Last year, I told my family that I didn't want or need anything for my birthday. Instead, I _______ them to think of a way to share a _______ in their world for me. My husband and my daughter did something different, but _______.
The week of my birthday my husband went to a local cafe and told a waitress that he wanted to _______ pay for the breakfast of a family. The waitress was _______ and said it was her last day at work there and this had never _______. When the family finished eating, the waitress told them their _______ had been paid. The mom started crying and the dad stood up, trying to _______ who might have done it, but my husband was outside _______ the whole thing. He told me he had such a wonderful ________ in his heart and he would like to ________ it a few more times.
My daughter was on a tight budget(手头很紧) so she ________ the week smiling more at people, and letting someone go before her at the market. She just took the time during my birthday week to slow down and be ________ and kind to a stranger and her co-workers.
When we finally all got together for Mother's Day and my birthday, everyone was in tears as each person ________ what they had done. As you can see, it was the ________ birthday ever!
1.A.wanted B.encouraged C.ordered D.permitted
2.A.story B.feeling C.kindness D.responsibility
3.A.crazy B.wonderful C.interesting D.silly
4.A.partly B.normally C.quickly D.secretly
5.A.frightened B.satisfied C.surprised D.disappointed
6.A.failed B.mattered C.existed D.happened
7.A.coffee B.bill C.money D.lunch
8.A.find out B.look C.think of D.remember
9.A.watching B.listening C.asking D.telling
10.A.feeling B.day C.experience D.idea
11.A.say B.discuss C.do D.cost
12.A.wasted B.found C.took D.spent
13.A.healthy B.simply C.honest D.friendly
14.A.shared B.practiced C.recorded D.watched
15.A.biggest B.longest C.best D.quietest
Five tips for emotional training
Training your children on their emotions(情绪) is the work of those adults who want to nurture(培养) emotional health. I can also say that the best emotional trainings do certain things, which I list as my ''Top Five'' pointers, and here they are:
Connect
Be able to see the situation from your children’s perspective(视角). 1.. They'll feel you're on their side and you want to understand. Speaking angrily is a sign of disconnection.
2.
The calmer we can stay, the better chance our children have of learning how to calm themselves. Of course, there are moments when being calm feels out of the question, which is why learning how to stay calm and centered during an emotional storm is a good practice.
Listen fully
Being able to honestly hear what a child is saying can be important. 3.. You are there for them. Even saying ''I'm here for you'' can help greatly.
4.
Children make mistakes when emotionally triggered(被触发)-like we all do, especially early on in our development. But the best emotional trainings focus on solving the ''emotional problem'' rather than just punishment for a not-so-smart choice.
Learn together
5.. We may be learning patience and forgiveness, while our children may be learning how to skillfully handle their big emotions like anger or sadness.
Children are impressionable. I remember being a young child and having a ''flashbulb moment(闪光瞬间) '' when someone said something that changed my mind. I remember everything about that moment for better or worse. So, our aim is to give our children positive flashbulb moments.
A. Be a calming presence
B. Make effective punishment
C. Focus on problem-solving not punishment
D. You can pretend to agree whatever they say
E. This doesn't mean you totally agree, but you hear them
F. We’re always learning alongside our children
G. Putting yourself in their shoes helps build a stronger connection
Daniel Zhang, the former top manager of Alibaba, has larger shoes to fill now. In September last year, he took over the role of chairperson from Jack Ma, who decided to step down after building the $420-billion(十亿) internet business.
Zhang studied finance at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. After graduating from school he worked at a gaming company in Shanghai. The Shanghai native joined Alibaba in 2007 and played a key role in helping to drive Taobao to profit(营利). He is best known for starting the ''Double 11'' shopping festival, which has brought in 50 million yuan in sales during the first festival in 2009 to 268 billion yuan in 2019.
As to leadership style, Zhang is very different from Ma. The latter made a name for himself as an entertainer, dressing up as Michael Jackson at company events. Zhang has kept a much lower profile(低调). ''Ma is a guy with many ideas. He is very, very creative, '' he said in an interview. ''I'm the guy who always wants to put my foot on the ground. '' The young chairperson, however, has never wanted a routine job or a predictable life—a message he gave to students during a 2016 event at his alma mater(母校).
Zhang now has his sights set on helping Alibaba further develop its New Retail strategy, which looks to combine online shopping. ''We strongly believe that brick-and-mortar stores(实体店) can create huge value, but their model needs to be upgraded,'' Zhang said at a conference last year.
1.We learn from the text that Daniel Zhang has .
A.built Alibaba into a $420-billion business
B.helped Alibaba achieve most of its success
C.replaced Jack Ma as top manager of Alibaba
D.started the ''Double 11'' shopping festival
2.The underlined word ''routine'' in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A.Unchanging B.satisfying
C.risky D.low-paid
3.What is Zhang's opinion's about Jack Ma?
A.Careful. B.Brave.
C.Creative D.Friendly.
4.What is Zhang's future plan?
A.Making shoes for people who have big feet.
B.Developing Alibaba into the world's biggest company.
C.Bringing the ''Double 11'' shopping festival to the West.
D.Combining online and offline shopping.
You cannot judge a book by looking at its cover! That's what a group of parents and students in Hangzhou has found out this term.
