I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked 36 at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say. 37 several seconds all I could do was to stand there and 38 down at him . My first thought was that he must need 39 with his homework or he was trying to 40 me for some news.
Finally I asked, “What was that all about?” “Nothing,” he said. “My teacher said we should 41 our parents that we love them and sees what they say. It’s 42 .
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had 43 .
“Basically, most of the fathers had the 44 reaction as you did,” the teacher said. “When I first 45 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.
“The 46 is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of 47 . It is something all people 48 . What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too 49 we don't all express those feeling. A boy 50 tell his dad he loves him.”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how 51 it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for a (n) 52 moment. And just 53 he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole 54 to think of the right 55 .
A．down B．away C．out D．up
A．After B．For C．At D．On
A．sit B．get C．look D．knock
A．rest B．time C．help D．paper
A．report B．prepare C．answer D．excuse
A．help B．tell C．ask D．make
A．a matter B．an experiment C．a word D．a sentence
A．said B．reacted C．done D．explained
A．same B．different C．usual D．common
A．suggested B．agreed C．allowed D．planned
A．point B．idea C．way D．cause
A．body B．health C．work D．study
A．have B．know C．take D．need
A．bad B．good C．late D．early
A．might B．can C．dare D．should
A．easy B．much C．often D．difficult
A．more B．full C．exact D．extra
A．before B．after C．because D．if
A．day B．week C．afternoon D．night
A．answer B．result C．reason D．experiment
One day，some of the girls in our neighborhood started acting a bit strangely towards me．They talking to me．After a day or so of this，I finally what was going on．I'd said something to a（n） girl the night before that she didn't like．I'd had a few that night, and like everyone I sometimes say things that severer than I mean them to．
Anyway，it seemed that the girl had told many of her friends，and now they were all at me．They found a great to think of all the other supposed“crimes”I'd committed over the past year． they'd all really liked me before, suddenly they I was a really bad guy．
This was a difficult problem．I to get along well with these people and I liked them all．I didn't want them to me because of something stupid I'd said when I was drunk．It didn't much whether they or I was wrong．All I wanted was things to be to normal again．
So I wrote the popular girl a note saying：“I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings．I didn't mean to”．And that was it．The problem was solved． ．the girls who were angry with me now liked me than ever．They felt I'd done something in admitting I was wrong and apologizing．
Learn how and when to ．Often，the pride and stubbornness you hold onto by refusing to back down isn't worth the of a lasting argument．An apology can for healing a difficult situation．And often, people will think better of you for it．
A．began B．continued C．avoided D．regretted
A．found out B．picked out C．gave out D．spoke out
A．special B．popular C．familiar D．ordinary
A．quarrels B．comments C．problems D．drinks
A．look B．sound C．feel D．appear
A．surprised B．angry C．excited D．amazed
A．right B．opportunity C．space D．need
A．As B．Since C．As if D．While
A．convinced B．admitted C．decided D．promised
A．happened B．used C．prepared D．agreed
A．forget B．forgive C．hate D．respect
A．matter B．change C．care D．explain
A．around B．up C．about D．back
A．simply B．generally C．regularly D．gently
A．At first B．In fact C．At least D．As usual
A．rather B．worse C．less D．better
A．doubtful B．interesting C．brave D．shameful
A．cheer B．forgive C．worry D．apologize
A．effort B．price C．result D．cause
A．permit B．fail C．work D．Last
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer office of Harvard’s president．But they were by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours，the secretary took no notice of them， that the couple would finally become and go away．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president，though unwillingly．
A few minutes later，the president walked towards the couple with a face．The lady told him，“We had a son that Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was happy here．But about a year ago，he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to a memorial（纪念物）to him，somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved ．Instead，he was shocked．“Madam,” he said，“we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and ．If we did，this place would look like a cemetory,” “Oh，no,” the lady explained quickly “We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a building to Harvard．”The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed，“A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have spent over $7 500 000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was ，because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly，“Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．Since their offer was turned down，Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ，a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about．
A．watched B．interviewed C．followed D．stopped
A．finding B．hoping C．realizing D．imagining
A．disappointed B．surprised C．worried D．troubled
A．cold B．funny C．pleasant D．sad
A．visited B．attended C．studied D．served
A．set about B．take over C．take down D．set up
A．died B．encouraged C．killed D．fought
A．laughed B．shouted C．called D．glanced
A．bored B．pleased C．interested D．astonished
A．picture B．character C．name D．sign
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we realize that those challenges are the very things that us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing the challenge isn't worth the and call it quits. Although there are certainly when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most all that is needed is and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. you can say to a friend,"I got my feeling hurt," "You hurt my feelings," you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for they are: small hurdles you need to jump or on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is to get over, and hurt only to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it to everyone, and some day you will all of this and say, "Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing."
