Dear Abby,
I am a very conservative woman. I don’t drink, dance, wear makeups or pants. I enjoy the company of friends despite（盡管）our differences and thought they enjoyed mine.
On our most recent outing, however, they laughed at my religious jewelry, commented on my “l(fā)ack of fashion,” and made me feel guilty for not wanting to stay out late.
Despite this, they are great friends and would help me at the drop of a hat. I don’t bring up their being overweight, or that I think some of the clothes they wear are ugly. I don’t criticize them for sleeping around. I wish they would accept me for who I am.
I am considering not going out with them the next time they ask, but I don’t really want it to come to that. Any suggestions?
—Just an Old-Fashioned Girl
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Dear Old-Fashioned Girl,
Just this: It’s time for you to start cultivating relationships with people whose values are more like your own. The friends you have described may be lovely, but their comments were out of line and folks are known by the company they keep. If you spend a lot of time with the women you have described, people will begin to make assumptions(臆斷) about you.
—Abby
小題1: The underlined word “conservative” is closest in meaning to ________.
A．beautiful
B．old-fashioned
C．overweight
D．ordinary-looking
小題2: When did Old-fashioned Girl feel guilty?
A．When her friends stayed out late.
B．When she stayed out late with her friends.
C．When she refused her friends’ request to stay out late.
D．When her friends refused her to stay out late with them.
小題3: Which of the following could Old-fashioned Girl most possibly agree to?
A．It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
B．Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
C．The friend is the one who knows all about you, and still likes you.
D．True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable.
小題4: According to Abby, it’s a good idea for Old-fashioned Girl to ________.
A．talk with her friends
B．understand her friends
C．forgive her friends
D．break up with her friends
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A．To urge awareness on mental health of the young.
B．To give details of the problems the Chinese youth are facing today.
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D．To show us causes of the mental problems among students.
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A．one­-child policy
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