A few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I knew well, rushed up to me. She was full of __41__.

“Do you know __42__ you and I are?” she asked. __43__ I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at a government office. The woman __44__ desk asked her what her “occupation” was. Emily hesitated, __45__ how to answer it. “What I mean is,” explained the woman, “do you have a job, or are you just a ...?” “Of course I have a job,” answered Emily. “I’m a (an) __46__.” “We don’t __47__ ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘housewife’ covers it,” she said.

I forgot all about her story __48__ one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman.

“And what is your occupation?” she asked. What __49__ me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. “I’m ... a (an) ___50___ in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”

The clerk stopped, her ball-point pen ___51__ in mid-air. She looked up __52__ she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly.

“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your ___53__?” Coolly, I heard myself ___54__, “I have a continuing program of research in the

laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have __55__ credits (令人增光的人或事物) (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). The job is more challenging than most jobs and the __56__ are in satisfaction rather than just money.”

There was an increasing note of __57__ in the clerk’s voice as she __58__ in the form. As I drove into our driveway(私家车道), I was __59__ by my lab assistants — ages 13, 7, and 3. Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.

I felt successful. Motherhood...what a great __60__.

1. A. surprise          B. anxiety          C. anger            D. excitement

2. A. who               B. what             C. how          D. why

3. A. When              B. As               C. Before           D. Since

4. A. at                B. after                C. by           D. around

5.A. nervous            B. sure             C. anxious      D. uncertain

6.A. mother         B. worker               C. teacher      D. doctor

7. A. think             B. list             C. expect           D. give

8. A. since             B. unless               C. until            D. when

9.  A. got              B. caused               C. permit       D. made

10. A. researcher           B. manager          C. expert           D. scholar

11. A. dropped          B. floated              C. frozen           D. broke

12. A. so that          B. even though      C. as though        D. because of

13.A. family            B. subject              C. study            D. field

14. A. words                B. reply                C. shout            D. whisper

15. A. two              B. three                C. four         D. five

16. A. rewards          B. awards               C. profits          D. benefits

17. A. interest         B. respect              C. doubt            D fear

18.A. explained         B. passed               C. completed        D. filled

19.A. accepted          B. greeted          C. recognized       D. refused

20. A. person           B. award                C. career           D. business

A few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I knew well, rushed up to me. She was full of __41__.
“Do you know __42__ you and I are?” she asked. __43__ I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at a government office. The woman __44__ desk asked her what her “occupation” was. Emily hesitated, __45__ how to answer it. “What I mean is,” explained the woman, “do you have a job, or are you just a ...?”“Of course I have a job,” answered Emily. “I’m a (an) __46__.”“We don’t __47__ ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘housewife’ covers it,” she said.
I forgot all about her story __48__ one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman.
“And what is your occupation?” she asked. What __49__ me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. “I’m ... a (an) ___50___ in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk stopped, her ball-point pen ___51__ in mid-air. She looked up __52__ she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your ___53__?” Coolly, I heard myself ___54__, “I have a continuing program of research in the
laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have __55__ credits (令人增光的人或事物) (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). The job is more challenging than most jobs and the __56__ are in satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of __57__ in the clerk’s voice as she __58__ in the form. As I drove into our driveway(私家车道), I was __59__ by my lab assistants — ages 13, 7, and 3. Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.
I felt successful. Motherhood...what a great __60__.

