Question

Dear Dr. Smith,

My mom always keeps asking me, “What’s going on?” If I want to go to a concert, she asks who I will go with. I think that’s my own thing. Sometimes it seems that she doesn’t trust me. It makes me very sad. How can I make her stop?

Kate

Dear Kate,

Many young people have the same problem as you. If you don’t talk much with your parents, they might feel they need to ask you questions to know about your life. It seems that your mom is getting into your thing, but I think she’s just trying to keep a close relationship with you. In fact, some experts often tell parents to stay close to their kids by asking them about what’s going on in their life.

Some parents do this better than others. But some parents ask questions because they don’t trust their kids. Your mom is just trying to stay close to you because she loves and cares about you. You can have a talk with her about it.

Of course, that doesn’t make the questions less boring. If you’re tired of so many questions, tell your mom about your day before she asks. If you offer more information, your mom won’t ask you too many questions!

If you do this, I’m sure you can get on well with your mom.

Dr. Smith

1.Kate’s problem is that _________.

A. she is sad about the person at the concert

B. she doesn’t like or care about her mother

C. her mother always asks her lots of questions

D. her mother doesn’t want her to make new friends

2.The underlined word “trust” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 關(guān)心 B. 討厭 C. 信任 D. 愛

3.Dr. Smith thinks Kate’s mother maybe _____.

A. doesn’t love Kate B. doesn’t trust Kate

C. tries to stop Kate D. tries to stay close to Kate

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Kate’s problem is a special one to young people.

B. Dr. Smith believes that all parents trust their kids.

C. Dr. Smith advises Kate to offer more information to her mom.

D. Some experts advise parents should only ask their kids about their study.

5.In which column (欄目) can we find this passage in a magazine?

A. World Animals. B. Problems and Advice.

C. Sports. D. Health.

Answer 1