Bill Gates doesn’t pretend he lives in an equal household. When it _________parenting his three children, the billionaire admits his wife Melinda has done more than her________of the work raising the kids.
Gates spent two years taking math and computer science courses, but never ________his degree.“My eldest daughter graduates from Stanford in June, so I’m________she won't fall into my footsteps.”Gates joked.
Gates said he and his wife have been quite cautious about the________they've used to' raise their three children. He says the couple ________ a 1970s “Love and Logic” parenting model. The core idea of the philosophy is centered on the idea that taking emotional control, essentially reducing emotional________ like shouting or blaming kids, is________for parents.
“One of the greatest benefits of________“Love and Logic” is that it helps us learn how to keep a tighter control on our emotions and on our________.”Gates said.
Gates admits he and his wife haven’ at ________the approach. “Can you get rid of the emotion? You can’t________ do it.”he said.
Besides, the “Love and Logic” model also________the importance of not relying on rewards for kids, but instead showing unconditional love and praising kids for who they are, not what they do (or don’t)________，like a poor test score or a(n)________grade.
“Many highly successful people________Lwith grades as children.” Gates said，“What’s most important is that our________develop good character, curiosity and problem-solving skills.”
The model is a bit like the Socratic method，________it pushes parents to focus on asking questions of their kids and getting them to think about how to ________their own problems,________ feeding them answers.
1.A. leads to B. devotes to C. refers to D. comes to
2.A. power B. share C. sight D. reach
3.A. purchased B. finished C. missed D. lost
4.A. optimistic B. sorry C. pessimistic D. normal
5.A. idea B. theory C. model D. practice
6.A. adapted B. evaluated C. disliked D. followed
7.A. reactions B. displays C. apartments D. mistakes
8.A. familiar B. expensive C. useful D. meaningless
9.A. repairing B. facing C. lacking D. applying
10.A. tongues B. minds C. hands D. gesture
11.A. holding out B. carrying out C. tying out D. letting out
12.A. gradually B. roughly C. commonly D. totally
13.A. covers B. hides C. stresses D. costs
14.A. show B. earn C. achieve D. love
15.A. harmful B. bad C. various D. impressive
16.A. struggled B. grew C. smiled D. cried
17.A. children B. staff C. teachers D. parents
18.A. what B. when C. why D. where
19.A. guide B. solve C. raise D. overcome
20.A. thanks to B. but for C. instead of D. or rather
The villagers are extremely grateful to the workers, without whose help the road to the village______.
A. can’t be built B. mustn’t be built
C. couldn’t have been built D. mustn’t have been built
Now that the banks are back on their feet, we expect the extraordinary______ from them to help rebuild the economy.
A. category B. commitment C. component D. competence
一一Guess what? I happened to meet Mary in the street yesterday.
-If my memory serves me correctly, you two ______each other for almost ten years.
A. haven’t seen B. hadn't seen C. didn’t see D. don’t see
Heavily______ it is raining outside, people are still looking forward to not canceling the outdoor concert by the pop singer.
A. while B. although C. until D. as
______doubt, I turned to one of my English friends for an answer, only ______myself more
Puzzled---I was told that it was the way people behaved.
A. Filled with; finding B. Filled with; to find
C. Filling with; finding D. Filling with; to find
