My darling daughter,Recently I saw a diary of...

My darling daughter,

Recently I saw a diary of years. It was written when you were nine. I read your goals in the diary, and one little goal was really surprising for me. It was “to make Mom happy”.

I was so moved, and I would have told you that you made me happy every day of my life.　 My first thoughts in the morning were of you. When I got home from work, I couldn’t wait to see you. I liked talking to you very much and I wanted to know what your day was like. You kept my spirit alive, my mind challenged and my body active. You were, and still are, the light of my life. Without you, my life would have been boring. You made me happy and you continue to do so.

You are a mother now, with a child of your own. I know you love her, so I think you should tell her how happy she makes you. Sometimes we forget to say the words that are in our hearts. These words can be very important to a child. They can change their world completely. They can create a beautiful world for them.

You are my joy in life, my little one. You always have been, and you always will be. Never forget that, and tell that to your child. Tell her that she is the most important thing in the world for you, because she makes things joyful in your life! I love you, my dearest daughter.

Mom

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.The diary was written when the daughter was young

B. The mother was not close to her daughter.

C. The daughter had been dead for many years.

D. The mother often heard from her daughter.

2.The mother ______ according to the text.

A. thought her life was boring

B. has a granddaughter

C. was a housewife

D. used to get up early

3. According to the third paragraph, the mother advised her daughter to ______ .

A. try her best to make her child happy

B. take her child traveling around the world

C. let her child do whatever she wants

D. tell her child her feelings

4. The text has most likely been taken from

A. a report　　　　 　　　　 B. a letter

C. a piece of news　　　　 D. a poster

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A couple of years ago, when my older daughter was 8,she gently told my wife and me that she’d gotten too old for us to read her books anymore. We didn’t try to talk her out of it or tell her many benefits of reading aloud to a child (even after they can do so themselves). 1.

Two weeks after stopping our bedtime readings, though, my older daughter asked whether we could start again. 2. As she later explained, “Everyone likes to be read to, even adults.” We’ve continued uninterrupted since. Right now, we’re deep into Philip Pullman’s “The Golden Compass.”

3. In most of the studies, people found that reading aloud appeared to strengthen parents’ feelings of competence, improve the quality of their relationships with their children and even reduce parental stress or depression.

Reading aloud to children improves a young mind’s cognitive development (thinking, problem-solving, decision-making) and reduces behavior problems, research shows. As with playing board games, reading to them increases concentration and attention spans.

And yet, too many of us stop before the kids want us to. 4.

The conversations children have around themes and ideas in books help them make sense of the world. And it’s a joyful way to connect and be close with your kid. While reading in bed, my daughters and I lie next to each other, sometimes leaning into one another. 5. It’s as high a quality as quality time gets.

A. She simply enjoyed the practice too much to let it go yet.

B. When she was a young child, we began a nearly daily reading called Milk & Books.

C. We were disappointed but respected her.

D. Reading aloud was significantly beneficial to children and their parents.

E. In Australia, more than a third of children aged 6 to 1l whose parents had stopped reading to them wanted to continue.

F. We laugh and are surprised together and have deep conversations about the novels.

G. It’s one of the most virtuous circles of parenting and teaching.

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The Best Holiday

I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily 41  to buy a mountain bike. She’d been saving her pocket money all year, 42  doing small jobs to earn extra money.

By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You 43  have your pick from my bicycle 44 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950’s models, not the kind a kid today would 45  choose.

As Christmas 46  near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she __47  a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, I’m out of 48 .”

Throughout December, Emily continued to 49  hard. Then one day, she made a __50  announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very 51  .

52  by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 53  of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.  54  I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow (发光). Should I   contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 55  the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 56  the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very __57 , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 58  away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 59 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 60  a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years－while giving her dad a lesson in the process.

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Recently I understood the true meaning of love. The ______ was Kane, my neighbor Joline’s two-year-old son.

Kane was born with a physical problem on his ______ . And I witnessed（目睹）the______　 that Kane’s physical shortcomings had on his family. I also witnessed much more than that. I saw a ______　 family that embraced（拥抱）this special child. A family that wouldn’t allow Kane to know he was______ . Joline had constructed a small cart手推车just a few inches off the floor for his son to ______ . Kane used his hands to move about, and the cart______　 him to “go to” any place just as everyone else was able to do. Kane was not just a member of the family, but the______　 of the family.

