完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought
41 . My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on
42_ ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their
43 into tears, I felt very frustrated (沮丧的).I realized I needed to
44 my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time 45 their rooms. On their desks, in plain
__46 , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was 47 to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.”
48 arriving back, the children were
__49 excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy _
__50 for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and
51 asking them to play a certain violin
52 . Each day, thank--you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas
53 .
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little
54 : “If you can finish your homework and
__55 your lessons before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in
56 of well done jobs the day
___57 .
58 I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its(贴条). The bathroom mirror became the
59 centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.
We all benefited from and
60 the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.
| 小题1: | | A．differently | B．gratefully | C．doubtfully | D．hopefully |
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| 小题2: | | A．side | B．deaf | C．neither | D．either |
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| 小题3: | | A．crying | B．breaking | C．bursting | D．bumping |
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| 小题4: | | A．adjust | B．adopt | C．access | D．addict |
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| 小题5: | | A．clearing | B．tidying | C．emptying | D．searching |
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| 小题6: | | A．distance | B．words | C．speech | D．sight |
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| 小题7: | | A．sent | B．read | C．delivered | D．addressed |
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| 小题9: | | A．more than | B．rather than | C．no more than | D．other than |
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| 小题10: | | A．asking | B．waiting | C．praying | D．expecting |
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| 小题11: | | A．politely | B．happily | C．gently | D．toughly |
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| 小题12: | | A．music | B．song | C．piece | D．tone |
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| 小题13: | | A．respectable | B．uninteresting | C．incredible | D．fresh |
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| 小题14: | | A．challenge | B．question | C．suggestion | D．advice |
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| 小题15: | | A．go with | B．look up | C．go over | D．look into |
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| 小题16: | | A．response | B．answer | C．praise | D．honor |
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| 小题17: | | A．ahead | B．before | C．over | D．ago |
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| 小题18: | | A．Actually | B．Even so | C．Even if | D．Though |
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| 小题19: | | A．life | B．main | C．memory | D．reminder |
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| 小题20: | | A．learned | B．appreciated | C．shared | D．thanked |
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