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(一)
I've been married for seven years to an extraordinary woman,actress Catherine ZetaJones.We have two children,a daughter,4,and a son,7.My life is __1__ around my family's schedule.Our daughter just __2__ kindergarten and our son began the second __3__ last week.They are at a precious age,and I don't want to miss a minute of it. __4__ all parents,I labor to keep them on schedule,and try to teach them __5__ to think positively and to work through daily life.I also try hard to be sure they have __6__.I read with my kids every night.That has become a __7__ for me.
We've moved to the island of Bermuda,where I spent a lot of time as a(n) __8__ (my mother is in Bermuda and still has a large family there).I __9__ my schedule to my wife's,since she is in the prime(全盛期) of her __10__.The school year tells us when we are going to travel.The kids know what Mommy does for a living, __11__ they have never seen Daddy's movies (they're too young),so Mommy makes __12__ and Daddy makes pancakes! I don't really __13__ ,but I am the takeout and homedelivery expert.I e
njoy it.It's all given me great
__14__.Don't get me wrong.I still go to work,but now only on projects I really care about.I have a new movie __15__ called King of California.We __16__ it in only 31 days,not like some of the 90day shooting schedules of the __17__.
There is so much to learn in __18__ a family.Basically,you want to try to leave this earth having given more to it than having taken __19__.That makes you a good citizen of the planet.If I can __20__ this on from generation to generation,that's as close to immortality(永久)as I can hope to get.
1.A.fixed B.centered C.gone D.spread
2.A.started B.offered C.supplied D.gave 3.A.class B.school C.grade D.term 4.A.Like B.As C.For D.With 5.A.when B.what C.where D.how
6.A.horror B.fun C.game D.honor 7.A.success B.failure C.favorite D.struggle 8.A.kid B.adult C.merchant D.waiter 9.A.adopt B.arouse C.arise D.adjust 10.A.business B.career C.crisis D.affair 11.A.however B.so C.but D.and
12.A.movies B.pancakes C.food D.dish 13.A.work B.care C.wait D.cook
14.A.trouble B.satisfaction C.pain D.terror
15.A.coming out B.coming up
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C.coming across D.coming over 16.A.watched B.saw C.filmed D.observed 17.A.former B.latter C.next D.past
18.A.bringing B.raising C.taking D.leaving 19.A.away B.up C.off D.on 20.A.leave B.give C.pass D.hand
(二)
When your kids were six or seven, you sent them to school. Did you ever wonder what goes through a teacher's __1__ as he or she tries to teach your kids? Did you ever wonder what the teacher __2__ from you,the parents?
Parents can be __3__ or suspicious. They can be of great help to the teacher __4__ be in need of help themselves. Some teachers think parents are too __5__ on their children. Here is __6__ one teacher puts it. “I usually have the __7__ of parents coming in and __8__ me how much they care about the kids' education and how they really __9__ their kids. They tell me they stand and __10__ them closely when they do their homework. Sometimes they __11__ offer help with the kids' lessons as if they were teachers. They check their school work, and are too sensitive to __12__.They blame the kids on everything having to do __13__ school. When a parent asks me how his or her kid is getting on in my class, my answer usually is ‘Well, you know,he is __14__ a good kid. He is fine in my class. Maybe you don't have to be so __15__ with your kid.’” Teachers want parents to know that they are professionals at __16__ with children. They have __17__ many children and even
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parents. Because of this, teachers can be __18__ at educating children. Teachers are __19__ that parents want their children to do well, but they know more about what children should be able to do at different ages and __20__.
1.A.heart B.mind C.soul D.spirit
2.A.reflects B.results C.benefits D.expects
3.A.effective B.attentive C.supportive D.positive 4.A.but B.or C.thus D.as
5.A.hard B.keen C.dependent D.crazy 6.A.where B.how C.when D.why
7.A.problems B.contracts C.accidents D.agreements 8.A.advising B.examining C.telling D.instructing 9.A.do with B.deal with C.make up D.give up[
10.A.connect B.guide C.watch D.inspire
11.A.even B.already C.still D.merely 12.A.marks B.efforts C.pains D.words
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13.A.at B.beyond C.in D.with
14.A.nearly B.really C.seldom D.hardly
15.A.satisfied B.careful C.strict D.cautious 16.A.working B.playing C.staying D.joking 17.A.fed B.observed C.attended D.greeted 18.A.pleased B.worried C.disappointed D.experienced 19.A.content B.doubtful C.aware D.suspicious
20.A.stages B.classes C.schools D.projects
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