With a wide smile, it was easy to see that even at the age of two, Kane liked to ______　 with people very much. With wisdom of an individual, this boy even _____ the most complex of human emotions. Later I came to _______ that this child was sent to help some of us who weren’t just getting what love was all about.

Kane demanded attention, _____ not because of his mobility（移动能力）challenges or other apparent shortcomings. In his mind, he had no_____ or shortcomings. The_____ was that he received attention because he was alive and real and had so much to offer.

Kane _____ me in a deep way. His ability to refuse to be different has _____ me. Kane was and is _____ lots of warm and powerful energy to me. From him and his family I learnt the _____: love surpasses（超越）all things. I can only imagine that as the parent of a child like Kane one might be filled with____. But I believe that having a child like Kane is actually a(n) _____. The parents of such special babies are angels too, just as the babies are.

1.A. problem　　 B. reason　　 C. matter　　 D. pressure

2.A. hands　　 B. eyes　　 C. legs　　 D. arms

3.A. effect　　 B. comment　　 C. demand　　 D. look

4.A. similar　　 B. wonderful　　 C. practical　　 D. fair

5.A. irregular　　 B. difficult　　 C. different　　 D. terrible

6.A. go ahead　　 B. speed up　　 C. turn out　　 D. get around

7.A. invited　　 B. allowed　　 C. advised　　 D. caused

8.A. symbol　　 B. signal　　 C. center　　 D. mark

9.A. communicate　　 B. compare　　 C. agree　　 D. compete

10.A. reminded　　 B. understood　　 C. discovered　　 D. trusted

11.A. recognize　　 B. experience　　 C. imagine　　 D. realize

12.A. and　　 B. or　　 C. but　　 D. as

13.A. challenges　　 B. expectations　　 C. promises　　 D. chances

14.A. goal　　 B. result　　 C. possibility　　 D. truth

15.A. touched　　 B. stopped　　 C. caught　　 D. kept

16.A. puzzled　　 B. shocked　　 C. amused　　 D. inspired

17.A. even　　 B. yet　　 C. still　　 D. almost

18.A. lesson　　 B. subject　　 C. notice　　 D. skill

19.A. excitement　　 B. determination　　 C. anger　　 D. anxiety

20.A. ability　　 B. advantage　　 C. problem　　 D. exception

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Recently I understood the true meaning of love. The ________ was Kane, my neighbor Joline’s two-year-old son.

Kane was born with a physical problem on his ________. And I witnessed (目睹) the ________ that Kane’s physical  shortcomings  had on his family. I also saw a ________ family that embraced (拥抱) this special child. A family that wouldn’t allow Kane to know he was ________. Joline had constructed a small cart for his son to _______. Kane used his hands to move about, and the cart ________ him to “go to” any place just as everyone else was able to do. Kane was not just a member of the family, but the ________ of the family.

With a wide smile, it was easy to see that even at the age of two, Kane liked to ________ with people very much. With wisdom of an individual (个人), this boy even ________ the most complex of human emotions. Later I came to  ________ that this child was sent to help some of us who weren’t just getting what love was all about.

Kane demanded attention, ________ not because of his mobility (移动能力) challenges or other apparent shortcomings. In his mind, he had no_______ or shortcomings. The ________ was that he received attention because he was alive and real and had so much to offer.

Kane ________ me in a deep way. His ability to refuse to be different has ________ me. Kane was and is ________ a boy of powerful energy to me. From him and his family I learnt the ________: love surpasses (超越) all things. I can only imagine that as the parent of a child like Kane one might be filled with ________ . But I believe that having a child like Kane is actually a(n)________ . The parents of such special babies are angels too,

just as the babies are.

