Our "Mommy and Me" time began two years ago. My next-door neighbor and fellow .Christie, and I were out in our front yards, watching seven children of about age 6 ride their up and down. "I wish I could take one of my children alone," said Christie.
Then we a plan: When Christie takes one of her children out, I'll her other three. And when she takes care of two of mine, I'll take out.
The children were extremely quick to the idea of "Mommy and Me" time. Christie's daughter, McKenzie, went first. When she returned, the other children showered her with tons of .McKenzie was smiling . Christie looked refreshed and happy. "She's like a child when there's no one else around," Christie shared with me quickly. With her mother all to herself, McKenzie didn't have to make an effort to gain .
Just as Christie had noticed changes McKenzie, I also discovered something different in each of my children during our times. For example, I am always "when my daughter, who is close to me, holds my hand frequently. My stuttering(口吃的)son, Tom, doesn't stutter once during our since he doesn't have to struggle for a chance to speak And the other son, Sam, who's always a when around other children shines as a leader during our times together.
The "Mommy and Me" time us to be simply alone and away with each child—talking, sharing, and laughing, which has been the biggest . Every child to be an only child at least once in a while.
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Have you ever heard of the saying, “If you want a friend, be !” What does it ? There are many different things that you can do to friends. You may find out what they are if you someone make friends.
Here is one new teacher made friends with the in her class on the first day of the school. When the bell , the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you my class this year! I want to each of you very much.. I’m sure we will enjoy working together.”
The teacher smiled, used a pleasant and acted a friendly way. She told the students her and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to and hoped to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked many of the same things they liked. Everyone felt that she what she said. Each of them wanted to know her and be her friend. Then she let the students tell something about . So they felt that the teacher knew them. Could you make friends as the teacher ?
How do you know and like your classmates? One is to find out more about them. During the you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the schools they went to last year. They want to know about you, too. You may tell them about your interests or your holiday experiences. It is often easy to be friends with people who have interests and play the same games. As you talk, the others may be thinking, “I like to do. It should be fun to be friends with you.” Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends.
A．one B．it C．that D．careful
A．show B．want C．have D．mean
A．meet B．make C．have D．get
A．look B．hear C．listen D．watch
A．what B．why C．how D．when
A．teachers B．students C．workmates D．parents
A．sang B．got C．rang D．spoke
A．in B．on C．with D．about
A．teach B．know C．learn D．like
A．sound B．sentence C．phrase D．voice
A．on B．by C．in D．to
A．family B．father C．work D．name
A．do B．eat C．get D．play
A．meant B．liked C．was D．forgot
A．much B．better C．enough D．still
A．themselves B．their parents C．the teacher D．the school
A．was B．did C．got D．saw
A．way B．day C．teacher D．class
A．break B．class C．teaching D．day
A．no B．different C．many D．the same
“Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother. My heart plunged (急降). I was 9 years old and I thought that my life was going to ________. My brother and I were going to move with my mother to southern California. My dad was to ______ in New Jersey because of work. My family was splitting apart.
Now that my mom is a ________ parent, I do my own laundry, make dinner and do extra chores around the house. _______ it was hard at first, I now recognize the positive ________ that this responsibility had on me. My mother gave me these _______ and duties so that I would learn to become self-disciplined (自律的) and trustworthy.
I strive to show these ______ in my life, and have seen the benefits. When I was only 11 years old, my ______ told me that he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to ________ themselves. We _________the championship, but I won the fair play award for keeping my team together.
I am always determined to be an individual and not participate in anything that I feel is ________. I am, for example, extremely _______ of my decision not to drink alcohol. Personally, I don’t feel the need to drink to have fun, and I stand by my decision even when others try to ________ me.
My mom and dad both found new _______ and happily remarried. I am ______ close to my father, even though he lives 4,800 km away. I thought my parents’ divorce was going to be the worst thing that _______ happened to me. Ironically (讽刺的是), it turned out to be the ______. I wasn’t willing to let it _______ my life without putting up a fight, and neither was my family.
At age 9, I fought with the confusion and ________ of divorce. Today, at age 16, I understand that _______ can bring opportunity and success, and that hard work, determination and self-discipline can turn your worst time into your best time.
A．fall apart B．stand out C．carry on D．come true
A．fight B．remain C．accompany D．practice
A．careless B．cruel C．nice D．single
A．Although B．Because C．If D．Since
A．attitude B．experience C．effect D．situation
A．achievements B．abilities C．chores D．disadvantages
A．chores B．difficulties C．feelings D．qualities
A．father B．headmaster C．brother D．coach
A．enjoy B．teach C．help D．push
A．won B．lost C．had D．achieved
A．wrong B．abnormal C．dynamic D．violent
A．afraid B．tired C．proud D．fond
A．cheat B．persuade C．please D．cheat
A．families B．jobs C．kids D．partners
A．still B．not C．rarely D．less
A．never B．even C．ever D．almost
A．best B．worst C．busiest D．first
A．challenge B．protect C．beat D．ruin
A．pain B．memory C．importance D．celebration
A．obstacles B．families C．parents D．divorce
I have always lived in Canada, and traveled from Hamilton to Ottawa for work months ago. Arriving at the airport , I had to stay in the hall to spend my time. Without much else to do, I decided to go to the store. As I walked around the store, 1 two American women having a on a bench. It looked as if they had been at the airport for hours, and I felt anxious to do something to help them their wait.
