He listened to me quietly, then he asked. "Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn't you ever wonder what you're really like? Well, you now have that girl's opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said."

　　I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin), but a good number I could-and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

　　I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it."That's just for you," he said. "You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don't shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do."

　　Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice.

10. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter's complaint(抱怨)?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her "enemy" had said.

B. He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

D. He told her to write down all that her "enemy" had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true

11. Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter's shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C. Because he believed that what her daughter's "enemy" said was mostly true.

D. Because he wasn't quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

12. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B. My Father

C. The Best Advice I've Ever Had

D. My Childhood

　　　　　　　　　　D

　　In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(彻底地),four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence and without hesitation（犹豫）. Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.

There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must