4. When bullying occurs, parents should_______.
［A］ help the bulling child get rid of cruelty
［B］ resort to the mediator
［C］ avoid getting too protective
［D］ resist the temptation of calling
5.Laura McHugh promised to get the bullied boy tested for diseases because________.
［A］ her son confessed to being wrong
［B］ she was afraid to annoy the boy's parent
［C］he was likely to be affected by these diseases
［D］she wanted to teach her own son a lesson
核心词汇
blow away *① to completely surprise sb., to affect intensely; overwhelm使大为惊讶；强烈影响，征服 例：That concert blew me away.音乐会震撼了我。 ② to defeat sb. completely, esp. in a game (尤指在比赛中)彻底战胜 例：Nancy blew away the rest of the skaters.南希战胜了其他的滑冰运动员。
bully n. ［C］ 恃强凌弱者；流氓，暴徒
vt. ① to threaten to hurt or frighten sb. weaker 欺侮例：He was bullied by the older boys at school. 他在学校里受到大孩子的欺负。 ② to use your strength or power to make sb. do sht. 恐吓, 胁迫 例： The manager tried to bully his men into working harder by threatening them with dismissal. 经理企图以解雇相威胁, 迫使职工更卖力气。
Contract n..［C］ 契约；合同
vi. to become smaller or narrower缩小；收缩 例：Metal contracts as it becomes cool. 金属冷却时收缩。
*vt. to begin to have an illness患（病） 例：He contracted pneumonia.他得了肺炎。
flare vi. （也作flare up）① to suddenly begin to burn, or to burn more brightly for a short time 突然燃烧起来；（短暂地）烧旺 例：The match flared in the darkness.火柴在黑暗中突然着了一小会儿。 *②（感情等）突然爆发 例：Violence has flared up again in the Middle East. 中东又突然爆发了暴力事件。 ③(疾病)突然加剧 例：My asthma tends to flare up on smoggy days. 在烟雾天我的气喘往往会加剧。
n. ［C］ ① 闪光，瞬时的明亮火焰 ② 信号灯（弹）
resolve vt. * ① to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a problem or difficulty解决 例：There werent enough beds, but the matter was resolved by George sleeping on the sofa.床不够用，但乔治睡到沙发上问题就解决了。 ② to make a definite decision to do sth.（某人）决心，决定 例：After the divorce she resolved never to marry again.离婚以后，她下决心永不再嫁。 ③（委员会、会议等通过投票）作出决议，表决 例：The Senate resolved to accept the President's budget proposals by 70 votes to 30.参议院以70票对30票通过决议，同意总统的预算草案。
vi. 下决心，决定 例：He resolved on/against (making) an early start. 他决定（不）早出发.
超纲词汇
itchy a. 使人发痒的
mediate *v. 斡旋，调停 a. 居中的，间接的
rant n./v. 怒吼，咆哮，大声抱怨
recrimination n. *① 反诘，互相指责 ② 反控告
tyrannize vt. ① 对……施行暴政 *②专横地对待
长难句分析
1．That's what Laura McHugh of Castro Valley, California, did when a caller told her that her then 13 year-old son had spit in another boy's food.
该句主干是That's what...。在what引导的表语从句中，其主干成分为Laura McHugh did，of Castro Valley, California是一个介词短语，做后置定语，修饰主语Laura McHugh; when引导的时间状语从句修饰谓语did。
2．She knew the chance of contracting any disease this way was remote, but her promise calmed the mother and showed McHughs son that his bad behavior was being taken seriously.
该句是由but引导的并列句。前