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　　I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.

　　When I walked into the living room my 12 year-old son looked 1 at me and said,“I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. 2 several seconds all I could do was stand there and 3 down at him. My first thought was he must need 4 with his homework or he was trying to 5 me for some news.

　　Finally I asked,“What was that all about?”

　　“Nothing.”He said,“My teacher said we should 6 our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an 7 .”

　　The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this“experiment”and how the other parents had 8 .

　　“Basically, most of the fathers had the 9 reaction as you did.”The teacher said,“When I first 10 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”“The 11 is,”the teacher explained,“feeling loved is an important part of 12 . It’s something all human beings 13 . What I am trying to tell the children is that it’s too 14 we all don’t express those feelings. A boy should be 15 to tell his dad that he loves him.”

　　The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how 16 it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us.

　　When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for an extra second. And just 17 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice,“Hey, I love you, too.”

　　I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, 18 it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children says,“I love you.”It would not take me a whole 19 to think of the right 20 .

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I lived in America with my teenage son Karl. After his father died, Karl became very shy, quite and only concerned about his own thoughts. As a 1 parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he　 2 . When his report card arrived during his third year , it said that he had been 3 　95 times from classes and had six　 4 　grades for the year. At this rate he would never 5 . I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. 6 worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down 7 my knees and pleaded for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to　 8　 ."

One day, I was at work when I got a (an)　 9 . A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absence ." 　10 he could say another word, I was very upset and all my 11 and sadness over Karl came　 12 into the ears of this stranger. " I do　 13 my son but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my 14 　. "For a moment there was (a) 15 on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up.

Karl's next report card showed an obvious 16 in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his 17 year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his 18 　were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, 19 　that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's 20 I knew I had to make you proud. ”

1. A. happy　　 B. single　　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. young

2. A. moved away　　　 B. took away　 C. pulled away　　 D. died away

3. A. present　　 B. lost　　　　　 C. late　　　　　 D. absent

4. A. falling　 B. improved　　　　 C. worst　　　　　　　 D. better

5. A. accomplish　 B. graduate　　　 C. compete　　　　　　　　　 D. achieve

6. A. Something　 B. Nothing　　　　 C. Anything　　　　　　　　 D. Everything

7. A. to　　　　　　 B. with　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. below

8. A. him　　　 B. me　　　　　　　 C. you　　　　　 D. them

9. A. message　　 B. phone call　　 C. email　　　 D. letter

10. A. Before　 B. When　　　　　 C. After　　　　　 D. As

11. A. joy　 B. disappointment　　　　 C. hatred　　　　 D. emotions

12. A. pouring out　 B. flooding back　　 C. crowding out　 D. squeezing out

13. A. hate　　　 B. upset　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　 D. disappoint

14. A. reach　　　 B. mind　　　　　 C. hand　 　　　　　 D. luck

15. A. silence　　 B. laughter　　　　 C. cry　　　　　　　 D. sigh

16. A. improvement B. backwardness　 C. preference　　　　　　　 D. strength

17. A. third　　 B. second　　　　 C. fourth　　　　　　　　　　 D. first

18. A. classmates　 B. teachers　　　　 C. friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. directors

19. A. recall　　　　 B. memorize　　　 C. know　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remember

20. A. how　　 B. what　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

I lived in America with my teenage son Karl. After his father died, Karl became very shy, quite and only concerned about his own thoughts. As a 1 parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he　 2 . When his report card arrived during his third year , it said that he had been 3 　95 times from classes and had six　 4 　grades for the year. At this rate he would never 5 . I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. 6 worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down 7 my knees and pleaded for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to　 8　 ."

One day, I was at work when I got a (an)　 9 . A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absence ." 　10 he could say another word, I was very upset and all my 11 and sadness over Karl came 12 into the ears of this stranger. " I do　 13 my son but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my 14 　. "For a moment there was (a) 15 on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up.

