In the corner of my desk is a note, slowly yellowing from time. It is a card from my mother, containing only four sentences, but with enough impact to _______ my life forever. In it, she praises my abilities as a writer. Each sentence is full of ______. The word “but” never appears on the card; ________, the word “and” is there many times.

Every time I read it, I am _______ to ask myself how many times I’ve “but-ted” my own daughters. Although our eldest daughter ______ got all As on her report card, teachers would always suggest that she _______ too much in class. I always forgot to ask them if she was making improvements. Instead, I would greet her with, “Congratulations! Your Dad and I are very proud, but could you try to talk less in class?”

The same was _______ of our younger daughter. Like her sister, she is a lovely and bright child. She also treats the floor of her room as a closet, which has often caused me to say, “Yes, that project is great, but _______ your room!”

I’ve noticed that other parents do the same thing. “The hockey (曲棍球) team won, but Mike should have made that last goal.” “Amy’s the homecoming (同学会) queen, but now she wants $200 to buy a new dress and shoes.” But, but, but.

What I ______ from my mother is to start thinking “and, and, and” instead. _______ : “The hockey team won, and Mike did his best in the whole game.” “Amy’s the homecoming queen, and she’s going to look perfect!”

The _______ is that “but” feels bad, “and” feels good. When our children feel ________ about what they are doing, they do more of it. This is not to say that children don’t need or won’t respond to (响应) their parents’______. They do and they will. When those expectations are ________ , amazing things happen.

It’s not _______ just to say we love our children. We’re also going to have to start guiding and taking part in what is right with our children.

“No more buts!” is a call for joy. It’s an opportunity every day to put our attention on what is promising about our children. And if I ever forget, I have my mother’s note to remind me.

1.A. enrich B. prepare C. change D. ruin

2.A. love B. doubt C. interest D. humor

3.A. besides B. finally C. anyway D. however

4.A. reminded B. forced C. attracted D. requested

5.A. seldom B. never C. usually D. possibly

6.A. forgot B. talked C. remembered D. understood

7.A. tired B. certain C. true D. short

8.A. look into B. clean up C. put up with D. make use of

9.A. heard B. expected C. learned D. differed

10.A. After all B. For example C. In short D. In turn

11.A. fact B. purpose C. chance D. challenge

12.A. bad B. good C. hard D. curious

13.A. decisions B. questions C. instructions D. expectations

14.A. interesting B. low C. positive D. high

15.A. enough B. necessary C. normal D. difficult

A group of students from the US have been in China for a week. Here is part of their chat history (聊天记录) on WeChat.

20:45


Hi, everybody! Anything to share today?

20:49


Yes. I went to a restaurant to have dinner with some friends this evening.

When we finished the meal, the waiter brought us the bill. It was 270 yuan.

We gave him 300 yuan and left 30 as a tip(小费) for his service(职务).

To our surprise, he returned us the change!


Really? How kind he is!

20:53


@Sunny It’s different form that of the US. I worked in a restaurant in my free time. I accepted tips. Well, something interesting happened to me this morning…

20:55


I couldn’t find the bus stop. I came up to a man who was walking near me and showed him the bus number. He nodded and asked me to follow. We walked for about 10 minutes and finally got to the bus stop. I wanted to give him a hug (拥抱) to show thanks, but he just said goodbye and walked away. I couldn’t believe that he had taken so much trouble for a stranger(陌生人)!


It seems that Chinese people don’t usually hug.


I guess so. It’s really unforgettable!

21:02


I agree. The Chinese people I have met these days are all so friendly, polite

And helpful. Well will enjoy the rest of our trip for sure.

1.How much was Sunny’s bill?

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2.Did Stone find the bus stop in the end?

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3.What are the group of students mainly talking about?

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4.Do you think it is necessary for Sunny to give tips for the service? Why or why not?

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