As a father of four，I'm concerned about how to lead my children to be good young men and women in such an unstable time.I have studied philosophy，mysticism，and religion my entire life.They provide great lessons in responsibility and growth.However，I also recognize that，at least at this point in their lives，my children are not terribly interested in such subjects.While I was reflecting on this，I was reminded of a line in a song I had heard recently.It goes， "If you had only one chance to say something，what would it be？"
   That night，I found my two oldest kids lounging on the couch watching a TV show that featured violence，cursing and even some "adult scenes".I quietly sat on a chair next to them.I saw my boy straighten up，and my girl pretended to ignore me.I didn't make any usual comments about the pointlessness of such programs.I didn't even roll my eyes，although this took some effort.I simply asked：
   Can you tell me how this will make you a better person？
   Without a word，I got up and left the room.About ten minutes later，to my surprise，the children were in their rooms doing their homework and the television was silent.Remarkable.
   This philosophy can change the way we live our lives.For example，whenever I feel angry and get the urge to lash out，I ask myself，"How does this acting or feeling the way I do right now make me a better person？" I began to realize that rarely did my thoughts or actions result in self-improvement，so I made conscious efforts to change my mindset and behavior.
   We all want to be better fathers，mothers，sons and daughters.Better workers，better leaders，better lovers…this list goes on.Sometimes succeeding in these roles can be tough.But one question connects us with all those duties we possess to society and ourselves，"Is this making me a better person？"
   Whatever I said，it worked.My daughter has begun watching nature programs instead of violent TV shows，and she decided to go to school to become a counselor.My son told me he wants to be a police officer.I've since thrown away all those parenting magazines and books I've collected over the years because I made more progress with a single question than I did with hundreds of pages of "experts" advice.

（1）When the writer found his kids watching inappropriate TV programs that night，he appeared

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A．critical
B．indifferent
C．a(chǎn)nxious
D．calm
（2）How can this philosophy change the way we live our lives？

B

B

A．By calming ourselves down when we are angry.
B．By providing us with new mindset and behavior.
C．By helping us realize our need for self-improvement.
D．By raising a question about our current action and feeling.
（3）Why did the writer throw away his parenting magazines and books？

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C

A．Because they didn't offer him any help.
B．Because his kids had grown out of them.
C．Because that single question was more useful.
D．Because the expert advice was too much to follow.
（4）The writer wrote this passage to

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A．introduce a life philosophy by telling a parenting story
B．convince teenagers of the downsides to watch TV
C．call on other parents to trust themselves instead of experts
D．inform the readers of how he helped his kids set good goals