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Children find meanings in their old family tales．

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.

Children find meanings in their old family tales.  

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,    21   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   22   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   23    , he loaded his family into the car and   24    them to see family members in Canada with a   25   ,“there are more important things in life than money. ”

The  26   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   27    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  28    that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t.    29     , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   30    was how warm the people were in the house and how  31     of their heart was accessible.  

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   32    hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing   33     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.

A university   34    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to   35  parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  The   36    is telling the stories in a way children can   37    . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   38    , “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   39    , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children   40  they should take from the story and what the moral is. ”

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Children find meanings in their old family tales．

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 thins in life than money．”

The  6   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a  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 family stories have surprising power to help children   12    hard times．Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  13    in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a 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 ．”

1．A．missed                B．lost                   C．forgot                D．ignored

2．A．when                  B．while                 C．how                  D．why

3．A．friendless            B．worthless           C．penniless            D．homeless

4．A fetched                  B．allowed             C．expected            D．took

5．A．hope                   B．promise             C．suggestion          D．belief

6．A．tale                    B．agreement          C．arrangement       D．report

7．A．large                   B．small                 C．new                  D．grand

8．A．surprised             B．annoyed             C．disappointed       D．worried

9．A．Therefore            B．Besides              C．Instead               D．Otherwise

10．A．talked about       B．cared about        C．wrote about        D．heard about

11．A．much                 B．many                 C．little                  D．few

12．A．beyond             B．over                  C．behind                D．through

13．A．argument           B．skill                   C．interest               D．anxiety

14．A．study                B．design               C．committee         D．staff

15．A．provide             B．retell                 C．support              D．refuse

16．A．trouble              B．gift                    C．fact                   D．trick

17．A．perform            B．write                  C．hear                   D．question

18．A．means               B．ends                  C．begins                D．proves

19．A．needs                B．activities             C．judgments          D．habits

20．A．that                  B．what                 C．which               D．whom