One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”

　　For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.

　　1. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child to peel potatoes?

　　A. Cruel.

　　B. Serious.

　　C. Strict. D. Cold.

　　2. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ______.

　　A. the skill to throw and catch things

　　B. the speed of one’s hand movement

　　C. the strength and skill to hang and sway

　　D. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar

　　3. What does the sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ look” imply?

　　A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.

　　B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.

　　C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.

　　D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.

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