My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought 1 . My complaints, even self-justified（自有道理） 2 , were always landing on 3 ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their 4 into tears. I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to 5 my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time tidying their rooms. On their desks, in plain 6 , I left the cards: “Dear Bill(the other card was 7 to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” 8 arriving back, the children were 9 excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy 10 for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and 11 asking them to play a certain violin 12 . Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas 13 ．
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little 14 : “If you can finish your homework and go over your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in 15 of well-done jobs the day 16 .
17 I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its （贴条）. The bathroom mirror became the 18 centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be 19 .
We all benefited from and 20 the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication．
A．differently B．not C．negative D．same
A．crying B．shouting C．persuading D．beating
A．side B．deaf C．neither D．either
A．crying B．bringing C．bursting D．dropping
A．adjust B．adopt C．access D．addict
A．sentence B．words C．speech D．sight
A．sent B．read C．delivered D．addressed
A．As B．At C．In D．Upon
A．more than B．rather than C．no more than D．other than
A．asking B．waiting C．praying D．expecting
A．politely B．friendly C．gently D．toughly
A．music B．song C．piece D．tone
A．respectable B．uninteresting C．incredible D．fresh
A．challenge B．question C．suggestion D．advice
A．response B．answer C．praise D．honor
A．ahead B．before C．over D．ago
A．Actually B．Even so C．Even if D．Though
A．life B．main C．memory D．reminder
A．sent B．struck C．posted D．hanged
A．learned B．appreciated C．shared D．thanked
It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 36 any November day. His 37 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 38 . One morning, I walked slowly 39 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 40 those good people would not see me. I was 41 . My first thought was, how would I ever 42 them? I didn’t have the43 to brush my hair, 44 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 45 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence（能力） and 46 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 47 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and 48 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 49 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard 50 words from the people who supported me during those 51 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 52 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I 53 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 54 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from 55 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
A．on B．in C．like D．for
A．body B．soul C．shoe D．footprint
A．sweep up B．drop off C．fall down D．pile up
A．upstairs B．downstairs C．indoors D．outdoors
A．so B．yet C．and D．for
A．delighted B．disappointed C．annoyed D．ashamed
A．pay B．award C．reward D．treat
A．courage B．strength C．spirit D．power
A．stand alone B．leave alone C．sit alone D．let alone
A．frequently B．gradually C．hardly D．uncertainly
A．intelligence B．independence C．excellence D．qualification
A．achieve B．praise C．respect D．promote
A．supply B．support C．contribution D．similar
A．burden B．job C．business D．sorrow
A．sensitive B．same C．considerate D．similar
A．blue B．rainy C．bright D．snowy
A．despair B．difficulty C．pain D．regret
A．still B．once C．even D．never
A．worse B．less C．more D．better
A．facing B．noticing C．managing D．expressing
Mr Black once decided to travel by air on business because of some reason. He liked 16 beside a window when he was 17 ,so when he got onto the plane, he 18 a window seat. He 19 that all of them had already been taken20 one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. Mr Black was21 that he had not taken the one by the window, but, anyhow, he at once went towards 22 .
When he23 it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. It was written 24 ink and said,“This is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr Black had never seen such a notice in a plane25 ,but he thought that the plane26 be carrying something particularly heavy in27 baggage room which made28 necessary to have passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and 29 another empty seat, not beside the 30 ,to sit in.
Two or three other people tried 31 in the window seat beside the soldier, but they, too,32 the notice and went on. Then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier, who was33 the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him－and 34 that way succeeded in35 the company of the girl during the whole of the trip.
A．sitting B．to sit C．sat D．sit
A．traveling B．sitting C．flying D．sleeping
A．found B．looked for C．noticed D．searched
A．found B．looked for C．saw D．observed
A．besides B．except C．expect D．except for
A．glad B．pleased C．surprised D．surprising
A．it B．one C．got D．reached
A．get to B．arrived C．got D．reached
A．by B．with C．in D．of
A．past B．then C．ago D．before
A．may B．must C．would D．should
A．her B．plane C．its D．it's
A．that B．this C．it D．everything
A．see B．seeing C．finding D．found
A．one B．window C．soldier D．girl
A．to sit B．sitting C．to seat D．seating
A．watched B．saw C．read D．found
A．seeing B．watching C．seen D．watched
A．in B．by C．on D．for
A．failing B．having C．missing D．helping
One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37 for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 －and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate （命运）played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy . He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated （带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be 48in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 . Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us －as it is for the “small people”in Jimmy’s books－if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .
