MyhusbandandIinsistedthatourchildrenwereoldenoughtoc...

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    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. 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(貼條). 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.

41.  A. indifferently         B. gratefully            C. doubtfully              D. otherwise

42.  A. side            B. deaf                  C. neither               D. either

43.  A. crying           B. breaking              C. bursting              D. bumping

44.  A. adjust           B. adopt            C. access                D. addict

45.  A. clearing              B. tidying            C. emptying              D. searching

46.  A. distance          B. words            C. speech                D. sight

47.  A. sent            B. read             C. delivered             D. addressed

48.  A. As             B. At              C. In                    D. Upon

49.  A. more than        B. rather than          C. no more than        D. other than

50.  A. asking           B. waiting           C. praying         D. expecting

51.  A. politely            B. happily           C. gently            D. toughly

52.  A. music            B. song        C. piece           D. tone

53.  A. respectable       B. uninteresting     C. incredible       D. fresh

54.  A. challenge          B. question     C. suggestion           D. advice

55.  A. go with          B. look up         C. go over         D. look into

56.  A. response          B. answer             C. praise                D. honor

57.  A. ahead         B. before          C. over             D. ago

58.  A. Actually           B. Even so              C. Even if           D. Though

59.  A. life              B. main                 C. memory          D. reminder

60.  A. learned            B. appreciated         C. shared            D. thanked

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