Children love to hear stories; a story told well can communicate morals and important lessons, or afford a medium for your children to explore feelings. Through your storytelling, your child can receive such benefits as follows:

*Defuse （消除）Fears: Tell a story that deals with a fear your child is struggling with. Is your child afraid of going to the dentist? Make up a story about a child who bravely goes to the dentist and finds out it really isn’t all that bad. Sometimes children need to see someone else conquer a fear before they believe they can overcome it

*Explore Consequences: The art of storytelling offers a perfect way to act out the kinds of consequences that follow certain actions. You can use the characters in the story to communicate your reasons behind limits and boundaries as you show your child why you make certain decisions. Because the story is about fictional characters, your child may be able to understand it(and the reasoning behind it)

*Stimulate（激发） Your Child’s Imagination: Storytelling is a great way to open your child’s imagination. Allow your child to interact with you as you tell stories, making up characters and monsters or obstacles for your characters to face. After a while, you may find yourself listening to a story your child invented instead of telling one yourself.

*Convey moral Expectations: Most fairy tales and nursery rhymes have morals woven into them. Use traditional fairy tales, modern children’s books and your own imagination to convey your morals to your children. Are you concerned that your child is being selfish or unkind to a new neighbor? Tell a story that praises kindness, generosity and inclusiveness. Is your child unwilling to pitch in with chores or helping around the house? A story like The Little Red Hen will help set a good example

 *Have Fun: Your child will always remember the hours you spent talking in silly voices, making up ridiculous characters and laughing about the stories you told.

67.What’s the purpose of this passage?

   A. To introduce some stories children enjoy.

   B. To encourage children to read more stories.

   C. To show benefits of storytelling to children.

   D. To discuss certain ways of telling stories.

68. According to the passage, The Little Red Hen can be a story that  ___ .

   A. help your child show interest in nursery rhymes.

   B. turns your child into a family helper.

   C. makes your child kind to your new neighbor.

   D. is one of your child’s favorite stories.

69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Storytelling is always an effective communication tool.

   B. Stories help people make good decisions.

   C. Children are better at imagining stories than their parents.

   D. You can well impress your child by telling a funny story.

70. What can children benefit from storytelling?

   A. They will never be afraid to go to the dentist.

   B. It’s helpful for them to invent a new story on their own.

   C. They won’t make any moral mistakes.

   D. They will remember the ridiculous characters.