My husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t ha...

My husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___36___, but the commercial aspects (方面) of it. Knowing he felt this ____37__, I decided one year to__38__the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something __39_just for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was____40__at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match___41____a team sponsored（资助） by a church.

These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so____42___that shoestrings(鞋带) seemed to be the only thing holding them together,___43_____our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.

As the match began, I was___44___to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet(头盔) designed to___45____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not____46___ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ____47__up from the mat(垫子), they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit___48____.

Mike, seated beside me, shook his head___49___, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential(潜力), but___50___like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved__51____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the __52____for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and ___53____some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his____54___from me. His smile was the____55___ thing about Christmas that year.

1.                A．the gift         B．an envelope     C．the wrestling   D．Christmas

2.                A．way           B．joy            C．music    D．fear

3.                A．buy            B．avoid 　        C．wear D．give

4.                A．beautiful        B．expensive　     C．special   D．new

5.                A．wrestling       B．weightlifting     C．shooting  D．boxing

6.                A．at             B．against 　　     C．for  D．on

7.                A．big            B．small 　        C．worn D．cheap

8.                A．because        B．if 　           C．so   D．while

9.                A．frightened      B．disappointed     C．pleased   D．surprised

10.               A．cover          B．surround　　    C．protect    D．hide

11.               A．carry          B．afford 　       C．design D．expect

12.               A．got            B．dressed 　　    C．turned    D．cheered

13.               A．defeat         B．evidence　　    C．charge    D．mistake

14.               A．gently          B．sadly　         C．nervously  D．gladly

15.               A．running        B．winning 　　    C．losing D．shaking

16.               A．workmates      B．parents 　　    C．friends    D．kids

17.               A．invitation       B．idea 　　       C．care  D．money

18.               A．return         B．sold 　　       C．bought    D．left

19.               A．gift            B．warning 　　    C．praise D．love

20.               A．brightest       B．funniest　      C．ugliest D．darkest

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My husband Jack hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___16___, but the commercial aspects of it. Knowing he felt this ______17___, I decided one year to___18___the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something _____19__just for Jack. The idea came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was______20______at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match____21_____a team sponsored by a church.

These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so_______22_____that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together,____23______our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.

As the match began, I was_____24_____to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet designed to____25_____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not_____26_____ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ______27_____up from the mat, they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit______28______.

Jack, seated beside me, shook his head_____29_____, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but______30_____like this could take the heart right out of them.” Jack loved_____31_____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the ____32______for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and _____33______some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Jack what I had done and that this was his_______34_____from me. His smile was the_______35______ thing about Christmas that year.

1.                A．the gift         B．an envelope     C．the wrestling   D．Christmas

2.                A．way           B．joy            C．music    D．fear

3.                A．buy            B．wear           C．avoid D．give

4.                A．beautiful        B．expensive       C．new D．special

5.                A．wrestling       B．weightlifting     C．shooting  D．boxing

6.                A．at             B．against         C．for  D．on

7.                A．big            B．small           C．worn D．cheap

8.                A．because        B．if              C．while D．so

9.                A．frightened      B．disappointed     C．pleased   D．surprised

10.               A．cover          B．surround       C．hide  D．protect

11.               A．carry          B．afford          C．design D．expect

12.               A．dressed        B．got            C．turned    D．cheered

13.               A．defeat         B．evidence       C．charge    D．mistake

14.               A．gently          B．sadly           C．nervously  D．gladly

15.               A．running        B．winning        C．losing D．shaking

16.               A．workmates      B．parents         C．friends    D．kids

17.               A．invitation       B．care           C．idea  D．money

18.               A．return         B．sold           C．bought    D．left

19.               A．gift            B．warning        C．praise D．love

20.               A．brightest       B．funniest        C．ugliest D．darkest

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What do you do on Christmas when your family is far away? My husband and I didn’t have any ______ nearby, so the holidays always made me feel a little ______. We had friends who weren’t going to see their families either. So why not hold a ______ and create a new tradition?

