Papa's jaw dropped when mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final exams - not to succeed but to fail. "It's unbelievable!" he said. "Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!"
   "Yes，she has，" said Mama. "But it's not unbelievable.It just shows how badly she wanted off the swimming team."
   "Wanted off the swimming team？" said Papa. "She never said anything about that to me."
   "Of course she didn't，" said Mama. "She was afraid you'd blow your top.You already had her getting a swimming scholarship to collage and winning gold medals at the Olympics.Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt？For her，being on the team couldn't have been much fun."
   "Oh，my Gosh!" Papa said，clapping a hand to his forehead. "I've been so stupid!I just thought she'd want to be a champion swimmer because she's so good at it."
   "It's like anything else，dear，" said Mama. "No matter how good at it you are，if it stops being fun，you won't want to do it anymore."
   Papa put his head in his hands.
   "She must be rally mad at me，" he mumbled. "Maybe I should say sorry to her."
   Sister's footsteps could be beard on the stairs.She came into the kitchen and looked hopefully up at her parents.
    "Honey，" said Mama with a smile， "Your papa and I have decided that there's no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you don't want to."
   Sister's face lit up like a Christmas tree. "Yippee!" she cried.
   "And，" added Papa， "there's no need for any more drills.I'm sure you'll bring your grades back up all by yourself."
   Sister ran to Papa and jumped into his arms.She gave him a big hug. "I'm going to go play cards with Lizzy!" she said. "See you later!"
   From the kitchen window，Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzy's house.
   "It's good to see her happy again，" said Mama.
   "It sure is，" Papa agreed. "As for the swimming team，there's always next year."
   "If？" Mama prompted him.
   "Oh，right，" said Papa. "If she wants to." Mama smiled. "At least you're learning，dear." she said.She kissed him.
   "Well，you know what they say，" Papa said. "Better late than never."

（1）Why did Sister cheat in her final exams？

A

A

A．To show she wanted to leave the swimming team
B．To improve her grades in her final exams
C．To let others know how badly she did in her study
D．To prove she was not as good at swimming as before
（2）What does the underlined expression "blow your top" in paragraph 4 refer to？

C

C

A．Change your idea
B．Become quite excited
C．Get very angry
D．Reach your goal
（3）What did Papa do for Sister's swimming？

C

C

A．He taught her how to win gold medals.
B．He offered her a swimming scholarship.
C．He put much pressure on her to do the best.
D．He brought her much fun with his company.
（4）What can we learn from the passage？

D

D

A．Sister was going to be punished by her cheating.
B．Sister was required to take more drills to improve her grades.
C．Papa was disappointed with his daughter's performance.
D．Mama successfully persuaded Papa to change his mind.
（5）What would be the best title for the passage？

A

A

A．Better Late Than Never
B．Health Is Better Than Wealth
C．Better to Give Than to Receive
D．Something Is Better Than Nothing