1.A. problem　　 B. matter　　 C. reason　　 D. pressure

2.A. legs　　 B. eyes　　 C. hands　　 D. arms

3.A. effect　　 B. comment　　 C. demand　　 D. look

4.A. similar　　 B. wonderful　　 C. practical　　 D. fair

5.A. normal         　　 B. real　　 C. different　　 D. terrible

6.A. go ahead　　 B. speed up      　　 C. turn out　　 D. get around

7.A. allowed　　 B. invited　　 C. advised　　 D. caused

8.A. symbol　　 B. pride　　 C. center　　 D. trouble

9.A. communicate　　 B. compare　　 C. agree　　 D. compete

10.A. reminded　　 B. understood　　 C. discovered　　 D. trusted

11.A. recognize　　 B. experience　　 C. imagine　　 D. realize

12.A. and　　 B. or　　 C. but　　 D. as

13.A. challenges　　 B. expectations　　 C. promises　　 D. chances

14.A. goal　　 B. result　　 C. possibility　　 D. truth

15.A. touched　　 B. stopped　　 C. caught　　 D. kept

16.A. puzzled　　 B. shocked　　 C. amused　　 D. inspired

17.A. even　　 B. yet　　 C. still　　 D. almost

18.A. lesson　　 B. subject　　 C. fact　　 D. skill

19.A. excitement　　 B. determination　　 C. anger　　 D. anxiety

20.A. ability　　 B. advantage　　 C. problem　　 D. failure

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I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. ___to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You __ have your pick from my bicycle　 __.” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would __ choose.

As Christmas __ near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she __ a Salvation Army(基督教慈善组织) volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, em, I’m out of change.” I said.

Throughout December, Emily continued to___ hard. Then one day, she made a __ announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very __ .

___by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute __ of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. __ I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光).Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t __ the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later　 __ the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very __, sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re __ away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the __ ? I like to think it was God’s way of ___a little girl for a sacrifice __ her years---- while giving her dad a lesson in the　 ___

1.A. Promised　　 B. Amazed　　 C. Organized　　 D. Determined

2.A. need　　 B. should　　 C. can　　 D. must

3.A. contribution　　 B. collection　　 C. shop　　 D. club

4.A. likely　　 B. seldom　　 C. slightly　　 D. merely

5.A. went　　 B. became　　 C. drew　　 D. pulled

6.A. observed　　 B. sensed　　 C. noticed　　 D. watched

7.A. study　　 B. try　　 C. work　　 D. listen

8.A. surprising　　 B. disappointing　　 C. formal　　 D. public

9.A. agreeable　　 B. thankful　　 C. hopeful　　 D. pitiful

10.A. Shocked　　 B. Moved　　 C. Persuaded　　 D. Demanded

11.A. some　　 B. one　　 C. two　　 D. any

12.A. While　　 B. Because　　 C. As　　 D. Though

13.A. express　　 B. describe　　 C. shake　　 D. explain

14.A. delivered　　 B. returned　　 C. chose　　 D. shared

15.A. sweet　　 B. healthy　　 C. fair　　 D. happy

16.A. giving　　 B. putting　　 C. storing　　 D. signing

17.A. present　　 B. winner　　 C. harvest　　 D. chance

18.A. greeting　　 B. rewarding　　 C. sheltering　　 D. praising

19.A. under　　 B. beyond　　 C. before　　 D. within

20.A. project　　 B. process　　 C. struggle　　 D. communication

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Recently I understood the true meaning of love. The_______was Kane，my neighbor Joline's two-year-old son. Kane was born with a physical problem on his_______. And I witnessed the_______that Kane's physical shortcomings had on his family. I also witnessed much more than that. I saw a _______ family that embraced(拥抱) this special child. A family that wouldn't allow Kane to know he was _______. Joline had constructed a small cart just a few inches off the floor for his son to _______. Kane used his hands to move about，and the cart _______ him to "go to" any place just as everyone else was able to do. Kane was not just a member of the family, but the_______of the family.

With a wide smile, it was easy to see that even at the age of two, Kane liked to _________ with people very much. With wisdom of an individual，this boy even________ the most complex of human emotions. Later I came to ________that this child was sent to help some of us who weren't just getting what love was all about.

Kane demanded attention，________not because of his mobility (移动能力) challenges or other apparent shortcomings. In his mind, he had no________ or shortcomings. The________ was that he received attention because he was alive and real and had so much to offer.

Kane ________ me in a deep way. His ability to refuse to be different has________ me. Kane was and is ________ lots of warm and powerful energy to me. From him and his family I learnt the ________: love surpasses (超越) all things. I can only imagine that as the parent of a child like Kane one might be filled with ________. But I believe that having a child like Kane is actually a(n)________. The parents of such special babies are angels too, just as the babies are.