My husband loved the ______. Hesitantly, we invited friends. Two, three…______ we had a party of eight people. We wondered ______ we’d be able to fit everyone in our tiny dining room. We were so ______ that we hadn’t thought of that at first.

“Who cares?” my husband said. “That’ll be part of the memory.”

Christmas quickly arrived. We got busy ______, decorating and before long we were no longer ______ to be happy about the holidays. We actually were happy. In our excitement we had prepared a ______ feast compared to our normal material dinner. Then we waited for our guests to arrive, hoping they would come ______! However, it was already ten minutes after their ______ arrival time and no one had ______.

As the first guest arrived, we let out a huge sigh of ______. She wasn’t even ______, as she had planned to fly home. Soon our small apartment became ______ with people. Friends introduced themselves to each other. Laughter and love filled our home. Thankfully everyone came. The only one ______ with the arrangement was our cat.

During the dinner, we ______ our favorite Christmas memories and felt how ______ the memories were in our lives. A Christmas that I had been ______ about had become a day to bond, break bread and share experiences.

1.A. family　　 B. friend　　 C. student　　 D. neighbor

2.A. guilty　　 B. lonely　　 C. busy　　 D. excited

3.A. meeting　　 B. game　　 C. party　　 D. race

4.A. belief　　 B. situation　　 C. opportunity　　 D. idea

5.A. naturally　　 B. fortunately　　 C. cheerfully　　 D. eventually

6.A. when　　 B. why　　 C. if　　 D. where

7.A. worried　　 B. kind　　 C. enthusiastic　　 D. convinced

8.A. reading　　 B. cooking　　 C. writing　　 D. crying

9.A. fearing　　 B. pretending　　 C. intending　　 D. hesitating

10.A. spiritual　　 B. separate　　 C. regular　　 D. natural

11.A. in surprise　　 B. on purpose　　 C. as well　　 D. on time

12.A. chosen　　 B. allowed　　 C. planned　　 D. preferred

13.A. taken charge　　 B. shown up　　 C. come back　　 D. got across

14.A. shock　　 B. sorrow　　 C. regret　　 D. relief

15.A. expected　　 B. supposed　　 C. praised　　 D. noticed

16.A. popular　　 B. familiar　　 C. crowded　　 D. covered

17.A. pleased　　 B. puzzled　　 C. tired　　 D. dissatisfied

18.A. escaped　　 B. shared　　 C. collected　　 D. updated

19.A. funny　　 B. reasonable　　 C. embarrassing　　 D. precious

20.A. worried　　 B. angry　　 C. cautious　　 D. happy

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I loved working with my dad, but I hated a summer job he gave me. He owned a small _________ in Bank Street. In his shop, the most recently _________ person got the worst job, and the boss son was also _________.

I didn't want to spend hours _________ the frost on the ceiling of the walk-in freezer（冷库）, and it was the Saturday afternoon's job that I hated most. We received fresh _________ every day. Chicken sat in wooden boxes and was _________ with crushed ice（碎冰）. During the week, the ice and the blood of the chicken slowly leaked into the container _________ the chicken, creating its bloody smell.

There was only one _________ to get rid of the blood and wash the container: hold my _________ and carefully slide the container from under the chicken, as I tried not to __________ the contents over my clothes, and then __________ into the drain（下水道）.

Soon, students who have cut lawns, painted houses, worked in offices, __________ maybe even worked in the butcher's like me will __________ to school. Some will have great memories __________ others will come back with __________ ones.

Looking back, I think my father could have __________ me from my weekly hell. However, my dad, who'd dropped out of school to help support his family after his father died, was a teacher for me __________ He knew treating me __________ from his other employees would be an unfair thing. Most importantly, he taught me to __________ those who do the hard and __________ tasks in life.

For the next six summers, I returned not as the boss' son, but as one of other guys, and I cleaned the dirty container every Saturday afternoon, whatever splashed over my clothes.

