WhenIwasabout10Ihadanenemy--agirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings(缺点).Weekbyweekherlistgrew:IwasverythinIwasn’tagoodstudentItalkedtoomuchIwastooproudandsoon.ItriedtohearallthisaslongasIcould.AtlastIbecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.

Helistenedtomequietlyandthenheasked.“Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?Janetdidn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?Wellyounowhavethatgirl’sopinion.Goandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthat aretrue.Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid.”

Ididashetoldme.TomygreatsurpriseIdiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchange(likebeingverythin)butagoodnumberIcould—andsuddenlyIwantedtochange. ForthefirsttimeIgotafairlyclearpictureofmyself.

IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit.“That’sjustforyou”hesaid.“Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolistennotjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelinghurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrueyou’llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknowyourduty.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemallbuthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.”

Daddy’sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.InmylifeI’veneverhadabetterpieceofadvice.

41.Whatdoes“Weekbyweekherlistgrew”meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Astimewentbyshediscoveredmoreshortcomingsofmine.

B.Shemadealongerlistofmyshortcomingsthenextweek.

C.Shemoreandmoredislikedmeastimewentby.

D.Sheaddedonemoreshortcomingonthelisteveryweek.

42.Whatdidthefatheraskherdaughtertodowhenshecomplained(抱怨)

abouther“enemy”?

A.Topaynoattentiontoher“enemy’s”gossiping.

B.Tokeepawayfromher“enemy”atschool.

C.Towritedownwhatthegirlsaidandacceptthetruth.

D.Todowhatevershewantedtoasusual.

43.Whydidherfatherrefusetotakethelistherdaughtermade?

A.Becausehewantedherdaughtertoperfectherself.

B.Becausewhatthelistsaidwerenothisshortcomings.

C.Becausehet