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MyteenagesonKarlbecamewithdrawnafterhisfatherdied.Asasingleparent,Itriedtodomybesttotalktohim.ButthemoreItried,themorehepulledaway.Whenhisreportcardarrivedduringhisjunioryear,itsaidthathehadbeenabsent95timesfromclassesandhadsixfallinggradesfortheyear.Inthiswayhewouldnevergraduate.Isenthimtotheschooladviser,andIevenbeggedhim.Nothingworked.
OnenightIfeltsopowerlessthatIgotdownonmykneesandaskedGodforhelp.“PleaseGod,Icantdoanythingmoreformyson.Imattheendofmyrope.Imgivingthewholethinguptoyou.”
IwasatworkwhenIgotaphonecall.Amanintroducedhimselfastheheadmaster.“IwanttotalktoyouaboutKarlsabsences.”Beforehecouldsayanotherword,Ichokedup(哽咽)andallmydisappointmentandsadnessoverKarlcamepouringoutintotheearsofthisstranger.“IlovemysonbutIjustdontknowwhattodo.IvetriedeverythingtogetKarltogobacktoschoolandnothinghasworked.Its_out_of_my_hands.”Foramomenttherewassilenceontheotherendoftheline.Theheadmasterseriouslysaid,“Thankyouforyourtime，”andhungup.
Karlsnextreportcardshowedamarkedimprovementinhisgrades.Finally,hewasevenonthelistofbeststudentsatschool.Inhisfourthyear,Iattendedaparent-teachermeetingwithKarl.Inoticedthathisteacherswereastonishedatthewayhehadturnedhimselfaround.Onourwayhome,hesaid,“Mum,rememberthatcallfromtheheadmasterlastyear？”Inodded.“Thatwasme.IthoughtIdplayajokebutwhenIheardwhatyousaid,itreallyhitmehowmuchIwashurtingyou.ThatswhenIknewIhadtomakeyouproud.”
1．Accordingtothefirstreportcard,Karl________.
A．oftenwenttoschoollate
B．didntdowellatschool
C．didagoodjobatschool
D．failedinallexams
2．Whenthemothersaid“Itsoutofmyhands”totheheadmaster,shemeantthatshe_______