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 Content Awareness

1. Complete the following statements based on the information from the passage.

  1. From the passage, we can learn that _______. 
   A) all flowers are beautiful — even dandelions
   B) a mother's encouragement is important for a child's growth
   C) bringing up children is not as stimulating as having a career
   D) the author’s mother is an ambitious, intelligent woman
  2. The teacher asked the author to change her role in the school play because ______. 
   A) she couldn't read the lines loud enough onstage
   B) another girl wanted to play the role of a princess
   C) she didn't practice enough so she felt nervous
   D) she forgot the words as soon as she stepped on stage
  3. It can be inferred from the passage that ______. 
   A) the author’s mother was tired of raising her child
   B) the author’s mother had a career before the author was born
   C) the author’s mother kept the dandelion in her diary
   D) the author’s mother didn’t know what had happened to the author in school
  4. By saying "every flower gives pleasure in its own way", the mother wants her child to understand that ______. 
   A) the narrator's part in the play is just as important as the part of a princess
   B) a child is a seed and if you care for it, he or she will grow into a beautiful flower
   C) one will enjoy life in one's own way after one has grown up
   D) she will be a beautiful narrator in the play if she persists in practicing
  5. From the passage we can see that the mother_______. 
   A) takes a walk with her child every evening
   B) takes pride in bringing up her child
   C) takes it for granted that she is intelligent
   D) takes delight in helping others

 
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