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A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape
A．confidence B．pressure C．friendship D．difficulty
A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects
A．demanding B．deserving C．predicting D．presenting
A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense
A．spans B．times C．dates D．ages
A．cases B．fields C．parts D．occasions
A．assessment B．commitment C．encouragement D．adjustment
A．doubtful B．shameful C．harmful D．painful
A．keep B．control C．face D．catch
A．space B．plan C．topic D．room
A．If B．As C．While D．Unless
A．other than B．rather than C．or rather D．or else
A．what B．who C．where D．which
A．pass by B．come across C．get through D．run over
A．unnecessary B．necessary C．impossible D．possible
A．serves B．means C．aims D．attempts
A．opens B．appeals C．goes D．happens
A．look down on B．look back on C．look forward to D．look up to
My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing watching him grow up.
He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be and will not stop calling out until I . He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him pick up each bead, look at it it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.
With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting . “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.
Then it suddenly me that this boy was enjoying the whole . The journey was his goal. For him the was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else .
Looking at how my son was putting beads into the box me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every of the journey.
This is what living in the NOW is all . Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with love and peace.
A．wasting B．leaving C．taking D．preparing
A．stubborn B．innocent C．helpful D．humorous
A．fell down B．turned round C．burst out D．gave in
A．highlight B．develop C．illustrate D．identify
A．gratefully B．eagerly C．carefully D．quickly
A．as if B．even though C．in case D．in that
A．fascinated B．satisfied C．impatient D．energetic
A．package B．grab C．deliver D．replace
A．confidence B．strength C．inspiration D．involvement
A．sense B．difference C．need D．value
A．excited B．helped C．struck D．encouraged
A．process B．morning C．experiment D．design
A．victory B．challenge C．difficulty D．pleasure
A．urgent B．decisive C．perfect D．dangerous
A．matters B．happens C．disappears D．works
A．successfully B．peacefully C．responsibly D．systematically
A．guaranteed B．warned C．promised D．taught
A．plan B．destination C．step D．detail
A．for B．with C．about D．from
A．complete B．available C．additional D．precious
If you ask me when I became a mom, I can tell you that the day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later when I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself. I us from the home that wasn’t really a home at all.
That day, my daughter and I were sitting in our home having a quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand the full glass of milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with , knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant in her father’s a week before. When I saw that look on her face and looked at the running down the wall, I simply started . I am sure she thought I was , but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It’s a good thing your isn’t here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we . These were tears of joy and and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.
That was the day I really became a mom. I that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet, and attending every school concert. It isn’t keeping a(n) house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t thatthings are always normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilt milk.
A．protected B．removed C．separated D．prevented
A．new B．old C．beautiful D．cold
A．went over B．picked up C．took on D．knocked over
A．firmly B．carelessly C．slowly D．freshly
A．pleasure B．fear C．pain D．smile
A．absence B．patience C．presence D．arrival
A．jam B．juice C．milk D．water
A．laughing B．shouting C．scolding D．praying
A．sad B．excited C．sick D．crazy
A．friend B．father C．grandma D．brother
A．cried B．fainted C．slept D．stopped
A．bravery B．horror C．surprise D．peace
A．questioned B．discovered C．wondered D．remembered
A．splendid B．messy C．spotless D．lifeless
A．describing B．pretending C．creating D．meaning