A New Addition to the Family
For the initial ten years of his life, Victor was the prince of the household. As he was an only child, his parents petted him and showered all their love and attention on him. Whatever toys his parents bought, they were always meant for him. Whatever food was in the refrigerator, there was no one to compete with him to polish it off first. Victor could leave his toys or books around the house with complete ease of mind, knowing that there was no one who would get their hands on his belongings and cause any damage.
However, all that was to change overnight when Victor’s parents brought back his new baby sister, Lina, from the hospital. With her rosy cheeks, wide open eyes and angelic smile, Lina caught the hearts of her parents, grandparents and relatives. Everyone focused their attention on the cute bunch of joy. Whenever she cried, her mother or father would rush to her bed. She simply cried because she wanted to be carried. There was little time left for Victor.
Now that Victor’s mother had his baby sister to take care of, she expected Victor himself to do most of the chores he can do. Victor was asked to clean his own room, iron his own school uniform and clean his own shoes. Before Lina’s arrival, he had never lifted a finger to help out with these tasks. The whole family also went out less because it was unhealthy to expose Lina to the bacteria(细菌) being in the outside world too often.
Victor felt neglected by his parents. He felt that they loved Lina more than him. As a result, he tried to attract his parents’ attention by becoming resistant. One evening, Victor’s parents were called up by his teacher because Victor had got into a fight at school. His teacher had noticed Victor’s behaviour and work attitude changing downwards in the past two months. Before that, he had been a model student.
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Upon hearing the teacher’s feedback, Victor’s parents got lost in thought.
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . Nowadays, family life has become even more challenging than before. Then, how can we create a happier family life? Let’s see some advice.
Enjoy togetherness. When children are babies, parents are advised to spend one-on-one time with their babies.
Plan fun activities as a family. This can be something that you do once or twice a month, or even once a week. This can be something as easy as going to the beach, a park, or going on a trip to visit relatives.
A.Talk more as a family. |
B.Let family members talk about activities. |
C.But, as children get older, the one-on-one time is reduced. |
D.Parents need to help their children manage their daily stress. |
E.Make quality conversation with your family members, instead. |
F.You can also try simpler ones such as camping overnight in your backyard. |
G.Regular communication like this can help you build stronger family relationships. |
3 . Family meals are important and connect family members.
Studies have shown family mealtime increases positive social skills, school engagement and decreases the frequency of negative behaviors.
Healthy eating should be a family affair, and some recommended diets will help you reach that goal by highlighting eating plans that are safe, flexible and nutritious for everyone at the table. In addition, the foods in the diets can be purchased fresh, canned or frozen.
A.They prefer junk food like hamburgers, fried chicken. |
B.A team of health experts think family meals are difficult. |
C.They can get people to relax and make their relationship closer. |
D.It also offers an opportunity to set healthy eating habits for kids. |
E.Thus, It is convenient and easy for families to have family meals. |
F.We also considered how adaptable this diet would be for a whole family. |
G.We should have a balanced diet and pay attention to what we have every day. |
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2. 帮忙内容;
3. 表达期待。
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Helping My Parents with Lunar New Year's Eve Dinner
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Have you ever felt the need to grab a pen and start writing your thoughts on a piece of paper? Tom had always been a lover of stories, and of words that come together to create vivid imagery (意象). He would spend hours writing down his thoughts and ideas, crafting worlds and people with his pen and paper.
But when it came to his parents, they didn’t believe how much he enjoyed writing. In fact, they discouraged him, telling him that he should focus on more practical career fields like becoming a lawyer.
The annual writing competition arrived once again, which was a time to show creative writing as well as the vivid imagination of students. Although Tom had a burning passion for writing, he had always hesitated to enter the race. He was worried that his parents would disapprove of him spending so much time writing, leading him to miss the competition in previous years. But this time, he decided to take a chance and see if he could win this race. Perhaps if his parents saw how talented he truly was, they would come to support him.
Days passed as he carefully prepared his writing, pouring his heart and soul into every word. When he finished, he read it over and felt proud of what he had written. He prepared to hand in his writing, but his parents still believed he was wasting time. He still decided to submit his entry anyway.
Weeks went by before the contest’s results were announced. Tom waited anxiously, wondering if his writing was good enough to win a prize. He checked out his mailbox every day after school.
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Finally, the day arrived and the winners were announced.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________My dad doesn’t write me letters. And he doesn’t always remember my birthday or wedding anniversary -- or even how old I am sometimes.
But I only need to look around me to be reminded of his love. He restored a 100-year-old rocking chair after I told him how much I wanted one. When I moved into my first apartment, he spent his weekends in a small space replacing pipes. And when I lost a blue stone from a favorite necklace, he worked his magic with common stuff
The four greatest words I know are “Dad will build it”.
