about China. One day the topic turned to saying "I love you". I was shocked to learn that not one of my
students had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them."Does your mom love you?"
"Of course," they answered.
"How do you know?" was my logical question. They responded that their moms cooked and always
told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was stunned.So mom"s cooking and
criticizing read out as "I love you". "Then how do you say "I love you" to her?" They agreed that getting
good grades, followed by god jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these queries in classes
over time. Gradually, I began to get different response. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments
with their moms. One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from
university, her mother met her at the door and hugged (拥抱) her. This had never happened before, but
her mom said, "Now that you have gone I have more time to myself. I noticed that in some places mothers
and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you."
In my family we all say "I love you" a lot. While it is true that we often say the words without having
great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little
words carry a world of meaning, even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last
words we say to or hear from those we love.
B. is a young woman
C. is expressive enough
D. knows much about China
B. cooking
C. getting good grades
D. doing something helpful
B. She loves her daughter and misses her.
C. She is glad that she has more time to herself
D. She finds it interesting to hug her daughter.
B. Say "I love you" a lot to Chinese people.
C. Say "I love you" as a greeting to others.
D. Say "I love you" without great depth of feelings.
charming body shapes. But recently a Britain"s Got Talent (英国达人) star Susan Boyle has changed our
views absolutely.
Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle"s voice. "This lady
camp up, and I"m thinking, "This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea". That changed
when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that
reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face. It was one of my favorite moments," Cowell
said.
The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous
all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn"t thought of changing her appearance.
She said that her friend helped her with make-up. "I mean, that"s hardly a makeover," she added. Ms Boyle
also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, "I was kind of slow at school, so getting
like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence."
B. a reporter
C. a beautiful
D. a Scottish woman
B. she was satisfied with the judges
C. she was pretty and in good shape
D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables
B. Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school.
C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.
D. Simon Cowell didn"t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.
B. It"s easier to succeed at the age of 47.
C. If you have a dream, try to make it come true!
D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.
because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time 1 its owner or taking it to the
police station. There was once a young boy 2 found a woman"s purse in a shopping centre. Inside
the purse there 3 some money and the woman"s driving license. Her name and 4 were printed on
the license, so the boy knew where she lived. That evening he went to her house and 5 her door.
When she opened it, he said, "I found your purse," and handed it to her.
"Thank you very much," she said. She opened her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to
give the boy a small reward, 6 there were only bills of $20 in the purse and she thought that $ 20
was too 7 to give the boy." I"m sorry," she said, "but I don"t have any small 8 to give you."
The boy said, "That"s all right," and he went away.
A few days later he found 9 woman"s purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he knew where
she lived. He went to her house and said "I found your purse," and handed it to.
"Thank you very much," she said. She opened her purse and took out all her money.
"That"s 10 ", she said, "Before I lost my purse I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a
$100 bill, a $10 bill and two $5 bills."
"Yes," the boy said, and smiled.
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