room put down his magazine and came up to me. With a smile on his face, he said, “Your children are most certainly lucky to have such a wonderful mother.”“Thank you,”I replied in a low voice and watched him walk back to his seat. We followed the nurse into the examination room. While she weighed Paul, I told her how that man had made my day.
Motherhood is still a jungle sometimes, but now when I feel tired I remember the encouraging words of the old gentleman.
The writer went to the doctor’s office because       .

A.one of her children liked to play there
B.her son Paul needed an examination
C.she was tired and needed to see her doctor
D.she wanted to have all her children examined

.From Paragraph 2, we know the writer felt that looking after her children alone was   .

A.unfair B.happy C.hard D.interesting

The writer criticized(批评) Paul when he       .

A.put the Lego into Bailey’s mouth
B.took away the toy from Bailey
C.made trouble in the waiting room
D.didn’t follow her advice

What can we learn from the passage?

A.The writer often went shopping alone.
B.The writer’s husband was always on business.
C.The writer doesn’t know how to be a good mother.
D.The writer was greatly encouraged by the old gentleman’s words.
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These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
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B.judge his ability to grow from his own achievements
C.face difficulties and take up challenges
D.aim high and reach his goal each time

Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growth?

A.Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges.
B.Little Tom won the first prize in the Speech Contest.
C.Max picked up French while he was in Paris.
D.Daddy’s salary rose from $3,000 to $3,800.

The best title for this passage should be _________.

A.Facing new challenges
B.Growth ―product or process
C.Unavoidable feeling of self-doubt
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

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Who worked as a host on the radio?

A.Kjell Stepson B.Rich Little
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When did the small republic San Serriffe come into being?

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A.the writer decided to push through the thick bushes
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A.wrapped them in dry grass and put them aside
B.wrapped them in dry grass and took them with him
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D.made the bird fly off

At the end of the story, the writer knew that ____________.

A.a tiger had run away B.a tiger was close to them
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A.hear the sound of tiger→find eggs→push through the bushes→climb down into the valley
B.climb down into the valley→push through the bushes→hear the sound of tiger→find eggs
C.push through the bushes→climb down into the valley→find eggs→hear the sound of tiger
D.find eggs→climb down into the valley→hear the sound of tiger→push through the bushes

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