1.A. problem　　 B. matter　　 C. reason　　 D. pressure

2.A. hands　　 B. eyes　　 C. legs　　 D. arms

3.A. comment　　 B. effect　　 C. demand　　 D. look

4.A. similar　　 B. fair　　 C. practical　　 D. wonderful

5.A. irregular　　 B. difficult　　 C. different　　 D. terrible

6.A. go ahead　　 B. speed up　　 C. get around　　 D. turn out

7.A. invited　　 B. allowed　　 C. advised　　 D. caused

8.A. symbol　　 B. signal　　 C. mark　　 D. center

9.A. communicate　　 B. compare　　 C. agree　　 D. compete

10.A. reminded　　 B. understood　　 C. discovered　　 D. trusted

11.A. recognize　　 B. realize　　 C. imagine　　 D. experience

12.A. and　　 B. or　　 C. as　　 D. but

13.A. promises　　 B. expectations　　 C. challenges　　 D. chances

14.A. goal　　 B. result　　 C. possibility　　 D. truth

15.A. touched　　 B. stopped　　 C. caught　　 D. kept

16.A. puzzled　　 B. shocked　　 C. inspired　　 D. amused

17.A. even　　 B. yet　　 C. still　　 D. almost

18.A. subject　　 B. lesson　　 C. notice　　 D. skill

19.A. excitement　　 B. determination　　 C. anger　　 D. anxiety

20.A. ability　　 B. exception　　 C. problem　　 D. advantage

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A couple of weeks ago, my 12-year-old daughter, Ella threatened(威胁) to take my phone and break it. “At night you’ll always have your phone out and break you’ll just type,” Ella says. “I’m ready to go to bed, and try to get you to read stories for me and you’re just standing there reading your texts and texting other people,” she adds. I came to realize that I was ignoring her as a father.

Ella isn’t the only kid who feels this way about her parent’s relationship with devices. Catherine Steiner-Adair, a psychologist at Harvard, wrote The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age. For her book, Steiner-Adair interviewed more than 1,000 kids from the ages of 4 to 18. She talked to hundreds of teachers and parents.

One of the many things that knocked my socks off, ” she says, “was the consistency(一致性) with which children — whether they were 4 or 8 or 18 or 24— talked about feeling exhausted and frustrated or mad trying to get their parents’ attention, competing with computer screens or iPhone screens or any kind of technology.”

A couple of years ago, my daughter got a laptop for school. And because she was becoming more independent, we got her a phone. We set up rules for when she could use the device and when she’d need to put it away. We created a charging(充电) station, outside her bedroom, where she had to plug in these devices every night. Basically — except for homework— she has to put it all away when she comes home.

Steiner-Adair says most adults don’t set up similar limits in their own lives. “We’ve lost the boundaries that protect work and family life,’’ she says. “So it is very hard to manage yourself and be present in the moments your children need you.’’

After my daughter’s little intervention(介入),I made myself a promise to create my own charging station. To plug my phone in— somewhere faraway — when I am done working for the day. I’ve been trying to leave it there untouched for most of the weekend

1.Why did Ella threaten to break her father’s phone?

A. Her father spent a lot of money on his phone.

B. Her father did not do any housework or read to her.

C. Her father made a lot of noise by talking on the phone.

D. Her father gave his attention to his phone instead of her.

2. By saying “knocked my socks off ’’ , Steiner-Adair means “___’’.

A. made fun of her

B. surprised her a lot

C. took her socks off

D. made her exhausted

3.What does the author mainly talk about in paragraph 4?

A. How he protected his daughter from devices.

B. Why his daughter was dissatisfied with him.

C. How to create a charging station at home.

D. Why children need a laptop or a phone.

4. We can infer from the text the author___.

A. will not use his phone form now on

B. plans to create more charging stations at home

C. is a man who learns from his mistakes

D. doesn’t think a laptop is helpful to his daughter

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It was a foggy day. My daughter Carolyn had insisted I come to see something at the top of the mountain, but I had ______ desire to drive up the mountain road to her house.

However, here I was, unhappy for the two-hour ______ through fog. By the time I saw how ______ it was, I'd gone too far to turn back. “ ______ could be worth this”, I said to myself as I ______ forward.

“I'll stay for lunch, but I'm ______ back before the fog lifts," I announced as soon as I arrived. “But could you drive me to the ______ , Mom? Or I drive—I'm used to it. "Carolyn begged. I was ______ finally. Ten minutes later we were on the mountain top. We ______ the car and got out. As we walked along a path with huge pines (松树) towering over us, the peace of the place began to ______ my mind gradually. Then we turned a comer, and I stopped in ______ . From the top of the mountain were ______ of various beautiful flowers in blossom running down and across the valleys! And western bluebirds played happily over the heads of them!

