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Will you give a speech in front of the class? Or will you just shake your head and say “no”? Let me tell you some useful ways to help you become a more confident person.
First, use your body language and look at people in the eyes. Answer questions 1. and confidently. The way you talk shows others how confident you are.
Second, take 2.and show talents. Focus on the things that you do well.
Next, face the 3. in the right way. We all fail at times, but don’t 4. the mistake to trouble you. Learn from the mistake. And it’ll help you face the same things later 5. confidence.
As we know, the more you practice, the easier they’ll become.
Moms take care of their children’s life and dads bring home food and make the family rules. These are the roles moms and dads fall into when they become parents and it’s common among all cultures. But times change and parents’ roles seem to be changing, too. More women are bringing home food by having full-time jobs and men are taking care of their children at home.
Chinese TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? provides a closer look at the changing roles of dads in modern family life. The show follows the adventures（冒险经历）of five celebrity（明星）dads who take trips with their young children and try to complete a set of tasks. It shows how dads are trying hard to find the best way to raise their children and keep a closer relationship with them. Young dads no longer want to be cold.
Psychologists（心理学家）say that a strong fatherly influence is important in a child’s development. Because fathers teach their children skills and encourage them to try new things, and they also give them a sense of safety. A child learns that if something goes wrong, he or she can depend on dad to help fix it. The psychologists also say that without a dad, a child is more possible to drop out of school and get into trouble.
A mother’s love is important, and so is a father’s love. Chen Mo, a psychology professor says, “It takes both parents to raise a child. Children have different needs at different ages and this needs to be considered by both parents.”
1. What are the common roles of moms and dads in all cultures?
A. Moms take care of their children and dads bring home food and make the family rules.
B. Moms bring home food and dads take care of their children at home.
C. Both parents take care of their children at home.
D. Both parents go out to work, while grandparents take care of their children at home.
2. What are the young dads trying to do in the show?
A. They are trying hard to find the best way to change roles of dads in modern life.
B. They are trying to complete a set of tasks with their kids. They are also trying hard to find the best way to raise their children and keep a closer relationship with them.
C. They are trying to make more money.
D. They are trying to be cold to their kids.
3. Why is a strong fatherly influence important in a child’s development?
A. Fathers teach their children skills and encourage them to try new things. They also give them a sense of safety.
B. If something goes wrong, a child can depend on dad to help fix it.
C. With a dad, a child can do better in school work.
D. Without a dad, a child is more possible to drop out of school and get into trouble.
4.Why does it take both parents to raise a child?
A. A child feels safer with both parents.
B. A child feels happier with both parents.
C. Both parents need to consider that children have different needs at different ages.
D. It is both the father’s and the mother’s duty to raise a child.
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lt's not just women who wear skirts.1.. In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt (短褶裙). The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their culture.
2.. It has different colors. Each family in Scotland has its own colors.
Why did people in Scotland start to wear kilts?3.. One is that the kilt was made in the 1720s by an English factory owner called Thomas Rawlinson. He had a number of workers from Scotland in his factory and be thought their long clothes got in the way of their work4.In the old days, soldiers in Scotland wore kilts. Later, all men there began to wear them. Today, most men in Scotland only wear kilts on special days. Soldiers also wear them in important celebrations. 5. , but they no longer wear them to fight.
A. They still use kilts as their dress uniform. B. A kilt is a skirt reaching down to the knee. C. So he cut them into shorter skirts. D. Men can wear them, too E. There are many stories. |
