阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Children find meanings in their old family tales. 

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker,    1all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   2his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   3, he loaded his family into the car and   4them to see family members in Canada with a   5,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The  6took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   7house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  8that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t   9, their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   10was how warm the people were in the house and how  11of their heart was accessible. 

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   12hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  13in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals. 

A university   14of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 15parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. 

The  16is telling the stories in a way children can  17. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   18, “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s  19, and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children

20they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”

1.A. missed         B. lost             C. forgot           D. ignored

2.A. when           B. while            C. how              D. why

3.A. friendless     B. worthless        C. penniless        D. homeless

4.A fetched         B. allowed          C. expected         D. took

5.A. hope           B. promise          C. suggestion       D. belief

6.A. tale           B. agreement        C. arrangement      D. report

7.A. large          B. small            C. new              D. grand

8.A. surprised      B. annoyed          C. disappointed     D. worried

9.A. Therefore      B. Besides          C. Instead          D. Otherwise

10.A. talked about                      B. cared about      C. wrote about      D. heard about

11.A. much          B. many             C. little           D. few

12.A. beyond        B. over             C. behind           D. through

13.A. argument      B. skill            C. interest         D. anxiety

14.A. study         B. design           C. committee        D. staff

15.A. provide       B. retell           C. support          D. refuse

16.A. trouble       B. gift             C. fact             D. trick

17.A. perform       B. write            C. hear             D. question

18.A. means         B. ends             C. begins           D. proves

19.A. needs         B. activities       C. judgments        D. habits

20.A. that          B. what             C. which            D. whom

 But for the help of my English teacher, I      the first prize in the English Writing Competition. 

A. would not win                        B. would not have won   C. would win    D. would have won

 In April, 2009, President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao,    the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy. 

A. marking      B. marked       C. having marked    D. being marked

 She had just finished her homework        her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday. 

A. when             B. while            C. after            D. since

 not to miss the flight at 15:20, the manager set out for the airport in a hurry. 

A. Reminding        B. Reminded         C. To remind     D. Having reminded

 According to the literary review, Shakespeare         his charities live through their language in his plays. 

A. will make       B. had made      C. was making         D. makes

 It seems that living green is          easy and affordable. A small step masks a big difference. 

A. exactly         B. fortunately        C. surprisingly       D. hardly

 The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April, 2009. 

A. delay              B. effort              C. schedule          D. consideration

 The Somali robbed frequent attacks on the sea urged the United Nations to all nations to take immediate action. 

A. fight for       B. apply for      C. call on          D. wait on

 We are at your service. Don’t           to turn to us if you have any further problems.

A. beg          B. hesitate          C. desire       D. seek