I the store for a few moments, and went to buy a medium-sized toy which looked like a cartoon . I asked the owner of the shop for a note and a and wrote, "When you get up ,I hope this gift will make you smile. Have a good trip ! "
I walked towards the two women and the toy and the note next to them. Not wanting to wake them, I tried my best to make no , but in my attempt to flee the scene. one of them woke up and caught me in the act. At first she looked . Maybe she thought I was a ! But when she looked at the soft toy and the note, she up, as if she became a happy girl. " Is this for me? " she asked. I gave her a smile and nodded.
She was about the thing ! We talked more like old friends instead of . I came to realize that we should care for each other and love each other although
we were from places.
A．late B．early C．hurriedly D．soon
A．waiting B．dining C．exhibition D．lecture
A．flower B．book C．drug D．gift
A．kept B．made C．noticed D．heard
A．talk B．nap C．rest D．cigarette
A．calm B．ease C．weaken D．sharpen
A．ran into B．went through C．looked around D．set about
A．driver B．author C．salesman D．character
A．pen B．card C．box D．packet
A．hurriedly B．quietly C．slowly D．fast
A．repaired B．hid C．placed D．showed
A．mistake B．experiment C．noise D．progress
A．moved B．happy C．sure D．scared
A．passenger B．thief C．passerby D．student
A．gave B．turned C．hurried D．brightened
A．friendly B．grateful C．plastic D．bitter
A．excited B．worried C．sad D．anxious
A．workers B．teachers C．strangers D．officers
A．enjoyment B．permission C．attention D．suggestion
A．clean B．beautiful C．same D．different
There was a woman named Japan Atsuko Saeki living in the city of Fujisawa．When she was a teenager, she of going to the United States．Most of what she knew about American was from the textbooks she had read．“I had a in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．”
Atsuko to attend college in California．When she arrived, however, she found it was not her world．“People were struggling with problems and often seemed ” she said．“I felt very alone．”
One of her hardest was physical education．“We played volleyball,” she said．“The other students were it, but I wasn’t．”
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to the ball to her teammates so they could knock it the net．No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko．She was afraid of losing face she failed．
A young man on her team what she was going through．“He walked up to me and ‘Come on．You can do that．’”
“You will never understand how those words of made me feel…Four words: You can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．”
She made it through the class．Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ．
Six years have passed．Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk．“I have forgotten the words,” she said．“When things are not going so well, I think of them．”
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness to her． “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said．That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four words: You can do that．
A．learned B．dreamed C．spoken D．heard
A．picture B．education C．life D．spirit
A．photo B．painting C．way D．drawing
A．frying B．baking C．steaming D．boiling
A．hoped B．attempted C．liked D．arranged
A．described B．created C．imagined D．discovered
A．tense B．cheerful C．relaxed D．deserted
A．classes B．questions C．times D．projects
A．curious about B．nervous about C．slow at D．good at
A．kick B．hit C．carry D．pass
A．over B．into C．through D．past
A．if B．after C．because D．until
A．believed B．considered C．sensed D．wondered
A．warned B．whispered C．ordered D．sighed
A．excitement B．suggestion C．persuasion D．encouragement
A．interested B．sure C．puzzled D．doubtful
A．seldom B．already C．never D．almost
A．happened B．applied C．meant D．seemed
A．stay B．continue C．exist D．live
A．merciful B．bitter C．easy D．simple
Don’t Wait Until Flowers Fade
Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches (路沟) along the highway I travel daily to work.
There is one blue flower that has always my eye. I’ve noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, and the afternoon sun is too warm it. Every day for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful .
This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look in that bed alongside wildflowers.
Everyday I drove the flowers thinking, “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them.” “Gee, I don’t want to get my good clothes ...” Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband gave me a folding shovel(铁锹) one year to be used for that purpose.
One day on my way home from work, I was to see that the highway department had moved the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, “Way to go, you too long. You it when you first saw them blooming this spring.”
A week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a terminal brain tumor(脑瘤晚期). She is 20 years older than my husband and , because of age and distance, we haven’t been as as we all would have liked.
I couldn’t help but see the between the pretty blue flowers and the between my husband’s sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some valuable that will bloom every year for us.
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I'll stop and them to my wildflower garden
A．sweet B．interesting C．different D．particular
A．fascinated B．struck C．caught D．charm
A．for B．to C．with D．on
A．plants B．flowers C．ones D．wilds
A．open B．main hall C．front D．kitchen
A．great B．well C．horrible D．ugly
A．many B．various C．other D．colorful
A．passed B．past C．pass D．pasted
A．damaged B．ready C．dirty D．smelly
A．ever B．once C．never D．even
A．expressed B．temporary C．unfinished D．permanent
A．annoying B．saddened C．interested D．helpless
A．wasted B．ignored C．thought D．waited
A．would have done B．need have done C．should have done D．muse have done
A．unconsciously B．fortunately C．unfortunately D．consciously
A．close B．closely C．closed D．near
A．connection B．difference C．meaning D．significance
A．friendship B．relationship C．support D．relative
A．trees B．memories C．species D．roses
A．dig B．rescue C．transmit D．transplant
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