完形填空，阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

　　My stutter(口吃)had always been much of a problem．I'd had so many specialists for my 　　1　　 over the years．As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful(痛苦的)being a kid who stutters had been．It 　　2　　 hurt．

　　“Hello! I'm Mrs．Claussen．I hear you're from Texas! "

　　“Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet．I really blew that

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　　“Well, " she said with a 　　4　　 Smile．161've always liked Texas．"

　　She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who

　　told me to clap my hands while speaking．She was 　　5　　．She spent the first several weeks just talking to me-asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings．And she 　　6　　．She then began to teach me about the speech．Not just about my speech, but about everybody's．

　　I 　　7　　 in my old school and was a pretty good tenor(男高音), but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up．It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well-and I could do it

　　　　8　　 stuttering．Somehow Mrs．Claussen finally got me in the group．I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student．

　　During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better-except with her．When I was in college, things got worse．I once even wondered if I would ever be able to 　　9　　 ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone．When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs．Claussen had told me whether I could 　　10　　 my speech was all up to me．She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech．She was right about that．I finally improved my speech greatly．

　　Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much 　　11　　 0n her other students as she had on me．I like to think that she did．Her name was Mrs．Claussen．．．and she 　　12　　．I'II never forget her．

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　　I can't believe the homework my seven-year-old son brings home!I have to sit with him every afternoon in order to see all the homework 1 ndline.There is so much work and he is very 2 　 after School.I have to give him a little time-out,so he can swim 3 　 get relaxed in front of the TV.Then we continued and it 4 　 a few hours at least to finish all the homework.I don't remember having so much work when I was at this 5 　 and I don't remember it being so hard!

　　It seems to me as if I am paying the school and they are sending my child 6 　 with so much work for me to 7 　 him do!Why don't they do all this work at school? I think these 8 　 are doing the students great harm(伤害)!They shouldn't be 9 　 to give the kids so much work to do on their 10 ndline.

　　Then the sport is pushed again and again!I have always been a 11 　 of sports,but I can see that my son is not as interested as I 12 　 to be.I can see that he would rather read or do something 13 　 like drama or art.I would love him to be a sportsman.but if that isn't 14 　 he wants,then I would rather he

was happy. Kids should 15 　 their own interests and not be made to do what other people want them to do!

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阅读理解，阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

　　Assertiveness is the ability to confidently express your opinions, feelings, attitudes, and rights, in a way that doesn't infringe(侵犯)the rights of others．

　　Many of us are taught that it is not nice to consider our own needs above those of others．If someone says or does something that we don't like, we should just be quiet and try to stay away from that person in the future．

　　Why is Assertiveness important?

　　If you don't know how to be assertive, you might experience：

　　·Depression-Anger, a sense of being helpless, hopeless, or of having no control over your life．

　　·Resentment-Anger at others for taking advantage of you．

　　·Frustration-Why did I allow that to happen?

　　Most people find it easier to be assertive in some situations than in others．This makes perfect sense．It's a lot easier to hold your ground with a stranger than with someone you love．But the more important the relationship is to you, the more important it is to be assertive．Assertive behavior leads to increased respect from others!

　　But before you decide to act assertively, you have to decide if you can live with the results．Although assertive behavior usually will result in a positive response(积极的回应)，some people might react differently．

　　How to be effectively(有效地)assertive：

　　·Use "I" statements．Keep the focus on the problem you're having．"I'd like to be able to tell my stories without interruption．" instead of "You're always interrupting my stories! "

　　·Use facts, not opinions．"Did you know that shirt has a hole? " instead of "You're not going out looking like THAT, are you? "

　　·Express ownership of your thoughts, feelings, and opinions．"I get angry when he breaks his promises．" instead of "He makes me angry．"

　　·Make clear and direct requirements．Don't invite the person to say no．"Will you please? " instead of 'Would you mind…? " or "Why don't you…? "

　　·Keep repeating your point．Use a low level and pleasant voice．Don't try to explain yourself．

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