When Stephen Guyer's three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most．In one of the darkest times 2 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 3 , he loaded his family into the car and 4 them to see family members in Canada with a 5 , “there are more important things in life than money”．
The 6 took on a new meaning recently when Mr．Guyer downsized to 7 house from a more expensive and comfortable one．He was 8 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren't． 9 , their reaction echoed(共鸣)their great-grandfather's．What they 10 was how warm the people were in the house and how 11 of their heart was accessible．
Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children 12 hard times．Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals．
A university 14 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to 15 parents' stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety．
The 16 is telling the stories in a way children can 17 ．We're not talking here about the kind of story that 18 , “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow．” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child's 19 , and make eye contact(接触)to create “a personal experience”．We don't have to tell children 20 they should take from the story and what the moral is．
I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland．As I was looking at titles(标题)on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台), 1 , asked if I’d like 2 ．I needed to start 3 for college, so I said yes．I 4 after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped 5 my freshman(or first)year of college．I would work many other jobs：I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid(or waitress)and 6 made maps for the U.S．Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的)．
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer．She seemed fearful(or much afraid)．I showed her almost 7 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order(定货)．She left the store less 8 ．I’ve always remembered the 9 I felt in having helped her．
Years later, as a 10 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant(移民)child who was born 11 his fingers connected(or joined together), web-like．His family could not afford(or pay for)a corrective(矫正；整形)operation, and the boy lived in 12 , hiding his hand in his pocket．
I 13 my boss to let me do the story．After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the 14 for free．
I visited the boy in the recovery(康复)room soon after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold up his 15 hand and say,“Thank you.”I felt a sense(感觉)of 16 ．
In the past, while I was 17 , I always sensed(or felt)I was working for the customers(顾客), not the store．Today it’s the 18 ．NBC News pays my salary(工资), 19 I feel as if I work for the 20 , helping them make sense of(or find the meaning of)the world．
(1)
[ ]
A．
the reader
B．
the college student
C．
the shop owner
D．
the customer
(2)
[ ]
A．
a book
B．
a job
C．
some tea
D．
any help
(3)
[ ]
A．
planning
B．
saving
C．
preparing
D．
studying
(4)
[ ]
A．
read
B．
studied
C．
cooked
D．
worked
(5)
[ ]
A．
pay for
B．
fit for
C．
run for
D．
enter for
(6)
[ ]
A．
so
B．
yet
C．
even
D．
still
(7)
[ ]
A．
anything
B．
something
C．
nothing
D．
everything
(8)
[ ]
A．
worried
B．
satisfied
C．
excited
D．
puzzled
(9)
[ ]
A．
pride
B．
failure
C．
sadness
D．
surprise
(10)
[ ]
A．
doctor
B．
store owner
C．
bookseller
D．
TV reporter
(11)
[ ]
A．
in
B．
with
C．
by
D．
for
(12)
[ ]
A．
shame
B．
honor
C．
terror(恐怖)
D．
danger
(13)
[ ]
A．
advised
B．
forced
C．
persuaded
D．
allowed
(14)
[ ]
A．
action
B．
program
C．
treatment
D．
operation
(15)
[ ]
A．
repaired
B．
connected
C．
hurt
D．
improved
(16)
[ ]
A．
pleasure
B．
sadness
C．
nterest
D．
disappointment(失望)
(17)
[ ]
A．
at the TV station
B．
in the Students’ Union
C．
at the U.S．Forest Service
D．
at McCauley’s Bookstore
(18)
[ ]
A．
difference
B．
same
C．
usual
D．
request
(19)
[ ]
A．
so
B．
and
C．
but
D．
because
(20)
[ ]
A．
readers
B．
viewers
C．
customers
D．
passengers
完形填空：
