Jimmy lives in London and began swimming a few months ago.

  He likes swimming, and often goes to the swimming pool near by his_____

  house with his mother and swims there for a hour or so.           ______

  He was six year old last week, and his mother said, “You          ______

  swim quite good now, but you have never seen the sea, my         _____

  child, haven’t you? Your father and I are going to take you         _____

  there on Saturday, and you are going to swimming in the sea.       _______

  It isn’t cold now, and it’s much nice than a swimming pool.”        _____

  Jimmy’s father and mother brought him to the sea in their          _______

  car on Saturday, but they stopped at the side of a small            ________

  harbor(港口). Jimmy got out and looked at the sea for long        ______

  time, but wasn’t happy. Then he said to his mother,

   “Which is the shallow end, mother?”.

One year ago, when Fiona turned four, Sam and I decided to home-school her instead of sending her to pre-school．I have always felt that the 0-5 years are an irreplaceable dreamtime．As Fiona is an inventive, observant child, sensitive and funny and great company, it would be a tragedy to find school rubbing away her uniqueness and restricting the building of her personality．
I tried not to reproduce school at home．I never had the urge to get a chalk, or a blackboard．I didn’t go and search out a curriculum(课程表)．I felt that my children would learn best if I stayed accessible (易接近的)and stayed out of their way．
Every day we worked some, relaxed some, read some and played some, but Fiona did not seem particularly happy here．She lost her temper once in a while．
How strange it was that my child who was free from school didn’t want to be free at all．Her friends all went to pre-school．She felt left out of a major part of her friends’ shared lives and experiences．I thought she was not in school for very strong, clear reasons, one of which was that the quality of learning my child did at home would be good, even better than expected．
Well, here was a situation I hadn’t expected．When we first decided to do this, Sam and I agreed that we would reassess(再评价)the situation for each child as she turned seven．Meanwhile we would offer her non-school-based opportunities to give her plenty of time with other kids-ballet lessons and swimming classes．She seemed to be enjoying all．But at times she kept asking when she was going to school．Whenever she asked this question, we told her that there would be a family meeting about it when she turned seven．She nearly always responded, “That’s when I’m going to go, then．” A fair amount of her curiosity was about school and I was afraid she was dreaming of going to school before she turned seven．
Although the advantages of home-schooling, I think, far outweigh its disadvantages, it is important for me to respect my daughter’s feelings and allow her to direct her own education．If her curiosity leads her to school, isn’t that where she should go?
Next week I’ll drive Fiona to her school．I hope that Fiona will learn to read and discover something wonderful to pursue in the world that opens up for her．I hope she will find the school activities provide her with satisfactory kid-time．
1．The writer decided to home-school her daughter, Fiona, because she thought________．
A．children aged 0-5 were too young to go to pre-school
B．Fiona may not be accepted by schools for her bad temper
C．home-schooling was much better than school education
D．children at Fiona’s age were too young to have their characters formed by school
2．In home schooling her daughter the writer tried to_______．
A．make her home just like a school
B．teach with a pointer, a piece of chalk, and a blackboard
C．be there when her child wanted her but tried not to stand in her way
D．teach according to a curriculum, which was suitable for Fiona
3．What was the writer’s biggest problem in home schooling her daughter?
A．She couldn’t decide what to teach and how to teach her daughter
B．She was not sure whether her teaching was suitable for Fiona．
C．She could not make Fiona give up the thought of going to school．
D．She didn’t know how to control Fiona’s temper
4．We can learn from the text that_______．
A．Fiona always acted against her mother’s instructions
B．it was against Fiona’s wish that she was educated at home
C．home-schooling was popular some years ago
D．Fiona’s parents would ask her opinions about school education

It was a lovely day at the park and Stella Bianchi was enjoying the sunshine with her two children when a young boy, aged about four, approached her two-year-old son and pushed him to the ground.

“I’d watched him for a little while and my son was the fourth or fifth child he’d pushed,” she says. “I went over to them, picked up my son, turned to the boy and said, firmly, ‘No, we don’t push.’” What happened next was unexpected.

“The boy’s mother ran toward me from across the park,” Stella says, “I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead she started shouting at me for blaming her child. All I did was let him know his behavior was unacceptable. Was I supposed to sit back while her kid did whatever he wanted and hurt other children?”

Getting your own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other people’s children has become a hidden danger.

In my house, jumping on the sofa is not allowed. In my sister’s house it’s encouraged. I find myself saying “no” a lot when her kids are over at mine. That’s OK between sisters but becomes dangerous when you’re talking to the children of friends or acquaintances.

“Kids aren’t all raised the same,” agrees Professor Naomi White of Monash University.” But there is still an idea that they’re the property of the parent. We see our children as a mirror of ourselves, so if you’re saying that my child is behaving improperly, then that’s somehow a criticism(批评) of me.”

In those situations, it’s difficult to know whether to approach the child directly or the parent first. There are two opinions.

“I’d go to the child first,” says Andrew Fuller, author of Tricky Kids. “Usually a quiet reminder that ‘we don’t do that here’ is enough. Kids have antennae (直觉) for how to behave in different settings.”

He points out bringing it up with the parent first may make them feel careless, which could cause problems. Of course, approaching the child first can bring its own headaches, too.

This is why White recommends that you approach the parents first. Raise your concerns with the parents and ask them to deal with it,” she says.   

