Many families in the United States observe National Grandparents Day on the first Sunday of September after America’s Labor Day. People often 36 their parents on this day.
Many people 37 the day through a lot of activities such as gift-giving and card giving. Some children 38 their grandparents to school for a day where they take special lessons. Some students 39 storytelling activities that relate to their grandparents, as well as picture or music competitions where children use a story about their grandparents in their 40 .
About four million greeting cards are 41 within the United States each year on National Grandparents Day. This day is also a 42 for people to appreciate and express their 43 to their grandparents through 44 actions such as making a phone call and inviting their grandparents for dinner. People living in nursing homes may 45 a visit from their grandchildren.
National Grandparents Day has more than one 46 . Some people consider it to have been first proposed by Michael Goldgar in the 1970s after he visited his aunt in an Atlanta nursing home. Others 47 Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade to have been the main 48 of National Grandparents Day. Throughout the 1970s McQuade worked hard to 49 people about the important contributions senior citizens made and the contributions that they would be willing to make 50 asked. She also urged(强烈要求) people to take good care of a grandparent, not for one day a year and not for material giving, 51 for a lifetime of experience.
National Grandparents Day was 52 signed into law by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. Marian McQuade received a phone call from the White House to 53 her of this event. Many people believe that National Grandparents Day was inspired by her 54 . A presidential proclamation(声明) on September 6, 1979 made this day 55 .
A．support B．praise C．reward D．honor
A．begin B．hold C．celebrate D．remember
A．invite B．expose C．force D．remind
A．make the use of B．take part in C．take up D．build up
A．diaries B．plans C．reports D．artworks
A．signed B．sent C．carried D．brought
A．chance B．luck C．condition D．possibility
A．satisfaction B．interest C．love D．agreement
A．quick B．careful C．difficult D．kind
A．create B．receive C．present D．realize
A．cause B．origin C．background D．beginning
A．driver B．owner C．researcher D．inventor
A．warn B．educate C．interview D．ask
A．if B．though C．so D．until
A．since B．but C．even D．unless
A．finally B．recently C．nearly D．generally
A．rid B．persuade C．clear D．inform
A．energy B．goals C．bravery D．efforts
A．reliable B．changeable C．official D．beautiful
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When I was in high school, my father retired and set up a food stand on the street near my school. He was particularly good at making . Every day after I finished school, my classmates and I would his food stand. But I really talking to him before his food stand, because I didn’t want my classmates to know my father was selling noodles on the street!
One night, I couldn’t it any more and shouted, “Dad, could you selling your annoying noodles? I don’t need a father who sells noodles on the street!” At that moment, my father was . He tried to say something but didn’t. When he turned , something happened that I would never . His eyes were filled with tears. I saw him for the first time. My mother later told me my father was selling noodles to money for my college education. Even today I still feel for what I did that night.
Time really flies. I finished and then left my home to work. During the past years, whenever I home, he was always there meeting me at the railway station. Whenever he saw me off, he never tried to hug me, although I always his hug. When I was away from home, he never wrote or telephoned me, he always pushed my mother to telephone me. Whenever my mother was telephoning me, he’d sit beside her with a list of questions. He’d my mother to talk to me for him. That’s the way he is, and that’s how he shows his to me.
My father is quiet, but I feel a , which is deep and powerful. It lives in a place far beyond , and it is something special－“a silent father’s love”.
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A．pass B．watch C．visit D．advertise
A．enjoyed B．hated C．considered D．continued
A．stand B．deserve C．forgive D．digest
A．start B．stop C．forget D．remember
A．tired B．confused C．interested D．shocked
A．around B．back C．up D．down
A．describe B．forget C．prove D．face
A．arguing B．weeping C．laughing D．smiling
A．save B．take C．spend D．count
A．happy B．empty C．lonely D．guilty
A．meeting B．reading C．homework D．college
A．returned B．missed C．left D．stayed
A．shyly B．regularly C．quietly D．responsibly
A．saw B．refused C．expected D．rewarded
A．and B．but C．or D．if
A．force B．challenge C．tell D．inspire
A．love B．hate C．anger D．respect
A．connection B．competition C．condition D．combination
A．greetings B．injuries C．links D．words
Our tolerating ability is indeed beyond our imagination. But not until the very critical moment will we realize our tolerating ability.
