eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me
whispered something, but I didn"t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was
trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I
happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to remain in the room when all
the other students were dismissed. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it
meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be
responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that
when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I
would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out
of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk
to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl"s test paper. I tried to explain
about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn"t talked of anything
about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing
the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.
B. in a language lab
C. in a school playground
D. in an exam room
B. use an extra pen to write.
C. aid her to get out of trouble.
D. sit next to me.
B. to stop to take the exam
C. to leave the room at once
D. to continue writing his paper
B. because I doubted if what she said was right.
C. because I didn"t know she was joking with me.
D. because I doubted if she was complaining to me.
B. honest
C. disappointed
D. negative
My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their
beds. But they thought 21 . My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on 22_
ears. Very often a whole hour"s scolding would end with their 23 into tears, I felt very frustrated
(沮丧的).I realized I needed to 24 my method of "mothering".
One day when they were at school, I spent some time 25 their rooms. On their desks, in plain _26 ,
I left the cards: "网 Bill (the other card was 27 to Sarah), your room was messy this morning
and I"m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy." 28 arriving back, the children were __29
excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure
enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy ___30 for them, thanking them for their nice "gift"
of a clean room and 31 asking them to play a certain violin 32 . Each day, thank--you notes would
be written differently to keep the ideas 33 .
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little 34 : "If you can finish your homework and __35
your lessons before dinner, I" d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight." Sometimes
some colored markers or other little items would be left in 36 of well done jobs the day ___37 .
38 I can"t remember how long "the Room Fairy" continued leaving her love notes. When they were
age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its(贴条). The bathroom mirror became the 39
centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans
could be posted.
We all benefited from and 40 the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I
believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.
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| The books in David"s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 1 his mother told him he would have to return his sister"s books to the library first. He had 2 set foot in a library and he wasn"t about to do so today. He would just 3 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 4 : it was locked. He went into the building, only a few minutes 5 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 6 in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to 7 Eric. David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 8 - the library lights were off. The place was 9 . The doors had been shut. They 10 be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) - in a library! He tried to 11 a telephone call, but was unable to 12 . What"s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 13 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it. 14 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: " 15 ! I"m TRAPPED inside!" and stuck it to the glass door. 16 , someone passing by would see it. He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant 17 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to 18 . He knew he had to 19 , but now, that didn"t seem to be such a 20 thing. | |||||||||||
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