3、春季）307年308年309年3答案3IV湖北04年AMy teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died .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 9
4、5 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 pleaded for help . “Please God ,I can’t do any
5、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 choked up and all my di
6、sappointment 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 my hands . “For a moment there was silence on the other e
7、nd 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 t
