Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children.And they must have how difficult it is to write a children’s book.Either the author has aimed too , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the who hears the story and the adult who it.Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not to solve.This may be why many of the books regarded as of children’s literature were in fact written for .“Alice in wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.
Children, left for themselves, often the worst possible interest in literature.Just leave a child in a bookshop or a and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature.After all children and adults are so that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books.So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协） over the bedtime story.
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One Christmas my husband and I travelled to visit family. Our first stop was to visit my parents in Oregon. My gave me a plastic piggy bank as the Christmas gift. Then we continued north into Washington to visit his parents, but on the way we had some problems. It was late, so we went to the nearest house to ask for to sleep there until auto repair shop opened.
The woman who the door was very kind, allowing us to stay. We had to a few things from the truck, including the bank, still in its long box. The next morning my husband headed off towards town, but was soon offered a from the nice lady, and we were back on the road afterwards.
It wasn’t until we reached our destination that we realized we had the piggy bank in the drive way. It sure was and there was no chance of going back for .
One day over a year later, when we were back in Oregon my mother came out of her house to us with the same bank in her hand. I couldn’t believe my ! We had never told her we had lost it, there it was!
It turns out that the nice lady found the box and read the on the slipping label to get my mother’s name. She then my mother and handed it to her, who held on to it for quite some time until we saw her next.
So the very special lady, I was given the Christmas gift twice. It was truly to me, and now every time that bank gets filled up, I’ll my money to a local charity to “pass on” my fortunate good luck!
A．brother B．husband C．sister D．mother
A．technical B．emotional C．mechanical D．important
A．passport B．permission C．password D．permit
A．answered B．cheered C．argued D．questioned
A．move B．store C．abandon D．unload.
A．by bus B．on foot C．by bike D．by car
A．meal B．job C．lift D．wait
A．tearfully B．safely C．slowly D．shortly
A．located B．forgot C．went D．left
A．broken B．stolen C．gone D．hidden
A．them B．it C．one D．some
A．blame B．greet C．recognize D．telephone
A．eyes B．thoughts C．imagination D．expectation
A．although B．because C．yet D．when
A．evidence B．statement C．explanation D．information
A．contacted B．attracted C．accepted D．searched
A．according to B．instead of C．because of D．but for
A．same B．different C．extra D．expensive
A．annoying B．amusing C．amazing D．promising
A．earn B．donate C．raise D．pay
I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as happy wife and businesswoman. When Mum in October 2007, I was a cook. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me . I was distraught (忧心如焚的). Some days later, I was that a guy who was working with us that day, “could probably have made a fortune the necklace he found. ” , he returned it. Hearing how I’d Mum for six months before her death, he said, “Christmas is going to be — why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks? ”
I came to Morzaine, a small , friendly village in the Alps and fell in love with it. What was to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life. I kept travelling between London and here and felt than I had in months. In December 2008, I was as a hotel manager and moved here full time.
A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning, I didn’t want to discuss , because the sadness of losing Mum felt great. Paul understood that and never me but, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his savings, and the money from the sale of Mum’s house, to build our own .
We want to give our guests a feel, so each room is themed (以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mum — a tiny chair which be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life and Mum naturally part of it, there’s no way we would be here if it wasn’t for the she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.
A．visited B．came C．returned D．died
A．burned B．broke C．disappeared D．dropped
A．shown B．told C．persuaded D．comforted
A．selling B．stealing C．hiding D．wearing
A．Surely B．Naturally C．Luckily D．Hopefully
A．nursed B．cured C．missed D．guarded
A．long B．hard C．merry D．free
A．suddenly B．finally C．nearly D．immediately
A．said B．proved C．supposed D．judged
A．smarter B．higher C．firmer D．lighter
A．honoured B．trained C．regarded D．hired
A．travel B．marriage C．children D．business
A．recently B．once C．still D．first
A．left B．pushed C．surprised D．interrupted
A．hotel B．restaurant C．home D．shop
A．homely B．lively C．motherly D．friendly
A．ought to B．used to C．might D．could
A．takes B．keeps C．looks D．feels
A．unless B．while C．because D．though
A．money B．necklace C．house D．Chair
If you have ever driven in the mountains on a cool autumn morning, then you know what fog is. Today I just drove right into a of fog. I quickly slowed down and my headlights. Seeing the road ahead was a . I felt as if I had been transported into a shadow world. Everywhere I looked was only dark grayness. Even the trees lining the road had become frightening, me of some frightening stories. I drove on and on through the waves of dark and wondered if it would end.