I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland．As I was looking at titles(标题)on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台)， 1 , asked if I’d like 2 ．I needed to start 3 for college, so I said yes．I 4 after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金)，and the job helped 5 my freshman(or first)year of college．I would work many other jobs：I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid(or waitress)and 6 made maps for the U．S．Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的)．
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer．She seemed fearful(or much afraid)．I showed her almost 7 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order(定货)．She left the store less 8 ．I’ve always remembered the 9 I felt in having helped her．
Years later, as a 10 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant(移民) child who was born 11 his fingers connected(or joined together), web-like．His family could not afford(or pay for)a corrective(矫正；整形)operation, and the boy lived in 12 , hiding his hand in his pocket．
I 13 my boss to let me do the story．After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the 14 for free．
I visited the boy in the recovery(康复)room soon after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold up his 15 hand and say, “Thank you．” I felt a sense(感觉)of 16 ．
In the past, while I was 17 , I always sensed(or felt)I was working for the customers(顾客)，not the store．Today it’s the 18 ．NBC News pays my salary(工资)， 19 I feel as if I work for the 20 , helping them make sense of(or find the meaning of)the world．
(1)
[ ]
A．
the reader
B．
the college student
C．
the shop owner
D．
the customer
(2)
[ ]
A．
a book
B．
a job
C．
some tea
D．
any help
(3)
[ ]
A．
planning
B．
saving
C．
preparing
D．
studying
(4)
[ ]
A．
read
B．
studied
C．
cooked
D．
worked
(5)
[ ]
A．
pay for
B．
fit for
C．
run for
D．
enter for
(6)
[ ]
A．
so
B．
yet
C．
even
D．
still
(7)
[ ]
A．
anything
B．
something
C．
nothing
D．
everything
(8)
[ ]
A．
worried
B．
satisfied
C．
excited
D．
puzzled
(9)
[ ]
A．
pride
B．
failure
C．
sadness
D．
surprise
(10)
[ ]
A．
doctor
B．
store owner
C．
bookseller
D．
TV reporter
(11)
[ ]
A．
in
B．
with
C．
by
D．
for
(12)
[ ]
A．
shame
B．
honor
C．
terror(恐怖)
D．
danger
(13)
[ ]
A．
advised
B．
forced
C．
persuaded
D．
allowed
(14)
[ ]
A．
action
B．
program
C．
treatment
D．
operation
(15)
[ ]
A．
repaired
B．
connected
C．
hurt
D．
improved
(16)
[ ]
A．
pleasure
B．
sadness
C．
interest
D．
disappointment(失望)
(17)
[ ]
A．
at the TV station
B．
in the Students’ Union
C．
at the U．S．Forest Service
D．
at McCauley’s Bookstore
(18)
[ ]
A．
difference
B．
same
C．
usual
D．
request
(19)
[ ]
A．
so
B．
and
C．
but
D．
because
(20)
[ ]
A．
readers
B．
viewers
C．
customers
D．
passengers
完形填空．
My mother's dream of becoming a teacher was interrupted by an unexpected child：me． 1 my mother left the fields of 2 formally, she did not leave it entirely．
On the first day of kindergarten, I 3 my lunch box, inside of which I found a note from my mother written on a 4 , saying that she loved me, that she was 5 of me and that I was the 6 kindergartener in the world!Because of that napkin note I made it through my first day of kindergarten and many more school days to 7 ．
There have been many napkin notes since the first one．There were napkin notes in elementary school when I was 8 with math, telling me to “Hang in there．You can do it!” There were napkin notes in high school, 9 my basketball team was the first team in our school's 10 to play in a state championship, telling me, “There is no ‘I' in a team．You have got this 11 because you know how to 12 ．” And there were even napkin notes which were 13 to me in college and graduate school, far away from my mother's 14 touch．Despite the changes of colleges, majors, boyfriends, and the ways I looked at the world, my mother's encouragement, support and teachings 15 in years of love and napkin notes．
At Christmas this year, my forty-year-old mother was 16 going back to school to earn her degree in teaching．I also gave her a Christmas gift for school：a lunch bag filled with her favorite foods． 17 she opened up her “You can do it!” napkin note 18 me, tears began running down her face．When her eyes met mine, I knew that she 19 my unspoken message：My mother is, and has always been, a(n) 20 ．
