His face is close to the bathroom mirror，getting ready to pop a pimple(粉刺).“I
told you not to do that，”I warn him. “It’ll leave scars on your face.” He
doesn't say anything.No matter how much l warn him，that pimple still has to
go.

“Did you call your mother back last night?”I ask，trying to change the
subject.He nods，still concentrating on the pimple.I lean on the side of the
door, hoping he’ll give me more details about his conversation with his
mother.who lives in Korea.

I' ve come a long way to get where I am today.I did pretty well in high school
and attended Harvard University.We met after I moved to New York City to accept
an amazing job offer.Things couldn’t have been better，and I thought that I had
the perfect life—until I found myself campaigning for his mother’s respect.

To remind him that I’m still waiting，I uncomfortably ask，“Did my name get
mentioned?”He finally looks at me.‘‘Yeah，as usual，she asked if we’d broken up
yet.’’For the past three years we’ve been dating，his mother has told him
repeatedly to end our relationship because‘‘there are a lot of nice Korean
girls’’ she wants him to meet. She complains that I have a career and that I had
my own place. She detects flaws everywhere.

I have a career because I want to fulfill my dreams、not because I dislike
raising a family.I got my own place because my job required me to move, not
because I hated my family. As a Filipino—American born in the Philippines and
raised in America，I haven’t forgotten the importance of family values and
traditions.

Still concentrating on the pimple，he doesn’t notice how depressed I have
become. I feel as if l’d become the pimple，only I’m receiving less attention
each day.I walk quietly back to the bedroom and start packing my things.I loosen
the beautiful ring on my finger and leave it on top of the bureau(梳妆台).I walk
past the bathroom and out the door, locking it behind me.

31.The Korean mother dislikes the author mainly because she_____.

A.does not respect the mother

B.does not have a well paid job

C.has not attended a good university

D.is not a traditional Korean girl

32.“I got my own place’’(para.5)implies that the author_____.

A.was a respectable figure

B.didn’t live with her parents

C.was not a successful girl

D.didn’t live with her boyfriend

33.Which of the following is true?

A.The author hates her boy friend’s mother.

B.The boyfriend dislikes her independence.

C.The boyfriend is in love with a Korean girl.

D.The author is a successful career woman.

34.The sentence omitted at the end of the story might be_____.

A.All of a sudden，I feel free.

B.What on earth can I do?

C.I will come back some day.

D.At last，I got rid of him.

35.The word that best describes the author is_____.

A.radical

B.independent

C.dependent

D.old-fashioned