1 . 运用表格中的必备单词/高级词块，把下面的语篇补充完整。

pulled them into his arms，   rubbing his hands together fiercely，   stroked their heads gently，   grabbed， put，   removed，   poured，   lifted/held a finger to their lips，   gathered her kids into her arms

As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father appeared. He approached them and     1     (把他们拉进怀里). “What’s up?” father gently inquired. Jeff stammered out their failed plan,     2     (使劲搓着双手). Hearing their plan, he     3     (温柔地抚摸着他们的头), comforting “I will do you a favor”. He     4     (抓起) the handle of the pan and     5     (放) a bar of butter to melt . Then he swiftly    6     (移除) the burnt porridge away, and    7     (倒掉) another cup of rice, starting to cook it all over again. Soon came the delicious smell of French toast and chicken porridge. Before the twins carried the breakfast upstairs and woke their mother up, they     8     (伸出一根手指按在嘴上) to ask their father to keep secret. Staring at the carefully prepared food, mother    9     (把孩子抱在怀里),tears running down her face.

2 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than our need.

A. flexible B. function C. self-image D. fairly E. initiative   F. valued G. capable H. pattern   I.short-lived J. accomplished   K. remarkably

Family problems come in all shapes and sizes; some are     1     and easily managed, while others are more chronic and difficult to handle. Stress points include events such as illness and injury, changing jobs, changing schools, moving and financial difficulties. Each family develops its own ways of coping with these stresses, some of which work better than others. Unsuccessful coping can be recognized by a number of characteristics, including the following:

This usually occurs because family members avoid discussing problems or even avoid admitting that problems exist. Some families just have not learned the skills of negotiating or, for some other reason, cannot let go of bad or hurt feelings. Children are likely to     2     their behaviour after their parents’ behaviour and may learn to refuse to talk about feelings and problems.

Families often have not decided how family responsibilities will be divided among family members. When that happens, family life can become chaotic, and many things do not get     3    . At the other extreme, some families are not     4     at all, and family members do not help one another out or     5     reassign responsibilities as family circumstances change.

Families are, especially for children, the most important source of emotional support. During the middle years, children find it hard to obtain this emotional support outside the family. Children do not perform or develop well without this support.

Families     6     best when the individuality of each family member is acknowledged and appreciated. At the least, even if someone else’s personal traits or characteristics are not highly     7    , each family member needs to tolerate these traits and respect that individual. Otherwise children are likely to have a difficult time developing a healthy     8    , and they will have low self-esteem(自尊) and poor social skills.

Children need to succeed in order to feel     9     of successfully managing life’s stresses and challenges. If they are taught or encouraged to rely on others (within the family or outside it) to solve their problems, they will have low self-esteem and lack     10     and will have trouble succeeding in the world.