题目内容：

    My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and begged for help. “Please God, I can’t do any thing more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I cried and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of nay hands. ”For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud.”

1.There was silence on the other end of the line because  __________

A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother

B. the speaker was not listening

C. the speaker had gone away

D. the speaker was unable to speak

2.The sentence “... he even made the honor roll” means that “_______”

A. he was even on the list to be punished

B. he was even on the list of students who were lazy

C. he was even on the list of students who were always late for school

D. he was even on the list of the best students at school

3.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.

B. School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.

C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.

D. Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.

4.Karl has a ________ mother.

A. great B. foolish

C. stupid D. dishonest