原创（九）
宽容是人世间最好的良药。对于一些无可挽回的悲剧或过失，过多的指责没有任何意义，因为悲剧或过失是任何人都不希望发生的。这时惟有以一种宽容的心态来对待身边的人或事，看待得与失。
Human Relations
----- By Marion Williams
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and you can imagine how excited they were. Certainly the boy was   1  as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, the husband saw a medicine bottle   2  ．As he was late for work, he asked his wife to cap the bottle and ___3____. The mother, who was busy in the kitchen,   4   the matter. The boy playfully went to the medicine bottle, was    5    with its color,and drank it all. It   6   to be a poisonous medicine    7   adults in small dosages. When the child showed   signs of poisoning, the mother took him to the hospital,  8   he died. The mother was stunned（使昏迷）.She was too   9   to face her husband. When the  10   father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he   11   his wife and uttered just four words.
The husband just said “   12   ”
The husaband was indeed   13   in human relationships.The child was dead. He could   14   be brought back to life. There was no   15   in finding fault with the mother.   16  , if only he had taken time to keep the bottle in the cupboard or other place, this would not have happened. No one is   17   . She had also lost her only child .What she needed at that moment was consolation(安慰，慰藉) and   18  from the husband. That was what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective（观点）, there would be much fewer  problems in the world. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is   19    or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we   20  some warmth in human relationship .
1．A．treated             B．thought                 C．ignored                  D．abandoned
2．A．shut                 B．close                      C．bare                       D．open
3．A．put it aside        B．set it aside              C．put it away            D．leave it alone
4．A．completely forgetting                               B．wholly terrified
C．totally forgot                                      D．absolutely remembered
5．A．satisfied           B．fascinated             C．puzzled                  D．calmed
6．A．happened         B．seemed                   C．appeared               D．uttered
7．A．stood for          B．made for                C．meant for              D．called for
8．. A．when               B．then                       C．but                        D．where
9．A．ashamed           B．frightened             C．annoyed                 D．worried
10．A．awful              B．angry                     C．distraught             D．patient
11．A．looked at     B．stared at                C．glared at                D．amazed at
12．A．I hate you, now.                                 B．How do you do?
C．How did this happen?                        D．I love you, Darling.
13．A．a idiot            B．a genius                C．a success                D．a evil
14．A．never             B．seldom                   C．even                       D．once
15．A．wonder           B．point                     C．pleasure                 D．worry
16．A．Therefore        B．Otherwise              C．Besides                  D．However
17．A．to blame        B．to be blamed          C．to be accused         D．to be noticed
18．A．explanation      B．courage                  C．excuse                    D．sympathy
19．A．suitable          B．believeable             C．accessible               D．responsible
20．A．make out        B．look out                 C．stand out               D．miss out

原创（九）

宽容是人世间最好的良药。对于一些无可挽回的悲剧或过失，过多的指责没有任何意义，因为悲剧或过失是任何人都不希望发生的。这时惟有以一种宽容的心态来对待身边的人或事，看待得与失。

Human Relations

                     ----- By Marion Williams

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and you can imagine how excited they were. Certainly the boy was   1   as the apple of their eyes.

       One morning, the husband saw a medicine bottle   2   ．As he was late for work, he asked his wife to cap the bottle and ___3____. The mother, who was busy in the kitchen,   4    the matter. The boy playfully went to the medicine bottle, was    5    with its color,and drank it all. It   6    to be a poisonous medicine    7    adults in small dosages. When the child showed   signs of poisoning, the mother took him to the hospital,   8   he died. The mother was stunned（使昏迷）.She was too   9    to face her husband. When the   10   father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he   11    his wife and uttered just four words.

       The husband just said “   12    ”

       The husaband was indeed   13    in human relationships.The child was dead. He could   14   be brought back to life. There was no   15    in finding fault with the mother.   16   , if only he had taken time to keep the bottle in the cupboard or other place, this would not have happened. No one is   17   . She had also lost her only child .What she needed at that moment was consolation(安慰，慰藉) and   18   from the husband. That was what he gave her.

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective（观点）, there would be much fewer  problems in the world. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is    19    or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we   20   some warmth in human relationship .

1．A．treated              B．thought                 C．ignored                  D．abandoned

2．A．shut                  B．close                      C．bare                       D．open

3．A．put it aside        B．set it aside              C．put it away            D．leave it alone

4．A．completely forgetting                                B．wholly terrified

   C．totally forgot                                      D．absolutely remembered

5．A．satisfied            B．fascinated             C．puzzled                  D．calmed

6．A．happened          B．seemed                   C．appeared               D．uttered

7．A．stood for           B．made for                C．meant for              D．called for

8．. A．when               B．then                       C．but                        D．where

9．A．ashamed            B．frightened             C．annoyed                 D．worried

10．A．awful              B．angry                     C．distraught             D．patient

11．A．looked at     B．stared at                C．glared at                D．amazed at

12．A．I hate you, now.                                  B．How do you do?

    C．How did this happen?                        D．I love you, Darling.

13．A．a idiot             B．a genius               C．a success                D．a evil

14．A．never              B．seldom                   C．even                       D．once

15．A．wonder            B．point                     C．pleasure                 D．worry

16．A．Therefore        B．Otherwise              C．Besides                  D．However

17．A．to blame        B．to be blamed          C．to be accused         D．to be noticed

18．A．explanation      B．courage                  C．excuse                    D．sympathy

19．A．suitable           B．believeable             C．accessible               D．responsible

20．A．make out         B．look out                 C．stand out               D．miss out