Children find meanings in their old family tales.

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow 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 Ks15　 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

I am really a bit worried because I have no idea what my parents’________will be to my poor examination result.

A．expression 　　　 B．reaction　　　　 C．appearance 　　 D．expectation

I am really a bit worried because I have no idea what my parents’________will be to my poor examination result.

A．expression 　B．reaction　 C．appearance D．expectation

　　　 Last fall，before Thanksgiving，I was making my way in my car out of the shopping center parking lot．I was bored in the car. I 　36　 a woman heavily loaded with　 37　 and her two boys ,one carrying a pumpkin and the other another bag.

　　　 They were headed , I　　 38　 , to the bus stop across the major road. 　　39　 it was too far to walk with all those　 40 to any of the nearby bus stops ,on a random impulse（冲动），I rolled down my window and asked if they were indeed headed to the　 41　 . “Yes,” the mother　 42　 . I asked , “Would you like a　 43 ? “Oh , yes!” was their　 44 reaction.

　　　 I was also delighted，and，after driving out of the way of other　 45 , I stopped and the boys piled into the back seat . The mother started to push　 46 beside them. I　 47　 her by saying, “Oh ,you come on up here 48　 me. I’m not a taxi driver!” So off we went.

　　　 Right away , I decided to take them a mile and a half to their home , since I had 49 and they had bags. All the way , I had just a fine time listening and talking with all of them. It felt so good to be able to do this little　 50　 and showed that with such a small 51　 I could make a big difference to a tired mother . I’m not sure　 52 got the most out of it.

53　 , this was special for me 54 , as a disabled person ,I often receive help and now I know how especially good it feel to be　 55　 .

36．A．noticed　　 　　　B．asked　 　　　C．helped　 　　　　　D．thanked

37．A．baskets　　 　　　B．cases　 　　　C．bags 　 　　　　　D．bottles

38．A．advised　　 　　　B．thought 　　　 　C．hoped 　　　　　D．wondered

39．A．Since　　　　　B．Although　　　 　　 C．While 　　　　　D．If

40．A．vehicles　 　　　B．distances　　 　C．directions 　 　　　D．purchases

41．A．shop 　　　　　B．bus stop 　　 　C．parking lot 　　　D．hotel

42．A．commented　　 　B．promised 　 　C．regretted 　　 　　　D．responded

43．A．drink 　　　　　B．try 　　 　　　C．ride 　　 　　　　　D．break

44．A．shocked　 　　　B．surprised 　 　C．excited 　　　 　　　　 D．mixed

45．A．traffic 　　 　　　B．streets　　　 C．signals 　　　 　　　D．stops

46．A．along 　　 　　　B．off 　　 　　　C．on 　　　 　　　　　D．in

47．A．urged 　　 　　　B．comforted　 　C．stopped 　　 　　　D．stressed

48．A．with 　　　 　　　　 B．by 　　　 　　　C．for 　　 　　　　　D．to

49．A．money 　 　　　B．plans 　 　　　C．time 　 　　　　　D．duty

50．A．work 　　 　　　B．trip　　　 　　　　 C．business 　　 　　　D．task

51．A．attention 　　　B．idea 　　 　　　C．anxiety 　　　 　　　　 D．effort

52．A．where 　　 　　　B．who 　 　　　C．whether 　　 　　　D．when

53．A．By the way 　　 　B．In other words C．After a11 　 　　　D．Generally speaking

54．A．however 　　　B．so 　　　 　　　　 C．or 　　　 　　　　　　 D．because

55．A．useful　　　 　　　B．thankful 　　 　C．special 　　　　　D．healthy