When they came to school in September, the students were shocked to learn that their class teacher was to be a P.E. teacher. How could someone who teaches table tennis and basketball know anything about academics? Their parents were equally worried and pressured the school to replace ''Miss Muscle'' with a ''Miss Brain. '' However, the principal(校长) did not give in to the pressure and now the parents and students are happy that the school firmly insisted.
After three months, the P.E. teacher, whose name is actually Miss Su, has turned out to be a wonderful class teacher. She is intelligent, kind and helpful. She is a good leader who keeps her students active in their studies and participate in school activities. And she has won the parents over with her real caring for their children. In other words, Miss Su, the P. E. teacher, is ''pretty extraordinary. ''
The early negative reaction against Miss Su is an example of bias(偏见). A ''bias'' is wrong in thinking that has an influence on a person's opinions and decisions. For example, in business, tall men are more likely to be bosses. In the United States, anyone who is above 190 centimeters tall can expect to have a higher salary and to get more promotions than his shorter co-workers. Similarly, women have a difficult time climbing the career ladder because their bosses(mostly men!) think that women lack leadership skills and the necessary toughness to make difficult decisions. Neither of these opinions is based on facts or the talents of the individual. They're just bias.
1.What seemed to be the parents' early reaction to Miss Su?
A.They were excited. B.They were amazed.
C.They were worried. D.They were interested.
2.Why is Miss Su considered to be ''pretty extraordinary''?
A.She is an excellent P. E. teacher.
B.She was finally removed.
C.She really cared about her students.
D.The headmaster was proved to be wrong.
3.The examples are given in the last paragraph to show .
A.tall men are usually excellent B.people are often judged with bias
C.opinions should be based on facts D.women lack leadership skills
4.What's the author's attitude towards the bias?
A.Disagreeable. B.Acceptable.
C.Careless. D.Curious.
Did you toss and turn all night? Did you wake up with a sore neck or a headache? Do you feel like you need a nap(小睡) even though you have slept for eight hours? Just like you, I would wake up in the morning with all of those problems and I couldn't figure out why. Like many people who have trouble getting a good night's sleep, my lack(缺少) of sleep has a bad influence on my life. I wanted to do something about my sleep problems, but nothing that I tried worked.
The pillow(枕头) was the problem
I bought every pillow on the market that promised to give me a better night's sleep. None of them worked. Finally, I decided to invent one myself. I asked everyone I knew what qualities they would like to see in their ''perfect pillow'' and got many responses: ''I'd like a pillow that never goes flat, '' ''I'd like my pillow to stay cool'' and ''I'd like a pillow that adjusts to me regardless of my sleep position. '' I spent the next two years of my life inventing MyPillow.
MyPillow is to change the situation
Flash forward ten years and MyPillow, Mike Lindell’s revolutionary pillow design, has helped five million people improve the quality of their sleep. Lindell has been featured on numerous talk shows, including Fox Business News and Imus in the morning. Lindell and MyPillow have also appeared in feature stories in The New York Times. MyPillow has been selected as the Official Pillow of the U.S. National Sleep Foundation.
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1.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To answer questions. B.To make an advertisement.
C.To give advice. D.To introduce a website.
2.What does Paragraph 3 mainly tells us?
A.Mike Lindell is clever. B.MyPillow is popular.
C.Mike Lindell is a TV star. D.MyPillow is only officially accepted.
3.How could you buy MyPillow at a half of the price?
A.Check out at mypillow. com. B.Call 800-299-4018.
C.Buy the pillows at night. D.Use the promo code: ''ywb979''
Liz, a graduate at the University of Wales, was going to spend a year at the University of Massachusetts. She had been invited to stay with the Van Dyke family. Alex, the eldest son, met her at the airport and drove her home, where Mrs. Van Dyke was waiting at the door.
"Welcome to America, Liz! "
They shook hands.
"How do you do, Mrs. Van Dyke? "
"Just call me Mary, " Mrs. Van Dyke said.
Liz looked round her, "Oh, what a lovely road! "
The road stretched(延伸) in a straight line as far as the distant highway. It was lines with trees and all the houses were built of wood and painted white.
"Your front gardens have not got any bedges(树篱) or walls between them. "
"We call them front yards over here, Liz! No, our front yards belong more to the street as a whole. We're more sociable than you are. We drop in on each other. You like to be more private. An Englishman’s home is his castle. Isn't that right, Liz? "
"Well, you're right. "
"Come on in! " Mrs. Van Dyke said. "I'll show you your room. "
Then Alex arrived in Liz's room with two suitcases(行李箱), saying, ''The closets(衣厨) are all empty. Know what I mean? ''
"Yes, cupboards! " Liz answered with a laugh. "I read somewhere not long ago, " she went on, "We call the things in the suitcases 'luggage', while you name it 'baggage'. I think British English and American English would soon be two separate languages. "
"Nonsense! " Alex replied, laughing. "In another ten years, you British may all be speaking American English. But I hope you don’t change your accent! "
1.Who was Liz?
A.A student graduated from Massachusetts.
B.A graduate from Great Britain.
C.Mrs. Van Dyke's old friend.
D.Alex's schoolmate.
2.What are American front yards like according to Mary?
A.They are open. B.They are small.
C.They have wooden doors. D.They have hedges or walls.
3.Which of the following is a British English word?
A.Yard. B.Closet.
C.Baggage. D.Cupboard.
4.What is Alex's opinion about the two languages?
A.They will have more speakers.
B.They will show important changes.
C.They may become one language in ten years.
D.They may be influenced by foreign accents.
