—Do you want a lift home
—It's very kind of you, but I have a much late in the office. I over slept this morning because my morning clock ().

单项选择题In moral matters, parents should ().

A．observe the rules themselves
B．be aware of the marked difference between adults and children
C．forbid things which have no foundation in morality
D．consistently ensure the security of their children

单项选择题The word precept (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means ().

A．idea
B．punishment
C．behavior
D．instruction

单项选择题The second paragraph mainly tells us that ().

A．parents should be strict with their children
B．parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community
C．parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone
D．parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation

单项选择题In the process of children’s learning new skills, parents().

A．should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read
B．should not expect too much of them
C．should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own
D．should create as many learning opportunities as possible

单项选择题Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills ().

A．should be avoided
B．is universal among parents
C．sets up dangerous states of worry in the child
D．will make him lose interest in learning new things

单项选择题What does the author try to say in the last paragraph by quoting Brightman’s words().

A．Brightman has to accept the fact that she is liked in Britain
B．Brightman lives in America but she loves her own country
C．The British coldness towards Brightman led to her hatred to her homeland
D．Brightman was at a loss why she was not welcome in Britain

单项选择题The underlined word in the fourth paragraph probably means ().

A．located
B．admired
C．followed
D．found

单项选择题The following statements are true except().

A．Brightman first appeared in a West End musical at 5
B．Brightman disliked life on the campus
C．Brightman was very gifted when she was young
D．The saucy dance troupe made Brightman famous

单项选择题Brightman decided to give up having children because ().

A．she could adopt one
B．her life and career were unbelievably rich without children
C．she felt it normal not to have children
D．she was too busy

单项选择题The first paragraph tells us that().

A．Brightman is very popular around the world except in America
B．Brightman’s musical style is a mixture of opera, pop and jazz
C．the British people don’t like her for her style of music
D．Brightman is much older than Andrew Lloyd Webber