Asked how to approach a parent in this situation, psychologist Meredith Fuller answers: “Explain your needs as well as stressing the importance of the friendship. Start with something like: ‘I know you’ll think I’m silly but in my house I don’t want…’” 

1.What did Stella Bianchi expect the young boy’s mother to do when she talked to him?

       A. Make an apology             B. Come over to stop her     

       C. Blame her own boy          D. Take her own boy away

2.What does the author say about dealing with other people’s children?

       A. It’s important not to hurt them in any way

       B. It’s no use trying to stop their wrongdoing

       C. It’s advisable to treat them as one’s own kids

       D. It’s possible for one to get into lots of trouble

3.According to professor Naomi White, when one’s kids are criticized, their parents will probably feel ______.

       A. discouraged       B. hurt    C. puzzled      D. affected

4. What should one do when seeing other people’s kids misbehave according to Andrew Fuller?

       A. Talk to them directly in a mild way  B. Complain to their parents politely

       C. Simply leave them alone            D. Punish them lightly

One day my 5-year-old daughter, Mini, ran to the window crying: "A Cabuliwallah(喀布尔商贩)!A Cabuliwallah!" In the street below was Rahmun,a Cabuliwallah passing slowly along. Mini called him  21   ,but when he looked at her she ran away scared.    As time went by, they got to know each other and started to    22   together,

laughing and talking all the way. Rahmun would give her grapes and strawberries,spending the Iittle money he had 23   her. The two often enjoyed jokng together.Rahmun   24   say: "Well, little one, when are you going to the father-in-law's house?"Mini did not understand this and was   25    .

One morning,l saw Rahmun being led away by the police. There was some blood on his clothes .I   26 a neighbor had owed Rahmun money but denied it,and that in the course of the   27   Rahmun had struck him. On a charge of murderous attack, Rahmunwas   28   to prison.

Time passed. Mini grew up and we were making arrangements,for her  29    .I was sitting in my study   30   someone entered. It was Rahmun, his face pale and dirty and I could   31  recognize him! He said all those years ago Mini -had reminded him of his own daughter in Kabul. It was his belief that Mini was   32  the same. He  had   once   33   Mini running to him calling 66 A Cabuliwallah!" and pictured them laughing and talking together.

The two were now reunited. But when he made   34  once more, Mini's face turned red. They could not recover their old  35   .When Rahmun left,  l gave  him a bank note,   36  : "Go back to your own daughter, and may the happiness of your meeting bring good  37   to my child!"

Having made this  present,I had to  38   the electric lights and the music band  I had intended for the wedding and the ladies in the house were   39   .But to me the wedding was all the   40   for the thought that in a distant land a long-lost father met again with his child.

1.                A．loudly          B．proudly         C．seriously  D．firmly

2.                A．work out        B．run out         C．hang out  D．stand out

3.                A．in             B．on             C．to   D．at

4.                A．would          B．should          C．must D．could

5.                A．concerned      B．frightened       C．puzzled   D．ashamed

6.                A．insisted         B．doubted        C．announced    D．heard

7.                A．escape         B．quarrel         C．communication D．bargain

8.                A．punished       B．admitted        C．dropped  D．sentenced

9.                A．wedding        B．birthday        C．graduation D．promotion

10.               A．while          B．after           C．unless D．when

11.               A．nearly         B．actually         C．hardly D．simply

12.               A．even          B．still            C．just   D．yet

13.               A．caught         B．imagined       C．avoided   D．kept

14.               A．jokes          B．comments      C．suggestions D．requests

15.               A．belief          B．impression      C．friendship D．energy

16.               A．reading        B．writing         C．telling D．saying

17.               A．fortune        B．treasure        C．support   D．comfort

18.               A．put off         B．give up         C．turn to    D．care about

19.               A．moved         B．delighted       C．worried   D．disappointed

20.               A．clearer         B．easier          C．brighter   D．quieter

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would __36__ what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought __37__ was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy."  She said, "No. Many people are __38__. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

       Several years passed __39__ she asked me again. Since making my first __40__, I had often thought of the correct answer. So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are __41__ fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."

      __42__ the years, Mother asked me a couple more __43__ and always her answer was, "No, but you are getting __44__ every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our __45__ to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"

       I was __46__ when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a __47__ between her and me. She saw the __48__ on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really __49__ your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your __50__."  I asked, "Is it because it holds up your head?" She replied, "No, it is __51__ on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough __52__ and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry __53__ when you need it." Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a __54__ one. It is sympathetic to the pain of __55__.

A. notice          B. believe in   C. doubt      D. guess at

A. love         B. health       C. sound      D. sight

A. blind           B. deaf        C. invisible     D. thoughtful

A. while          B. once       C. after       D. before

A. discovery     B. decision     C. attempt      D. suggestion

A. learning       B. thinking     C. growing     D. changing

A. Before         B. Till         C. Beyond      D. Over

A. ways           B. things     C. questions    D. times

A. stronger       B. taller       C. smarter      D. nicer

A. duty          B. turn        C. pity        D. chance

A. shocked     B. satisfied     C. interested   D. excited

A. game         B. test         C. match       D. secret

A. worry        B. puzzlement C. regret       D. pain

A. enjoyed     B. found      C. disliked      D. lived

A. shoulders   B. feet         C. hands        D. hair

A. how          B. because      C. why        D. whether

A. respect       B. favor      C. love        D. fun

A. by          B. on          C. above      D. for

A. valuable     B. useful     C. selfish      D. precious

A. others        B. the deaf      C. Grandpa     D. the blind