1 . In the corner of my desk is a note, slowly yellowing from time. It is a card from my mother, with enough impact to _______ my life forever. In it, she praises my abilities as a writer. The word “but” never _______; however, the word “and” is there many times.
Every time I read it, I am _______ to ask myself how many times I’ve “but-ted” my own _______.
Although our eldest daughter usually got all As, teachers would always suggest that she _______ too much in class. I always forgot to ask them if she was making _______. Instead, I would _______ her with, “Congratulations! Your Dad and I are very _______, but could you try to talk less in class?”
I’ve noticed that other _______ do the same thing. “The hockey team won, but Mike should have made that last ________.” “Amy’s the homecoming queen, but now she wants to buy a new dress.” But, but, but.
What I ________ from my mother is to start thinking “and, and, and”. For example: “The hockey team won, and Mike did his best the whole ________.” “Amy’s the homecoming queen, and she’s going to look ________!”
“But” feels bad, “and” feels good. When our children feel ________ about what they are doing, they do more of it.
This is not to say that children don’t need or won’t ________ their parents’ ________. They do and they will. When those expectations are ________, amazing things happen.
“No more buts!” is a(n) ________ to put our attention on what is ________ about our children.
And if I ever forget, I have my mother’s ________ to remind me.
1. | A．enrich | B．prepare | C．change | D．ruin |
2. | A．ends | B．appears | C．continues | D．works |
3. | A．reminded | B．forced | C．attracted | D．requested |
4. | A．students | B．teams | C．parents | D．daughters |
5. | A．forgot | B．talked | C．remembered | D．understood |
6. | A．improvements | B．mistakes | C．plans | D．schedules |
7. | A．blame | B．greet | C．praise | D．impress |
8. | A．proud | B．upset | C．hopeful | D．surprised |
9. | A．students | B．children | C．teachers | D．parents |
10. | A．offence | B．pass | C．goal | D．kick |
11. | A．concluded | B．heard | C．suffered | D．learned |
12. | A．class | B．game | C．success | D．conflict |
13. | A．happy | B．excited | C．perfect | D．confident |
14. | A．good | B．crazy | C．hard | D．curious |
15. | A．refer to | B．care about | C．respond to | D．look into |
16. | A．expectations | B．questions | C．instructions | D．decisions |
17. | A．interesting | B．positive | C．discouraging | D．creative |
18. | A．impression | B．motivation | C．announcement | D．opportunity |
19. | A．enough | B．necessary | C．promising | D．difficult |
20. | A．attention | B．expectation | C．impact | D．note |
