特长的时候。]

　　2．From the passage we can tell that Bob is .

　　A．active and optimistic

　　B．clever and determined

　　C．brave and helpful

　　D．considerate and independent

　　A　[细节理解题。根据第三段的第三、四、五句内容可知，鲍勃积极、乐观，故应选A项。]

　　3．Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?

　　A．Bob was always ignored by his parents.

　　B．Bob could also have been a sports star.

　　C．Bob's parents often watched his games.

　　D．Nobody in the author's family was a doctor.

　　B　[推理判断题。根据文章第一段内容可知，鲍勃曾经在体育方面的表现非常优秀，多次获奖，若能坚持下去，他也许会成为一名体育明星，故B项正确。]

　　4．From the last two paragraphs we can infer that .

　　A．parents should always study together with their children

　　B．parents should know how to educate their children properly

　　C．children should be punished when they do anything wrong

　　D．children should try to live up to the hopes of their parents

　　B　[推理判断题。在文章最后两段中，作者用反问句暗示出家长应该给孩子正确的教育，而不是强迫他们做这做那。]

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　　A friendly conversation with a hotel stranger soon turned into an informative and inspiring conversation with a friendly gentleman.

George，an Indian­American，was once living in the same 1 with my family.He was able to 2 words of wisdom that brought 3 into our lives. George asked me about my schooling，and was 4 to know I was an enthusiastic reader and 5 .He encouraged me to write-write about anything，but just to do it！"That is the 6 with today's society，" he explained."We don't like to read things， 7 they're