I could never forget when I was seven, one day we walked by a toy store window. There in the corner was the most unusual doll house had ever seen. It was shaped like an upturned log. Little oval windows were cut into it decorated with white curtains and framed by tiny balconies.
“Oh, Daddy,” I said, “isn’t it beautiful? Do you think Santa Clause will bring it to me?”
Dad looked at the $100 price tag -- too high a figure in those days. “I think even Santa couldn't afford this house,” he joked, hiking up his belt, as he often does when he’s nervous. “Maybe one day, sweetheart, ”Dad probably hoped I’d forget about the doll house, but I kept talking about it.
On Christmas morning, I awoke early and raced downstairs. In the faint light, I made out some wrapped boxes under the tree-- but none large enough to contain my doll house.
Dad could see my disappointment.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Four months later, a beautiful doll house was in front of me.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Last week, I was creating a picture book for my dad as his birthday gift. It was about our family’s grocery store (杂货店). There were lots of fruits in the store, so my pictures centered on apples, pears, grapes and any other fruit one could think of. I worked forever making each picture as perfect as possible. Every time I messed up, I started all over again, so the floor under the kitchen table was covered with half-finished drawings.
“Dad’s going to love this,” my mom said as she looked over my shoulder, “but it’s housework time now.” I was responsible for folding the clothes, and my little brother Ben, sweeping the floor. “And Amy, please remove the paper from the floor to the recycling bin in the yard when you finish your project,” my mom added.
I finished folding the clothes as fast as possible. Just as I was about to get back to the picture book, my friend Marry showed up.
“Hi, Amy! Want to go and play in the park?” she asked.
“I definitely would, but brrr…It’s freezing cold outside!”
“Exactly!” she said. “It’s the perfect weather for not getting overheated.”
That’s a cool thing about Marry. She has this way of looking on the bright side of pretty much anything.
So, we headed to the park. But as soon as we arrived there, the sky was filled with giant gray clouds and rain started pouring down. We had to go back, dripping wet.
Ben was taking out rubbish to the recycling bin when we stepped into the yard. And that’s when my heart pretty much stopped. Right there in the yard, in front of the recycling bin, was a box full of wet paper. And not just any piece of paper. That was my picture book.
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“Whoa! Wait! What?” I ran to rescue my birthday book drawings.
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At that time, Marry came up to me and gave me a comforting pat on the shoulder.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8 . When I was a boy growing up, we had a potato garden half the size of a football field. I remember planting it was a family
In fall, when we were digging out the potatoes, I would be
With so many potatoes to cook, Mom and Nana had to be
Years later, my daughter tried to recreate Nana’s chicken and potatoes just this last Sunday evening. When it was cooking, the smells were
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A.give away | B.break up | C.watch over | D.show off |
A.skilfully | B.formally | C.impatiently | D.curiously |
A.choice | B.excuse | C.dream | D.turn |
A.move | B.grow | C.continue | D.compete |
A.confident | B.amazed | C.awkward | D.stressed |
A.improve | B.encourage | C.comfort | D.feed |
A.creative | B.patient | C.careful | D.anxious |
A.change | B.hide | C.make | D.taste |
A.slowly | B.obviously | C.actually | D.carelessly |
A.compared | B.connected | C.challenged | D.mixed |
A.strange | B.attractive | C.suitable | D.terrible |
A.memories | B.promises | C.habits | D.games |
A.quick | B.unclear | C.new | D.unreal |
A.cake | B.breakfast | C.lunch | D.dinner |
1. What is Peter?
A.A pupil. | B.A teacher. | C.An accountant. |
A.Sleeping pills. | B.Counting sheep. | C.Lying in bed early. |
A.Stay up. | B.Play computer games. | C.Go to bed. |
10 . The other day a big, ugly, black bat found its way to my bathroom. I am what is known as “the man of the house”, so it was my
Being a man does not
As I came towards the frightening bat, I
My wife was
A.action | B.job | C.character | D.decision |
A.awful | B.lovely | C.magical | D.intelligent |
A.determine | B.prove | C.explain | D.change |
A.afraid | B.fond | C.tired | D.ashamed |
A.interested | B.trapped | C.involved | D.absorbed |
A.admit | B.expect | C.pretend | D.confirm |
A.difficult | B.accessible | C.small | D.visible |
A.forbids | B.thinks | C.predicts | D.refuses |
A.anxiety | B.promise | C.freedom | D.talent |
A.concluded | B.revealed | C.doubted | D.wondered |
A.eagerly | B.accidentally | C.slowly | D.violently |
A.car | B.engine | C.door | D.window |
A.pleased | B.shocked | C.embarrassed | D.amused |
A.friend | B.master | C.champion | D.hero |
A.escaped | B.stopped | C.continued | D.forgot |