1.A.grocery B.chain C.butcher's D.book

2.A.invited B.hired C.received D.trained

3.A.interested B.offered C.affected D.included

4.A.cleaning up B.tearing up C.looking into D.carrying on

5.A.fruit B.vegetable C.chicken D.grain

6.A.impressed B.surrounded C.accompanied D.cooked

7.A.under B.beside C.below D.above

8.A.chance B.reason C.place D.way

9.A.arm B.nose C.head D.breath

10.A.splash B.notice C.find D.touch

11.A.break B.empty C.divide D.allow

12.A.and B.so C.or D.but

13.A.adapt B.return C.go D.apply

14.A.while B.when C.since D.because

15.A.exciting B.good C.amazing D.unpleasant

16.A.forced B.treated C.spared D.pushed

17.A.at school B.in advance C.in case D.in fact

18.A.kindly B.differently C.carefully D.warmly

19.A.appreciate B.witness C.hurt D.influence

20.A.vital B.easy C.dirty D.funny

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Worth the pain in the end

I used to hate running. It seemed too hard and pushing outside my comfort zone was not something I was raised to do.

In fact, I wouldn’t have become a_____if it weren’t for my husband Charles. He had been a serious competitive runner for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t stop talking about how much he missed it.

“So start running again, why don’t you?” I was getting _____ of hearing about it.

So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to join him at the track (跑道). Just a few weeks later, Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race. I ____about doing it. It was too soon.

But on _____ day, there I was.

The gun went　 ____.Thousands of runners pushed forward.

The first kilometer was ____.

“I don’t think I’m going to make it.” I was already breathing heavily and painfully aware of the group of runners　 _____ past me.

“No, you’re doing ____”, said Charles. He was trying to encourage me, to get me focused on something other than my　 ____.

“I can’t,” I said,_____ audibly (听得见地).

He tried a different way to _____ me. “Just make it to that house and let’s see how you feel.”

After another minute I saw the three-kilometer　 ____. All I could think of was that I was dying and that my husband was torturing (折磨) me.

Miserable doesn’t even begin to describe　 _____ I felt. And there was so much _____.

“You’ll be fine. You’ve got less than a kilometer to go.”

I rounded a corner and saw both sides of the street thick with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on. I _____ my legs to keep going.

Then I looked up and saw the clock. The seconds ticking away (一分一秒地过去) gave me an incentive (助力). I knew that if I finished this race, I would have achieved something. So, I straightened up, and kicked it.

I had my arms held higher when I passed ____the finish line. A volunteer put a　 _____ around my neck.

“You did great! I’m so _____ of you!” Charles was thrilled that I’d _____ it.

“That was AMAZING! I want to do another race. This running stuff is amazing!” I proudly hugged my medal as we started to walk to the post-race festivities.

My lungs and my comfort zone both ____.

1.A.runner B.traveler C.racer D.cheerleader

2.A.afraid B.tired C.aware D.confident

3.A.thought B.dreamed C.hesitated D.cared

4.A.race B.sport C.show D.task

5.A.on B.off C.up D.down

6.A.long B.short C.easy D.tough

7.A.brushing B.walking C.pounding D.sliding

8.A.wrong B.right C.great D.bad

9.A.disability B.dishonor C.disgrace D.discomfort

10.A.barely B.nearly C.merely D.roughly

11.A.advise B.persuade C.order D.force

12.A.signal B.symbol C.point D.mark

13.A.how B.what C.when D.why

14.A.sweat B.anger C.pain D.pleasure

15.A.willed B.dragged C.pulled D.supported

16.A.by B.over C.at D.through

17.A.ring B.necklace C.medal D.scarf

18.A.ashamed B.guilty C.sure D.proud

19.A.done B.made C.taken D.caught

20.A.developed B.expanded C.changed D.progressed

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Back in the days when I wrote my first songs, I hated my voice. I saw myself as a songwriter and guitarist but never a singer! I continued to write songs, and to search for the perfect singer. After a few years I did discover a singer, so we started a project together. We held a few concerts, and put a lot of work into it. She forces me to sing some songs at concerts myself, so I started going to a bar to practice them. This was my first, small breakthrough.

One day she came round to my flat and informed me that she could no longer work with me, and also that the bar owner at the open mic venue(麦克风场地) had replaced us at short notice because some New York jazz star happened to be in town, and was available that evening to perform. The first bit of news made me sad and disappointed, but the second made me angry.

