I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. What set him so far apart from others?

Hethat, in his opinion, it all came from anfrom his mother that happened when he was about 2 years old. He had been trying toa bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his on the slippery(光滑的) bottle and it , making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead ofat him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what an(a)and wonderful mess you have made! I haveseen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like todown and play in the milk for a fewbefore we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert,you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and restore everything to its proper. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you?” He chose the sponge and together theyup the milk.

His mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is aexperiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’sout in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you cana way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boythat if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

This scientist thenthat it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make.

Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?

A. added              B. advised             C. responded              D. commented

A. experience             B. accident            C. experiment              D. inspiration

A. send                   B. heat                  C. bring                       D. remove

A. hold                   B. control                     C. balance           D. way

A. fell                       B. rolled                C. turned                      D. burst

A. crying                   B. staring                     C. shouting                   D. laughing

A. terrible                  B. great                 C. unbelievable             D. alarming

A. shortly                  B. always                     C. already                     D. rarely

A. put                        B. get                    C. take                         D. lie

A. hours                  B. quarters             C. minutes                    D. seconds

A. however             B. whatever           C. wherever                  D. whenever

A. place                     B. order                C. style                        D. state

A. like                    B. prefer               C. take                         D. decide

A. cleaned                  B. drank                C. picked                      D. packed

A. finished                 B. shared               C. failed                       D. valued

A. go                         B. try                    C. run                          D. find

A. invent                   B. discover            C. imagine                   D. make

A. knew                     B. thought             C. convinced                 D. learned

A. concluded              B. sensed               C. remarked                  D. experienced

A. mistakes             B. assumptions       C. decisions                 D. differences

I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. What set him so far apart from others?

He1.that, in his opinion, it all came from an2.from his mother that happened when he was about 2 years old. He had been trying to3.a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his 4.on the slippery(光滑的) bottle and it 5., making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of6.at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what an(a)7.and wonderful mess you have made! I have8.seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to9.down and play in the milk for a few10.before we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert,11.you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and restore everything to its proper12.. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you13.?” He chose the sponge and together they14.up the milk.

His mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is a15.experiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s16.out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can17.a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy18.that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

This scientist then19.that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make20..

Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?

I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can afford it, they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can't. If the children really want to go, they'll find a way. There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and eager ones who can't afford to pay.

When children grow up and want to get married, their parents do not owe them a down payment(首付) on a house. They do not have the duty to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a favor not an obligation(duty).

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children a personal worth. A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly compared with brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so unsure, so afraid of failing that he (or she ) won't try at all. Of course they should be properly corrected when they do wrong, but it's often better to let children learn their mistake by themselves in time. All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand failure. When criticisms are really needed, they should be balanced with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives. This means teaching them to respect the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving. 　　  

No child asks to be born. If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something.

61. According to the author, ____________

A. parents must support their children even after they married as a duty.

B. if they can't afford, parents should take loans to send their children to go to college.

C. parents needn't feel guilty if they are unable to send them to university.

D. parents should give their children a down payment on a house.

62. The author mainly talks about in this passage________.

A. the duties of the parents

B. the best way to teach their children

C. the reason why children feel stupid and unworthy

D. why parents owe their children something

63. According to the author what should parents do when children make mistakes?

A. They should criticize and correct them immediately.

B. They should let children learn their mistake by themselves in time.

C. They should tolerate them and tell them not to do that again.

D. They should compare them with brighter brothers, sisters.

I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can  __1  it, they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a   2   out. There are plenty of loans（货款）and scholarships for the bright and   3  ones who can’t afford to pay.

When children grow up and want to get  married, their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the   4  to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it,it must be considered a(n)   5  not an obligation（责任，义务）.

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes,they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children personal   6  .A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly  7  to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so  _8_ , so afraid of failing that he（or she）won’t try at all .Of course they should be __9__ corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time.All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate（宽容）them and give them chances to try and fail.They must learn to stand   10  .When criticisms（批评）are really needed,they should be  11 with praises,with a smile and a kiss.That is the way children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives.This means teaching them to  12 the rights and opinions of others;it means being respectful to elders,to teachers,and to the law.The best way to teach such values is by  13  .A child who is lied to will lie.A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have   14  laughing and loving.

No child asks to be  15  .If you bring a life into the world,you owe the child something.