1. Mistakes while learning
There will be times when you have people above you (a boss) or even next to you (a coworker) that will get really annoyed with you for “ruining” something “important”.
36__________ Even if you make mistakes and get a punishment, persevere and push on. You do not need to be embarrassed for learning from your mistakes.
2. Food choices
People are different and have different taste buds (味蕾). Whether it is healthy or not, food is a choice and it is part of life. 37__________ You do not need to be embarrassed for food you do or do not like. Tell them, “It is a personal choice I have made, and I am committed to it.”
3. Your past
Allowing positive experiences to define, limit, improve, and outshine (凸显) you may cause you to be caught up in the past and unable to truly live in the present. Whether your history is positive, negative, or somewhere in between, don’t hold on to the negative experiences and let it reflect your current behavior. 38__________
4. The clean lines of your car / home / workspaceWhen everyone gets in the car, you realize your Starbuck bags are still on the floor. So what Think about it this way: everyone has a “messy” aspect of their life. Maybe their home is completely clean, but the relationship with their spouse (配偶) is messy. Someone’s car gets washed once a week, but his/her work life could use some help.
39__________ We don’t apologize to others about our personal limitations. By being outwardly embarrassed, it only brings more attention to the fact!
5. Putting yourself first
If you find yourself saying no to something or making up lies to get out of it, tell them the truth, and don’t apologize. You will feel much better in the long run if you are honest with them and yourself. If you’re not up to a voluntary duty, you don’t have to be. You can politely refuse the person’s request.
40__________ Put yourself first.
A. It is simply a personal choice that people make for their own reasons.
B. It is okay to be selfish from time to time.
C. Errors are bound to happen when you have on your training wheels.
D. Each of them waits for your immediate help.
E. Let bygones (过去的事) be bygones.
F. Forgetting history means betrayal.
G. No one on Earth lives a perfectly “clean” life in every aspect.
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It upset Williams' wife and family when______.
A.Williams had to go to work at night
B.the dog made too much noise in the house
C.Williams made them all get up early
D.the dog would not let them see the newspaper
Let him correct his own papers.Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he can't find the way to right answer.Let's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, marks.Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them.The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours.Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?” Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
31.What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things______?
A.By copying what other people do
B.By finding mistakes and correcting them
C.By listening to explanations from skilled people
D.By asking a great many questions
32.What does the author think teachers do which they should not do______?
A.They give children correct answers
B.They point out children's mistakes to them
C.They allow children to make their own work
D.They encourage children to copy from one another
33.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are______.
A.not really important skills
B.more important than other skills
C.basically different from learning adult skills
D.basically the same as learning other skills
34.Exams, grades and marks should be abolished(废除) because children's progress should only be judged by______.
A.educated persons
B.the children themselves
C.teachers
D.parents
35.the author fears that children will grow up into adults who are______.
A.too independent of others
B.too critical of themselves
C.unable to think for themselves
D.unable to use basic skills
Let's work hard to find ______ to the problem.
A.an answer
B.a way
C.a method
D.a solution
A.Let's hurry 1u
B.get to
C.in time
D.can we
As hard as【60】may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you've got to get them to do it,【61】helping too much, or even examining【62】too carefully, you may keep them【63】doing it by themselves. "I wouldn't advise a parent to check every【64】assignment, " says psychologist John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. "There's a【65】of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children【66】the grade they deserve.
Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their【67】. But"you don't want them to feel it has to be【68】, " they say.
That's not to say parents should【69】homework—first, they should monitor how much homework their kids【70】. "Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in【71】four, five, and six is standard, " says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be "【72】more than an hour and a half, and two for high-school students. " If your child【73】has more homework than this, you may want to check【74】other parents and then talk to the teacher about【75】assignments.
(56)
A.very
B.exact
C.right
D.usual
Jack: Say, Jane, let's go and get a bite to eat.
Jane: _________?
Jack: How about McDonald's?
Jane: Great.
A. Where to
B. What for
C. How to
D. Why so
"My mother never let herself get down" means______.
A.she never got tired
B.she never felt sad
C.she never become sick
D.she was never impatient
Susan: Let's go to the restaurant and have dinner right now!
Marilyn: OK. Let's get in.
Susan: Thanks. _________.
A. After you
B. You go first
C. I'll follow you
D. Have fun
It's an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that (21) evening you're burning the mid-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, (22) are throwing the books at kids. (23) elementary school students are complaining of homework fatigue. What's a well-meaning parent to do?
As hard as (24) may be, sit back and chill experts advise. Though you've got to get them to do it, (25) helping too much, or even examining answers too carefully, you may keep them (26) doing it by themselves. "! wouldn't advise a parent to check every 27 assignment," says psychologist John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework, "There's a (28) of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children (29) the grade they deserve."
Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their (30) . But "you don't want them to feel it has to be (31) ," she says.
That's not to say parents should (32) homework—first, they should monitor how much homework their kids have. Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in (33) four, five, and six is standard, says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be" (34) more than a hour and a half," and two for high school students. If your child consistently has more homework than this, you may want to check (35) other parents and then talk to the teacher about reducing assignments.
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A. very
B. exact
C. right
D. usual