Who ______ such beauty? Why? How? Then I saw a sign, ______ ,“ One Woman—Two Hands and Two Feet; One at a Time; Started in 1978."I was so ______ by what we had seen that I could hardly speak for a while. Then I said, “When she started it was just the beginning of a(n) ______ ,but she kept at it for 40 years. And she made it ______ .She changed the world, one at a time!”

“If I'd had such an idea and ______ at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have ______ ?"I asked myself. Carolyn looked at me, smiling. "Start tomorrow," she said. “Better yet, ______ today.”

1.A. some B. any. C. no D. much

2.A. wait B. walk C. attempt D. journey

3.A. clear B. thick C. dark D. bright

4.A. Nothing B. Anything C. Everything D. Something

5.A. hurried B. marched C. inched D. climbed

6.A. heading B. coming C. moving D. looking

7.A. garage B. house C. top D. garden

8.A. told B. understood C. assisted D. persuaded

9.A. examined B. parked C. followed D. took

10.A. cross B. read C. change D. fill

11.A. surprise B. panic C. anger D. sorrow

12.A. markets B. bunches C. piles D. rivers

13.A. discovered B. created C. recovered D. changed

14.A. reading B. writing C. sharing D. printing

15.A. amused B. disappointed C. touched D. discouraged

16.A. question B. idea. C. promise D. struggle

17.A. casually B. instantly C. eventually D. normally

18.A. jumped B. worked C. grasped D. stared

19.A. achieved B. scored C. planted D. saved

20.A. calm B. seek C. quit D. start

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I was going through my son Matthew’s backpack when I saw an envelope in the bottom of it. Immediately, I knew it was a “thank you” card from one of his ________. Totally not necessary since my Christmas gifts to them are my way of saying, “Thank you”. I________I read it quickly. And then I stopped.

I ________ the card and read it again. One word caught my attention. “I love working with our Matthew.” One word. Our. That one word ________ the meaning of the sentence for me. If she had written “I love working with Matthew”, I would know that she loves working with my son.________ by adding that one word, “our”, it meant “I love working with this boy who ________ here, is accepted here and we all take responsibility for caring for.”

I ________ knew this, of course, seeing a blog I wrote previously, but it’s always good to be_______. In that blog post I mentioned ten reasons why his ________ is the right place for him. Since that blog we have had his IEP (Individualized Education Program) meeting, where I was ________ of that feeling again. In that meeting, someone ________ “Everyone loves Matthew. We all love Matthew”. And it was genuine and __________. As we went around the room and the staff ________ us on information about Matthew, it was apparent that it went way beyond sharing what he is doing ________ and behaviorally. Each person had a unique little ________ to tell about Matthew. Stories that show that they really know who Matthew is and that they ________ him.

In fact just today I had written a note in his communication book that it was ________ Matthew to see new snow and not be able to play in it. Later in the day I got an email and a picture of Matthew ________ with snow in a big container inside the school.

As I was reflecting on this, I realized that as a family we are really lucky ________ school isn’t the only place where they think of him as “our Matthew”. It ________ to other parts of our lives as well — our friends, our family, our neighborhood, and our church.

1.A. teachers　　 B. friends　　 C. classmates　　 D. doctors

2.A. realize　　 B. admit　　 C. imagine　　 D. predict

3.A. gave away　　 B. tore up　　 C. put away　　 D. opened up

4.A. simplified　　 B. changed　　 C. determined　　 D. created

5.A. Or　　 B. And　　 C. So　　 D. But

6.A. stays　　 B. lives　　 C. belongs　　 D. remains

7.A. already　　 B. also　　 C. even　　 D. still

8.A. reached　　 B. accepted　　 C. adored　　 D. reminded

9.A. school　　 B. book　　 C. home　　 D. room

10.A. informed　　 B. convinced　　 C. suspected　　 D. cured

11.A. commented　　 B. insisted　　 C. guaranteed　　 D. recalled

12.A. formal　　 B. casual　　 C. sincere　　 D. severe

13.A. advised　　 B. judged　　 C. updated　　 D. congratulated

14.A. accurately　　 B. academically　　 C. steadily　　 D. securely

15.A. secret　　 B. lie　　 C. joke　　 D. story

16.A. understand　　 B. greet　　 C. envy　　 D. embarrass

17.A. killing　　 B. influencing　　 C. calming　　 D. inspiring

18.A. meeting　　 B. playing　　 C. fighting　　 D. dealing

19.A. until　　 B. unless　　 C. though　　 D. because

20.A. flies　　 B. extends　　 C. applies　　 D. switches

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