In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet,despite the competition,my -year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest,a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contests,and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn't win the contest again? That's the strange thing about being a parent.
So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
A revelation(启示)came last week when I asked her, " Don't you want to win again？" No," she replied," I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade. "
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously(自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall,I offered suggestions for characters,conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly "guided" by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade,I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting(借用)my daughter's experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me,it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps,putting myself far enough a way to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment， grow and find their own voices.
1.What do we learn from the first paragraph？
A.A lot of distractions compete for children's time nowadays.
B.Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.
C.Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.
D.Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.
2.What did the author say about her own writing experience？
A.She was constantly under pressure of writing more.
B.Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
C.She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
D.Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.
3.Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest？
A.She had won a prize in the previous contest.
B.She wanted to share her stories with readers.
C.She was sure of winning with her mother's help.
D.She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
Tianwu has climbed Huashan more than 3, 000 times in the past decade. He is a _______ , transporting goods up the slopes on his back, for a living. But he is most _______ for his disability: He has only one arm.
He _______ his left arm in an accident in 1992 at the coal mine. With two young children and parents to _______, he was working overtime that day when a pulley brake _______ after that he opened a store, but it went bankrupt from too many _______ sales. _______ his hard work, he was left with nothing but debts. Then he heard about bearers for Huashan Mountain from a friend and thought it would be an _______ job.
His first job was to _______ 30 kilograms of goods to High Ladder. He had a companion who ________ mid-way, but he finished his job with ________ pain in his knees. But as he ________ experience through the years, he has developed his own ________ for climbing the mountain.
Now he carries 60 kilograms of goods up the mountain every day-1 kilogram more than his own body weight. ________, he makes three to four trips each day to and from." I ________ each step very carefully and have never had any accident in the past 10 years," He said.
Being a bearer is a tiresome and dull job in many people's minds, but he enjoys himself. He appreciates and remembers the calligraphy ________ in the rocks and copies them. His favorite one is, "Though heavy snow falls down on verdant pines, the pines still stand ________." He once said," I'd like to stay here because the mountain pays my hard work ________."
"I don't lament for my ________ days and will not fear the future," He said. The painstaking job has given him a strong ________.
1.A.carrier B.guide C.bearer D.servant
2.A.noted B.famous C.well-known D.pitied
3.A.destroyed B.damaged C.disabled D.lost
4.A.stand for B.live for C.look for D.care for
5.A.failed B.fell C.disappear D.broke
6.A.casual B.credit C.chain D.constant
7.A.Besides B.Regardless C.Except D.Despite
8.A.ideal B.satisfying C.loose D.outstanding
9.A.take B.carry C.fetch D.load
10.A.stopped B.paused C.quitted D.rested
11.A.hard B.intense C.severe D.serious
12.A.received B.gained C.established D.desired
13.A.way B.technique C.procedure D.assistance
14.A.Nevertheless B.Therefore C.Moreover D.thus
15.A.care B.mind C.follow D.watch
16.A.painted B.printed C.written D.carved
17.A.straight B.still C.high D.verdant
18.A.back B.off C.away D.up
19.A.old B.last C.past D.hard
20.A.body B.health C.heart D.mind
—Didn’t you have a good time at the party?
—Of course I did.As a matter of fact,I had such fun that time seemed to_____so quickly.
A.go by B.go away
C.go out D.go over
—Could I use your computer for a few moments，please?
—________.I'm not using it myself.
A.Come on B.It depends
C.Go ahead D.That's great
—I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight?
—____. I’m not using it anyhow.
A.Sure, go ahead. B.I don’t know C.Yes, indeed D.I don’t care
In some western countries， demand for graduates from MBA courses has______.
A.turned down B.turned over C.fallen down D.fallen over