However, that same evening, with as much determination as I could muster (集合), I resolved to play three new songs at the bar, just as I had planned before. I was quite nervous, but I dragged myself down to the bar and sang those songs! I never felt so liberated(无拘束的). That night I couldn’t get to sleep. I was simply astonished, hardly believing that I was a person who acted so courageously, and that I’d been able to sing my songs myself.

Since then I’ve begun to encourage others to adopt a similar approach when they aren’t able to see their own potential. One example is an amateur fiddler (小提琴手) who could barely bring herself to lift her instrument to play in front of people. I forced her to ignore her fear, and simply get on with it. Now, a year or two later, she is a passionate, happy performer in front of any crowd!

Once you get the ball rolling in yourself, you can start inspiring those around you.

1.What was the author’s first breakthrough?

A. She found the perfect singer.

B. She started a project with her partner.

C. She started to practice songs at a bar.

D. She was able to sing all of her songs.

2.How did the author feel when she heard that her partner could no longer work with her?

A. Sad and disappointed.            B. Sad and angry.

C. Disappointed and angry.            D. Astonished and angry.

3.The amateur fiddler is mentioned in the last but one paragraph in order to show that the author ________.

A. has a good relationship with her

B. encourages others to see their potential

C. can perform in front of any crowd

D. is very interested in making friends

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. How to work with other singers.

B. The story of the author and an amateur fiddler.

C. How the author became a singer through her fighting spirit.

D. How to write beautiful songs.

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I read about an athlete who made it all the way to the Olympics despite hating his chosen sport. He committed his entire life to __ one tiny, yet large, sentence---I’m proud of you. At some point we all have someone we want to __, whose approval means the world to us.

I have a clear memory of the person I wanted approval from telling me I was intelligent, the kind of memory that_____ very clear because you’ve recalled it so many times. I had __ someone’s opinion about buying a Canadian soda. “We should really support our own economy,” ten-year-old me said. I had no idea what that meant, __ I was looked at with approval, and my heart was filled with __. I loved that feeling---the approval of my hero. It was nothing like the Olympic athlete, but I made some very big __ based on what might make them ___. I was hugely affected by wanting their approval.

Months ago this person removed me from his life. It hurt a lot. However, in life there is rarely hurt __ growth. I recently ___ on myself and behavior and noticed something---I feel free. After a period of denying and upset, I __that this is just how it is. This realization made me see how often I was transforming myself according to the ____, “what would they think?” I’d been using the desire for approval as an ___ excuse for hiding. My excuse was gone immediately I realized it ___. It was time to authentically step into myself and stop hiding who I am from others. Are you hiding? I hid in approval-seeking. Maybe you hide behind judgment. We all have our ways, and it can be really scary to let ___ go.

This thing is, __, as long as we prevent ourselves being truly seen, we will never be truly understood. Connection with others won’t be wholly authentic, and we will edit ourselves because we __ potential thoughts in other people’s heads. It’s pretty __. Of course, breaking up isn’t __ when you expect to be freed from wanting someone’s approval. You don’t even have to tell them you no longer care what they think of you. Just __ and do what makes you happy and go for the things you really want in life. Do your thing, and let them do theirs.