There was a woman in the countryside who had to with her children wherever she could at the age of 26 due to the Japanese army’s . Many people could not bear the and wanted to commit suicide. After she knew about it, she would come to those people and them by saying, “Don’t do that silly thing. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome. The Japanese armies are sure to be one day!”
Finally she insisted until the day when all the Japanese armies were kicked out of China. However, her son died of disease without medicine and nutrition in those days of hardships. Her husband lay in bed for two days without eating and drinking . She teared to her husband and said, “We have a tough , but however tough our lives will be, we should never . Though our son has passed away, we can have another. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome.”
After giving birth to the second son, her husband died of edema(水肿), which blew her away. But eventually, she and hugged the three young children, saying, “My sweet hearts, don’t feel scared. You still have me, your dear mum!”
It took her painstaking efforts to raise her children up and the life of her family was getting . She was aging and could not do the farm work any more. she stayed at home and did some housework. Nevertheless, the Heaven to show no affection to her who had undergone a rough life. She lived until 86. Before she went to Heaven, she said to her children, “You all should live your best. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome!”
We will get to realize our own iron will and strong tolerating after getting stricken heavily. Therefore, no matter what you are suffering from now, do not merely complain about the of our destiny.
A．potential B．partial C．beneficial D．influential
A．fight B．live C．escape D．hide
A．arrival B．attack C．activity D．invasion
A．trouble B．sorrow C．starvation D．suffering
A．persuaded B．informed C．comforted D．warned
A．killed B．defeated C．punished D．blamed
A．sufficient B．effective C．satisfactory D．proper
A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
A．destiny B．environment C．period D．future
A．break away B．break down C．give away D．give up
A．immediately B．exactly C．almost D．slowly
A．struggled B．cured C．weakened D．recovered
A．better B．sadder C．worse D．richer
A．eventually B．gradually C．healthily D．unluckily
A．But B．And C．Then D．So
A．seemed B．happened C．attempted D．intended
A．for B．to C．at D．with
A．only B．never C．even D．still
A．effort B．will C．desire D．ability
A．arrangement B．unfairness C．appointment D．unhappiness
It seemed that ever since Amanda started her school, kids often made fun of her, which made her feel very helpless and lonely.
One day before her birthday, she was told by her mum that a “Make A Special Birthday ” contest was being held in a radio program of the city. If she wrote a to the program, she might win a big prize. The contest sounded , so she started thinking what she most for her birthday. After thinking for a short while, Amanda went to write her letter.
Here was Amanda’s letter:
My name is Amanda. I am nine years old. I have a at school. Can you help me? I have a special . Due to the way I walk and talk, kids often me. I just want one when no one plays jokes on me.
At the radio station in the city, the workers had fun about all the different presents that kids wanted on their birthdays. When Amanda’s letter arrived, the manager Mr. Tobin read it . He knew her disease that might her schoolmates who didn’t understand her . He thought it was for people to know the girl and her wish. It’s necessary for people to that everyone wants and deserves to be with respect, dignity and warmth. , Mr. Tobin quickly called up a local . The next day, a picture of Amanda and her letter made the front page of the newspaper.
All across the country, the media the story of Amanda, who for such a simple yet unusual gift — just one day without being laughed at. Finally her wish came true.
A．Poster B．Card C．Wish D．Cake
A．poem B．note C．song D．letter
A．fun B．ridiculous C．scientific D．familiar
A．cared B．missed C．wanted D．planned
A．challenge B．problem C．program D．project
A．disease B．family C．dream D．birthday
A．run after B．care for C．watch over D．laugh at
A．day B．week C．month D．year
A．worrying B．thinking C．reading D．looking
A．nervously B．carefully C．helplessly D．happily
A．attract B．disappoint C．confuse D．surprise
A．disability B．strength C．reality D．loss
A．impossible B．hard C．common D．good
A．unknown B．unusual C．unimportant D．unexpected
A．understand B．promise C．admit D．imagine
A．observed B．invited C．treated D．allowed
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Anyway D．However
A．school B．website C．hospital D．newspaper
A．edited B．informed C．reported D．explained
A．asked B．prepared C．cared D．waited
Run freely ——A lesson about Courage
One afternoon,many years ago，I went to pick up my mother from work.I got there a little early so I_______ the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked _______ the car window,there was a small park where I saw a little boy,around one and a half to two years old, _______freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short_______.The boy had a big smile on his face_______ he had just been set free from a ______.The boy would then fall to the grass,get up,and without_______ or without looking back at his mother,run as fast as he could,again ,still with a ______ on his face,as if nothing had happened.
