Question

My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought1. My complaints, even self-justified(自有道理)2, were always landing on3ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their4into tears. I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to5my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time tidying their rooms. On their desks, in plain6, I left the cards: “Dear Bill(the other card was7to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.”8arriving back, the children were9excited 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 Fairy10for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and11asking them to play a certain violin12. Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas13.
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little14: “If you can finish your homework and go over 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 in15of well-done jobs the day16.
17I 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 the18centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be19.
We all benefited from and20the 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.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      differently
   2. B.
      not
   3. C.
      negative
   4. D.
      same
2. 2.
   1. A.
      crying
   2. B.
      shouting
   3. C.
      persuading
   4. D.
      beating
3. 3.
   1. A.
      side
   2. B.
      deaf
   3. C.
      neither
   4. D.
      either
4. 4.
   1. A.
      crying
   2. B.
      bringing
   3. C.
      bursting
   4. D.
      dropping
5. 5.
   1. A.
      adjust
   2. B.
      adopt
   3. C.
      access
   4. D.
      addict
6. 6.
   1. A.
      sentence
   2. B.
      words
   3. C.
      speech
   4. D.
      sight
7. 7.
   1. A.
      sent
   2. B.
      read
   3. C.
      delivered
   4. D.
      addressed
8. 8.
   1. A.
      As
   2. B.
      At
   3. C.
      In
   4. D.
      Upon
9. 9.
   1. A.
      more than
   2. B.
      rather than
   3. C.
      no more than
   4. D.
      other than
10. 10.
    1. A.
       asking
    2. B.
       waiting
    3. C.
       praying
    4. D.
       expecting
11. 11.
    1. A.
       politely
    2. B.
       friendly
    3. C.
       gently
    4. D.
       toughly
12. 12.
    1. A.
       music
    2. B.
       song
    3. C.
       piece
    4. D.
       tone
13. 13.
    1. A.
       respectable
    2. B.
       uninteresting
    3. C.
       incredible
    4. D.
       fresh
14. 14.
    1. A.
       challenge
    2. B.
       question
    3. C.
       suggestion
    4. D.
       advice
15. 15.
    1. A.
       response
    2. B.
       answer
    3. C.
       praise
    4. D.
       honor
16. 16.
    1. A.
       ahead
    2. B.
       before
    3. C.
       over
    4. D.
       ago
17. 17.
    1. A.
       Actually
    2. B.
       Even so
    3. C.
       Even if
    4. D.
       Though
18. 18.
    1. A.
       life
    2. B.
       main
    3. C.
       memory
    4. D.
       reminder
19. 19.
    1. A.
       sent
    2. B.
       struck
    3. C.
       posted
    4. D.
       hanged
20. 20.
    1. A.
       learned
    2. B.
       appreciated
    3. C.
       shared
    4. D.
       thanked

Answer 1

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聰明的媽媽換了一種與孩子的交流方法，取得了意想不到的效果！
1.副詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文的意思可知孩子的想法和我們的不一樣。認(rèn)為他們不會自己整理。
2.上下文串聯(lián)。這里的shouting是指我讓孩子做家務(wù)的叫聲與上文的complaints相一致，我的抱怨和喊叫孩子們根本不理會，最后只會讓孩子們流淚。
3.形容詞辨析。根據(jù)句意可知孩子們對我的抱怨根本不理睬，充耳不聞。
4.固定結(jié)構(gòu)。Burst into tears流淚。
5.固定詞組。Adjust…調(diào)整…是指我得調(diào)整我做媽媽的方法了。
6.名詞辨析。A句子；B話；C發(fā)言；D視力，風(fēng)景；結(jié)合句意可知我在卡片上留下了話。
7.動詞辨析。address給...)寫(信),這里是指我另外一封信寫給了Sarah。
8.介詞辨析。Upon…一…就…;根據(jù)句意可知D正確。孩子們一回家就非常興奮。
9.固定用法。More than+形容詞 非�！�句意同上。
10.固定搭配。Wait for…等待…
11.副詞辨析。A禮貌地；B友好地；C溫和地；D粗暴地；C項與我以前的方法形成對比。
12.名詞辨析。這里的piece指(藝術(shù))作品;曲,篇[C]
13.形容詞辨析。A尊重的；B無聊的；C難以相信的；D新鮮的。這里是指每天都有新鮮的想法。
14.上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文可知都是一些有難度的工作。那么應(yīng)該是challenge指有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作。
15.固定詞組。In praise of表揚…
16.固定詞組.the day before前天。
17.副詞辨析。根據(jù)句意可知;實際上我也記不得…
18.上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指浴室的玻璃上成了貼紙條的提醒墻。下文40空后面也有這個詞。
19.動詞辨析。這里是指各種各樣的內(nèi)容都可以貼上去。
20.動詞辨析。Appreciate是指喜歡。