Love in a Box

a valentine box

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment(作业). On a Friday night I_________ at dinner table, "My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday".

Mother said, "We'll see," and she continued eating.

What did "We'll see" mean? I had to have that box or my second grade Valentine's Day would be terrible. Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my_________.

All Saturday I waited_________ and with Sunday arriving, my worry

increased, but I knew an enquiry(询问)about the box might cause anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that_____________ trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful paper of different kinds. A(n)_____________ shoebox rested on top of it. A heavy stone dropped when Daddy said, "Let's get started on your project."

In the next hour my father packed the shoebox into a surprising valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts posted to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so pleased that a broad smile spread over his face. "What do you think of that?" he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside, joy danced all the way to my heart. It was the ?rst time that my father devoted(倾注 )so much___________ to me, for his world ?lled with work only.

The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter ?lled our classroom.

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to___________. The love that ?lled it

meant more to me than all the valentines inside.

The valentine box became a symbol( 象 征 )of his love that___________ through several years of other Valentine's Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none ever compared with the old, empty shoebox.

1.A.sat B.served C.said D.appeared

2.A.design B.plan C.idea D.project

3.A.sadly B.nervously C.patiently D.disappointedly

4.A.invited B.took C.saved D.had

5.A.new B.big C.attractive D.empty

6.A.money B.time C.support D.hope

7.A.accept B.respect C.admire D.recognize

8.A.lasted B.kept C.spread D.carried

To control the spread of covid-19 (新冠病毒), the Chinese government has closed schools for months. But "study must not stop", says the government. Under its orders, the country's biggest online learning begins.

There are different ways to make the online learning go on smoothly. The online teaching and learning are achieved by using video-meeting apps such as Dingtalk by Alibaba, an online company, and Ke-tang by Tencent, another online company. " " says Yue Qiu, a teacher in Beijing.

If internet is not good all the time, students can download, audio-files and homework. In poor areas, where some families don't have internet, teaching by television makes learning possible. Since February 17th China Education Network, a state-run service, has made classes on TV every weekday from 8 am to 10 pm. All important subjects are covered.

On the other hand, worries are shared by students in the final year of the secondary school. Many parents also feel upset that online learning is not as good as traditional learning. Hou Kaixuan, who is going to take part in the entrance examination to the universities looks forward to the reopening of his school. " " he says. Not all his classmates are like him. Kaixuan has noticed that some of his classmates study just as hard at home as in school.

" " says Mr. Yue, a teacher in Beijing. That is because China's online learning is reducing the distance between teachers and students. Teachers who were not willing to give out their contact details on WeChat, now depend on it to answer students’ questions. If he is right, such a change could be one of the few happy things during this period.

1.What is the article mainly about?

A.Technology. B.Education. C.Literature. D.History.

2.What's the correct order of the missing sentences?

1. I’m simply more active in a traditional classroom

2. Slow internet speeds at home are no excuse for not studying

3. When schools finally reopen, the teacher-student relationship may be different

A.3→1→2 B.2→3→l C.3→2→1 D.2→1→3

3.Which of the following is true?

A.Parents are not satisfied with their kids' online learning at all.

B.Students lose the chance to study because of the poor internet.

C.Teachers find their relationship with students remains the same.

D.Companies like Alibaba offer online service to online education.

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