Kids,when they fall down,they don’t consider their falling down as a failure,but _______, they treat it as a learning experience.They feel compelled to try and try again until they_______.
Not only was I impressed by the boy’s courage, but I was _____ touched by the manner in which he ran.With each attempt,he looked so_______,so natural, without signs of fear,nervousness,or of being disappointed.His only _____ was to run freely and to do it effectively as he could.He was just being a ______,just being himself.He was not looking for_____ or worrying about whether ________ was watching.He wasn’t concerned about being judged.He didn’t seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him ______and that it would be ______ if he did fall.No,all that______ to him was to accomplish the task of activity at hand to the best of his ability, feeling the experience of running fully and freely.
I learned a lot from that observation and ______, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in life.
A．left B．started C．stopped D．drove
A．outside B．down C．toward D．over
A．playing B．smiling C．rolling D．running
A．sight B．length C．time D．distance
A．evenif B．solongas C．asthough D．nowthat
A．prison B．house C．park D．castle
A．attention B．hesitation C．question D．application
A．puzzle B．smile C．pleasure D．surprise
A．therefore B．instead C．still D．anyhow
A．stop B．win C．achieve D．succeed
A．luckily B．apparently C．actually D．equally
A．confident B．joyful C．quiet D．proud
A．worry B．talent C．concern D．conclusion
A．student B．child C．player D．winner
A．chance B．fortune C．approval D．trouble
A．someone B．noone C．everyone D．one
A．try B．run C．cry D．fall
A．embarrassing B．disappointing C．frightening D．exciting
A．happened B．cared C．mattered D．related
A．experiment B．experience C．expressing D．expectation
A wave of recent research has pointed to the risks of over praising a child. And it seems that how to draw a line between too little praise and too much has become a high-pressure _ _act for parents.
Self-esteem (自尊) serves as a kind of tool to measure how much children feel valued and accepted by . This sensitivity to others' develops because of humans' need for social acceptance, which is considered to be to survival. As early as age 8, children's self-esteem tends to rise and fall in response to feedbacks about peers see them as likable or attractive. , it can also be beneficial for kids to feel bad about themselves occasionally, if they behave in selfish, mean or hurtful ways that might their ability to maintain relationships or hold a job in the future.
In the past, many parents and educators believed that high self-esteem happiness and success, and kids could gain self-esteem simply by getting and awards from their parents, teachers and people around. But recently researchers have found self-esteem doesn't _ these desired results. Instead, if parents praise their kids , their self-esteem becomes focused on being very smart and being the best and being perfect. Building too much self-esteem of the children can not go as planned, making them feel later on when they hit setbacks (挫折).
According to some experts, it can actually be good for kids to have self-esteem, at least once in a while. And praise can be if it disregards the world outside the home. Children who have a understanding of how they are seen by others tend to get recovered more readily disappointment, depression or the like. The best path is a road, helping children develop a positive but view of themselves in relation to others by praising them for the they invest and behaviors they are able to sustain, like "It's that you're working so hard on your homework. "
A．balancing B．crashing C．forcing D．embarrassing
A．themselves B．parents C．others D．teachers
A．views B．envies C．favors D．blames
A．irrelevant B．similar C．important D．sensitive
A．when B．whether C．how D．where
A．Indeed B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However
A．improve B．damage C．change D．develop
A．promised B．delayed C．purchased D．ruined
A．support B．help C．challenge D．praise
A．settle down B．work out C．give away D．bring about
A．rarely B．carefully C．constantly D．casually
A．worse B．stronger C．better D．madder
A．high B．much C．low D．little
A．powerful B．harmful C．grateful D．stressful
A．practical B．limited C．basic D．perfect
A．with B．to C．about D．from
A．straight B．smooth C．middle D．rough
A．general B．realistic C．different D．negative
A．talent B．time C．money D．effort
A．necessary B．awesome C．worthless D．awful
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