1.A. combing　　 B. seeking　　 C. applauding　　 D. reading

2.A. love　　 B. upset　　 C. please　　 D. annoy

3.A. stays　　 B. looks　　 C. proves　　 D. becomes

4.A. shared　　 B. evaluated　　 C. analyzed　　 D. parroted

5.A. since　　 B. but　　 C. as　　 D. for

6.A. disappointment　　 B. depression　　 C. satisfaction　　 D. amazement

7.A. profits　　 B. statement　　 C. decisions　　 D. preparation

8.A. cozy　　 B. healthy　　 C. wise　　 D. proud

9.A. with　　 B. without　　 C. by　　 D. through

10.A. reflected　　 B. dawned　　 C. counted　　 D. experimented

11.A. assumed　　 B. accepted　　 C. adapted　　 D. argued

12.A. opinion　　 B. concept　　 C. thought　　 D. reason

13.A. unconscious　　 B. unforgettable　　 C. unpleasant　　 D. unfortunate

14.A. existed　　 B. rose　　 C. faded　　 D. disappeared

15.A. it　　 B. them　　 C. us　　 D. you

16.A. therefore　　 B. instead　　 C. though　　 D. eventually

17.A. miss　　 B. fear　　 C. doubt　　 D. advocate

18.A. appealing　　 B. skeptical　　 C. silly　　 D. inspiring

19.A. impossible　　 B. necessary　　 C. important　　 D. abundant

20.A. look out　　 B. try out　　 C. hold on　　 D. go ahead

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Retired judge Davison hated all the quiet. Evy, his wife of 66 ears, had passed away, and he was lonely and sad in the months after her death. But he knew how to beat those feelings; he decided to build a pool.

Davison contacted a family-run company in Hopkins, Minnesota, that had built a pool for his previous house 40 years ago. “They did such a great job before and were still in business, so they came out and planned it,” Davison said.

Kevin, who works on new pools for the company, helped Davison with everything, from initial planning and completing contracts back in March to teaching him how to filter the water once the pool was finish in July.

“If You build it, they will come,” he thought. He invited all the neighborhood kids over to swim. Now it’s not so quiet anymore.

He hears the sounds of laughter and splashing as he sits on a chair in the shade, watching happy children play in his backyard.

“I knew they’d come.” 94-yvear-old Davison told KARE-TV.

Neighbor Jessica thought the judge was joking when he talked about putting in a pool until she saw the work starting. Now she and her four kids have been regulars since the pool was finished in July.

“It’s him spreading joy throughout our neighborhood for these kids.” Jessica said.

Davison’s pool includes a diving board and reaches nine feet in the deep end under the board. It’s especially welcome in a town that doesn’t have a public outdoor pool.

Although Davison has three adult children, he doesn’t have any grandchildren.

Jessica says she’s told him, “You kind of adopted our whole neighborhood of kids. These are your grandkids.”

The judge’s rules require that a parent or grandparent stay while the children are swimming. Once the kids leave. he likes to swim, too.

Davison tells KARE-TV that he realizes that putting in the pool didn’t make a lot of financial (经济的) sense for an old man. But that didn’t matter to him.

“I’m not sitting by myself looking at the walls.” he says. “What else would you think of doing where you could have a whole bunch of kids over every afternoon?” The 94-year-old judge now hears laughter all day as he watches children splash in his backyard pool.

1.Why did Davison build a swimming pool?

A.To remember his dead wife. B.To earn some money for a living.

C.To fight against his loneliness. D.To please the kids in the neighborhood.

2.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.The neighborhood children. B.His three adult children.

C.Reporters from KARE-TV. D.The workers who built the pool.

3.What rules do children have to follow while swimming in the judge’s pool?

A.They shall wear life jackets. B.They shall be in company with the adults.

C.They shall receive some training. D.They shall get their parents’ permission.

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.Action speaks louder than words.

B.True success comes from spiritual riches.

C.The value of life lies in respect and love.

D.One’s search for happiness brings others great joy.

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Do you hate to get your hands dirty? When I see my 10-year-old son______the dirty plates　 in the sink or my 8 year-old daughter cringing(畏缩) at the wet sand clinging(黏住) to her hands, I am reminded of a time when I was ______to get my hands a little dirty.

My parents owned a 500-acre _______in Montana when I was young.I’d often come home from school to find a/an _______lamb or a calf being bottle-fed in the basement.One exceptionally cold day, I was the ______ sheep with my mother in the ranch when she spied a ewe(母羊)　　 _____.The poor thing was trying to ______ her baby lamb and needed our help.My mother calmly held the ewe’s head and _______me to grab hold of the two protruding(突出的) legs.

I hesitated, and must have had quite a look of ______ on my young face.The slimy little things were ______ not something I wanted to touch.But I worked up my _______and wrapped my fingers around them.I can still recall the feel of ______ the delicate legs and their sharp little hooves(蹄子) as of it happened yesterday.

