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¡¡¡¡Joe Biggs was a butcher£®His shop was in a village in one of the most beautiful parts of southern England£®He worked in it for many years while his father was there£®Then£¬when his father reached the age of 65£¬he stopped working in the shop£®Joe was alone in it£¬so he had to work harder£®Joe worked five and a half days a week£®His shop shut at one o¬ðclock on Thursday£¬and it was shut the whole of Sunday£®Saturdays were the busiest days£®

¡¡¡¡Joe had a big refrigerator in his shop£¬but he tried not to buy too much meat at a time£®One Thursday a woman came into the shop at five minutes to one£®¡°I'm sorry I'm very late£¬¡± she said£¬¡°but some people have just telephoned to say that they are going to come to dinner tonight£¬and I need some more meat£®¡± Joe only had one piece of good meat in the shop£®He had sold all the rest earlier in the day£®He took the piece out and said to the woman£®¡°This is ¡ê7£®15£®¡±¡°That piece is too small£¬¡± the woman answered£®¡°Haven't you got anything bigger?¡± Joe went into the room behind his shop£¬opened the refrigerator£¬put the piece of meat into it£¬took it out again and shut the door of the refrigerator with a lot of noise£®Then he brought the piece of meat back to the woman and said£¬¡°This piece is bigger and more expensive£®It's ¡ê9£®30£®¡±¡°Good£¬¡± the woman answered with a smile£®¡°Give me both of them£¬please£®¡±

£¨¡¡¡¡£© 28£®Joe worked alone in the shop _________£®

A£®on Saturdays

B£®on Thursdays

C£®after his father died

D£®after his father stopped working

£¨¡¡¡¡£© 29£®Joe sold meat in his shop _________£®

A£®on Thursday afternoons

B£®on Sundays

C£®on Fridays

D£®every day

£¨¡¡¡¡£© 30£®One day a woman came to his shop _________£®

A£®at 1£º55£¬Tuesday

B£®at 1£º05

C£®to say sorry to him

D£®because someone had suddenly telephoned her

£¨¡¡¡¡£© 31£®Which of the following is true?

A£®People bought all the meat from him£®

B£®The woman didn't want the expensive piece of meat£®

C£®Joe brought the woman a different piece£®

D£®The woman wanted to buy the two pieces of meat together£®

£¨¡¡¡¡£© 32£®Joe only had one piece of good meat because _________£®

A£®Joe's refrigerator had broken

B£®he tried not to buy too much meat at a time

C£®he knew that the meat would go bad

D£®he had no money to buy more

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¡¡¡¡It's not easy being a teenager¡ªnor is it easy being the parent of a teenager£®You can make your child feel angry£¬hurt£¬or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself£®It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while making him realize that you'll still be there for him when he needs you£®

¡¡¡¡Expect a lot from your child£¬just not everything£®Except for health and safety problems£¬such as drug use or careless driving£¬consider everything else open to discussion£¬if your child is unwilling to discuss something£¬don't insist he tell you what's on his mind£®The more you insist£¬the more likely that he'll clam up£®Instead£¬let him attempt to solve (½â¾ö) things by himself£®At the same time£¬remind him that you're always there for him if he seek advice or help£®Show respect for your teenager's privacy(Òþ˽)£®Never read his mail or listen in on personal conversations£®

¡¡¡¡Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family£®If your child talks on the family's telephone for too long£¬tell him he can talk for 15 minutes£¬but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of time£®This frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls£¬teaches your teenager moderation(½ÚÖÆ)£®Or if you are open to the idea£¬allow your teenager to have his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part time job£®

£¨¡¡¡¡£©33£®The main purpose of the text is to tell parents _________£®

A£®how to get along with a teenager B£®how to respect a teenager

C£®how to understand a teenager D£®how to help a teenager grow up

£¨¡¡¡¡£©34£®What does the phrase ¡°clam up¡± in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A£®Become excited£®B£®Show respect£®

C£®Refuse to talk£®D£®Seek help£®

£¨¡¡¡¡£©35£®What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?

A£®Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs£®

B£®Give him advice only when necessary£®

C£®Let him have his own telephone£®

D£®Not talk about personal things with him£®

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