The idea was absurd...

Until one day my daughter came to me with homework troubles. "It's too hard," she said. "Could you finish my math problems for me?"

"If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?" I said. Suddenly, I was back at that general store where I had learned the hard way to add up my bill by myself. Had I ever been overcharged since?

25. What did the author's grandmother always ask her to do during her summer vacation?

　A. Make lists for her shopping.

　B. Buy something in the general store.

　C. Send lists to the lady in the general store.

　D. Go to see the lady in a store.

26. What can we infer about Miss Bee?

　A. She used to learn to pronounce the names of some goods in the store.

　B. She neither shortcharged the author nor overcharged her.

　C. Teaching kid's lessons was Miss Bee's job at that time.

　D. Her tricks made the author finish shopping in a shorter time.

27. The author mentioned her daughter to __________.

　A. show her satisfaction with her kid's homework

　B. inform readers of her irresponsibility for her kid

　C. tell readers Miss Bee's influence on her

　D. express her disagreement to Miss Bee

28. What can be a suitable title for the text?

　A. An unforgettable summer travel

　B. Being a responsible mother

　C. Mean lady giving a precious lesson

　D. Making a meaningful life list

Do you know what Fear and Faith have in common? Fear believes in a negative future. Faith believes in a positive future. Both believe in something that has not yet happened. So I ask you, if neither the positive nor negative future has happened yet then why not choose to believe in the positive future?

I believe during these challenging times we have a choice between two roads: the positive road and the negative road. And our bus can't be on two roads at the same time. So we have to make a choice and this choice determines our belief about the future and the attitude and actions we bring to the present.

I'm not saying we shouldn't have any fear. There are times when fear is a gift. A healthy dose(剂量) of fear causes us to examine our situation and plan for the future. It moves us to smell the cheese and expect change. When used wisely it allows us to manage risk and make better decisions. Some fear is good.

However, what I have observed lately is a supersized, huge dose of fear that is spreading the