My heart beat in fear and excitement as I ______ with all my strength.The lamb was delivered with an outpouring, and I’d never seen ______ so beautiful.I was no ______ to see ranch animals being born, but to have a hand ______ it was something I cherished then and will cherish forever.

Looking back, I’m so glad that I didn’t _______to get my hands dirty.______ I had, the miraculous moment and the precious memory would have been lost.These days I try to instill(灌输) that life lesson into my own ______ .Sometimes you need to get your hands a little dirty to experience something ______ and pure.

1.A. throwing　　 B. wasting　　 C. washing　　 D. avoiding

2.A. unwilling　　 B. willing　　 C. thrilled　　 D. content

3.A. garden　　 B. ranch　　 C. yard　　 D. field

4.A. newborn　　 B. energetic　　 C. strong　　 D. fierce

5.A. watching over　　 B. spying on　　 C. checking on　　 D. picking out

6.A. in peace　　 B. in silence　　 C. in operation　　 D. in trouble

7.A. raise　　 B. bear　　 C. feed　　 D. hug

8.A. requested　　 B. commanded　　 C. instructed　　 D. guided

9.A. panic　　 B. anxiety　　 C. delight　　 D. excitement

10.A. almost　　 B. possibly　　 C. definitely　　 D. approximately

11.A. affection　　 B. patience　　 C. confidence　　 D. courage

12.A. unbearable　　 B. unexpected　　 C. unfortunate　　 D. uncomfortable

13.A. dragged　　 B. rolled　　 C. pushed　　 D. pulled

14.A. nothing　　 B. anything　　 C. something　　 D. everything

15.A. stranger　　 B. specialist　　 C. reporter　　 D. acquaintance

16.A. in　　 B. on　　 C. over　　 D. at

17.A. hesitate　　 B. tend　　 C. refuse　　 D. bother

18.A. Even if　　 B. When　　 C. Unless　　 D. If

19.A. relatives　　 B. children　　 C. friends　　 D. colleagues

20.A. embarrassing　　 B. confusing　　 C. entertaining　　 D. amazing

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I can’t remember the first time one of my children told me, “I hate you.” I can, however, tell you that it still happens occasionally, but it doesn’t bother me. As their father, I often say things that are unpopular. If they hate me once in a while, I know I’m doing a good job.

There are three other words that I won’t allow in my house, however. Last week, I was watching my older son play with a paper airplane. After he accidentally threw it into a wall and it came apart, his eyes welled up with tears.

“I hate myself,” he said. It wasn’t the first time he’d said it, and I was concerned that he’d started to actually believe it.

I knelt down next to him and made him look into my eyes. I told him that I never wanted to hear those words again, and that he needed to respect himself.

The difference between your kid telling you they hate you and them saying they hate themselves is that, five minutes later, they’ve already forgotten they “hate you”. Self-hate is much more potentially poisonous and for young people, it can linger into the rest of their life.

Kids who start to believe they hate themselves sometimes struggle to form new friendships. As teenagers, they avoid the chance to connect with a potential love interest, because they assume they’ll be rejected. And as adults, they might choose not to apply for the dream job because they assume it won’t work out.

I know this is true, because I didn’t have a high opinion of myself as a child. I found myself struggling in many areas, and I’d hate to see my children suffer the same fate.

Sometimes, words are just words. But some words can make the kind of impact I’d very much like to avoid for my children. I don’t fear strong language; I fear language that makes us weak.

1.How did the author feel on hearing his kids saying “I hate you”?

A. Depressed.　　 B. Annoyed.　　 C. Unconcerned.　　 D. Excited.

2.Why won’t the author allow the three words “I hate myself”?

A. Because the impact of thinking in this way is negative.

B. Because it hurts parents to hear their kids saying so.

C. Because it doesn’t make any sense to blame oneself.

D. Because the impoliteness of saying so is unbearable.

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “linger” in paragraph 5?

A. come to an end　　 B. continue to exist　　 C. begin to change　　 D. become out of date

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