After a while, though, the sun broke through the fog and the world was transformed. The golden light beams the landscape. The red and yellow leaves shone on the . The river along the road shone in the sunshine. Everything seemed full of and joy again. I smiled and drove, singing a song in my heart. I thanked God for both the sunshine and the , because he reminded me again of just how this world can be. In our lives the fog can roll in sometimes too. Things can go . Problems can appear.
Difficulties, pains and troubles can seem to us and block out all the light in our life.
When this happens and the world seems in gray, we need to remember that we can break through the fog. We can the shadows away with love. We can transform the world with our joy. We also can light a way through the dark for others to follow. God is willing to our souls with his love and light. All he asks is that we share their shine. May all of your foggy days be then. May your soul shine brightly. And may you forever struggle to live in God’s light.
A．photo B．sea C．picture D．drop
A．turned on B．put on C．turned off D．put off
A．challenge B．disappointment C．devotion D．pain
A．warning B．informing C．accusing D．reminding
A．bathed B．changed C．broke D．impressed
A．mountains B．roads C．headlights D．trees
A．light B．smile C．heat D．smoke
A．weather B．air C．fog D．dark
A．peaceful B．beautiful C．small D．quiet
A．smooth B．mad C．well D．wrong
A．surround B．remove C．encourage D．improve
A．moved B．touched C．covered D．attracted
A．knock B．drive C．beat D．pour
A．replace B．conduct C．match D．fill
A．lasting B．endless C．brief D．late
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving Day, is a busy shopping day in the United States. Many people have a day off work on that day. Some use this to make trips; others use it to start for the Christmas season.
Many stores have special offers and their prices on some goods. Some their opening hours. There can also be traffic jams on roads to shopping destinations.
There are common theories as to why it is called Black Friday. One is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day left many black markings on the road surface, the term Black Friday. The other is from an old way of recording business accounts. were recorded in red ink and profits in black. Many businesses, small businesses, started making profits before Christmas, so they started to mark in black ink on the day after Thanksgiving.
A．traveling B．shopping C．visiting D．cooking
A．prepare B．check C．lower D．raise
A．shorten B．enlarge C．reduce D．extend
A．popular B．outstanding C．splendid D．ordinary
A．many B．two C．few D．no
A．leaving for B．leading to C．coming out D．sticking to
A．Prices B．Interests C．Losses D．Benefits
A．particularly B．specially C．obviously D．Eventually
I can still remember every change of intonation whenever I recall what that old lady said to me, “Life may give me up, but I’ll never give up my life.”
She was admitted to hospital because of her stroke（中风）for the second time, which also meant that I need to spend a lot of with her.
Honestly, she was a good patient, with no complaint, no requirements, and she always cooperated with me very well, which I very much. And she always held an optimistic point of view toward her condition, I guessed she knew that there wouldn’t be much improvement. I actually asked why in a way, and she said to me the very sentence. It was not spoken very clearly, since her stroke had the movement of her tongue. I was not moved then, since after spending a few months in this hospital, I was almost .
And that old lady had stroke a few days later, which made her unable to speak or move anymore. I thought she would be as others, lying there, waiting the day, and crying sometimes. But I was wrong. She still held that someday, somehow, she would fully , though both she and I knew the possibility for that was extremely small.
Then, the very sentence she said to me. A patient with absolute no hope still held the optimistic aspect in her life, regardless how it was. How could I lead my life in that way? Since then, I’ve tried harder and worked harder. I would not give up my life either.
A．Chance B．time C．life D．money
A．practical B．unreasonable C．acceptable D．meaningful
A．Enjoyed B．suffered C．appreciated D．congratulated
A．so B．as C．since D．though
A．brave B．daring C．secret D．cautious
A．Affected B．disturbed C．improved D．increased
A．Indifferent B．frightened C．concerned D．anxious
A．other B．another C．few D．little
A．Silently B．painfully C．exactly D．patiently
A．Operate B．succeed C．understand D．recover
A．lived up B．looked forward C．made sense D．worked out
A．expected B．negative C．strange D．Unlikely