A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfair D．uneasy
A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses
A．ought to B．had to C．needed to D．used to
A．ashamed B．disappointed C．helpless D．endless
A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration
A．home B．condition C．situation D．work
A．game B．trick C．role D．part
A．unable B．impossible C．unfit D．difficult
A．understand B．face C．refuse D．recognize
A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests
A．that B．what C．which D．whoever
A．always B．seldom C．sometimes D．usually
A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted
A．after B．about C．with D．before
A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful
A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal
A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple
A．product B．fame C．name D．job
A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly
A．offer B．gain C．gather D．earn
A report has recently been published about what the earth might be like 20 years or so from now on. The report is a result of a three-year 46 .
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a 47 one. The world will be more 48 because the population will continue to grow. The population could be 49 9,000 million, almost 3,000 million more than that in 2009. More people would move into cities, especially cities in 50 countries. Cities in India and Thailand probably would 51 have a population of 20 million by then.
Food production will 52 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 2009, 53 most of the increase would be in countries that 54 produce enough food for their people. Little increase is 55in South Asia, Africa or the Middle East. Poor farming ways are 56 large areas of cropland, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is 57 as cities become larger and more houses are built. 58 will get worse as developed countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s 59 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their 60 of the earth for the year 2020 may be wrong. They only 61 the situation as it is today. By changing the situation, by 62 the problems, the picture can be changed. There is 63 time for the nations of the world to 64a plan of action. But they considered that 65 too long to make a decision would greatly reduce the chances of success
A．learning B．instruction C．notice D．study
A．dangerous B．beautiful C．crowded D．terrible
A．no more than B．as many as C．so much as D．as large as
A．developing B．developed C．big D．mountainous
A．none B．each C．no D．neither
A．last B．reduce C．increase D．continue
A．so B．but C．or D．however
A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
A．wanted B．lacked C．found D．expected
A．destroying B．protecting C．bothering D．interrupting
A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used
A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
A．animals B．plants C．forests D．people
A．photo B．picture C．aim D．environment
A．stopped B．continued C．exchanged D．prevented
A．solving B．working C．answering D．dealing
A．no B．still C．less D．lots of
A．give up B．carry C．make D．get off
A．visiting B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
Dear Ralph,
I’m a girl in Grade Two in senior middle school. In junior middle school I did very well in my studies. But when I entered senior middle school I began to __41__ the bitterness (苦涩) of failure.
A girl who was not as good as me in __42__ middle school surpassed (超过) me. My mother often scolds me. I can’t __43__ her, so when I return home I don’t want to talk to her. When I do a good job, she __44__ says, “Don’t be so __45__. Think of XXX, she did better than you.” Am I proud? __46__. I just want to give __47__ confidence. When I do something bad, she says, “What are you doing? Think of XXX, she is always better than you.” I had a(an) __48__talk with her. But she just said __49__, “When you grow up, you will know that I have done good for you.”
I can’t __50__ with her. I don’t want to go with her. What should I do?
Cinderella
Cinderella,
First analyze (分析) by yourself __51__ you have fallen behind. Is there something wrong with you, __52__ is the girl who surpassed you an outstanding person who is always at the __53__. And does it matter? Can you be number two and __54__ do well in exams and get into a good university?
To communicate, ask your __55__ about her own life. Did someone surpass her? If she regrets any experiences, she may hope you will realize her own __56__. This wish is common among __57__.
__58___, don’t blame that she should seek success. If she scolds but cannot help, she clearly knows study is important but does not know how to study__59__.
Do __60__ you think is best.
A．meet B．taste C．understand D．see
A．junior B．high C．senior D．super
A．trust B．realize C．stand D．believe
A．always B．seldom C．hardly D．sometimes
A．satisfied B．happy C．proud D．excited
A．Never B．Yes C．Hardly D．Almost
A．myself B．me C．herself D．her
A．warm-hearted B．open-hearted C．kind-hearted D．broken-hearted
A．warmly B．nervously C．firmly D．coldly
A．talk B．communicate C．stay D．sit
A．why B．when C．whether D．where
A．but B．or C．and D．yet
A．head B．top C．ceiling D．front
A．ever B．still C．either D．even
A．classmate B．fellow C．teacher D．mother
A．experience B．failure C．dream D．regret
A．students B．people C．teachers D．parents
A．However B．But C．Though D．And
A．fast B．busily C．effectively D．hard
A．all which B．that C．all what D．what