Karl's next report card showed an obvious 16 in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his 17 year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his 18 　were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, 19 　that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's 20 I knew I had to make you proud. ”

1. A. happy　　 B. single　　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. young

2. A. moved away　　　 B. took away　 C. pulled away　　 D. died away

3. A. present　　 B. lost　　　　　 C. late　　　　　 D. absent

4. A. falling　 B. improved　　　　 C. worst　　　　　　　 D. better

5. A. accomplish　 B. graduate　　　 C. compete　　　　　　　　　 D. achieve

6. A. Something　 B. Nothing　　　　 C. Anything　　　　　　　　 D. Everything

7. A. to　　　　　　 B. with　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. below

8. A. him　　　 B. me　　　　　　　 C. you　　　　　 D. them

9. A. message　　 B. phone call　　 C. email　　　 D. letter

10. A. Before　 B. When　　　　　 C. After　　　　　 D. As

11. A. joy　 B. disappointment　　　　 C. hatred　　　　 D. emotions

12. A. pouring out　 B. flooding back　　 C. crowding out　 D. squeezing out

13. A. hate　　　 B. upset　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　 D. disappoint

14. A. reach　　　 B. mind　　　　　 C. hand　 　　　　　　D. luck

15. A. silence　　 B. laughter　　　　 C. cry　　　　　　　 D. sigh

16. A. improvement B. backwardness　 C. preference　　　　　　　 D. strength

17. A. third　　 B. second　　　　 C. fourth　　　　　　　　　　 D. first

18. A. classmates　 B. teachers　　　　 C. friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. directors

19. A. recall　　　　 B. memorize　　　 C. know　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remember

20. A. how　　 B. what　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

I lived in America with my teenage son Karl. After his father died, Karl became very shy, quite and only concerned about his own thoughts. As a 26 　parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he 　27 . When his report card arrived during his third year , it said that he had been 　28 95 times from classes and had six 　29 grades for the year. At this rate he would never 30 . I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. 31　 worked.

　 One night I felt so powerless that I got down 32 my knees and pleaded for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to 33 　."

One day, I was at work when I got a (an) 　34 . A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absence ." 　35 he could say another word, I was very upset and all my 36 and sadness over Karl came 　37 into the ears of this stranger. " I do 　 38 my son but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my 39 . "For a moment there was (a) 40 on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up.

　 Karl's next report card showed an obvious 　41 in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his 42 year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his 43 were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, 44 that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's 45 I knew I had to make you proud. ”

26. A. happy 　　　　　　　 B. single　　　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　　　　　 D. young

27. A. moved away 　　 B. took away 　　　　　　　 C. pulled away　　　　　　 D. died away

28. A. present 　　　　　　 B. lost 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. late 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. absent

29. A. falling　　　　　　　　 B. improved　　　　　　　　 C. worst 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. better

30. A. accomplish 　　　 B. graduate　　　　　　　　　 C. compete　　　　　　　　　 D. achieve

31. A. Something　　　　　 B. Nothing　　　　　　　　　 C. Anything　　　　　　　　 D. Everything

32. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. below

33. A. him　　　　　　　　　 B. me 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. you　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. them

34. A. message　　　　　　 B. phone call　　　　　　　　 C. email　　　　　　　　　　　 D. letter

35. A. Before 　　　　　　　 B. When 　　　　　　　　　　 C. After　　　　　　　　　　　 D. As

36. A. joy 　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointment　　　　 C. hatred　　　　　　　　　　 D. emotions

37. A. pouring out 　　　 B. flooding back　　　　　 C. crowding out　　　　　 D. squeezing out

38. A. hate 　　　　　　　　 B. upset 　　　　　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disappoint

39. A. reach　　　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hand　　　　　　　　　　　 D. luck

40. A. silence　　　　　　　 B. laughter　　　　　　　　　 C. cry　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sigh

41. A. improvement 　　 B. backwardness　　　　　 C. preference　　　　　　　 D. strength

42. A. third 　　　　　　　　 B. second　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fourth　　　　　　　　　　 D. first

43. A. classmates　　　　 B. teachers 　　　　　　　　 C. friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. directors

44. A. recall　　　　　　　　 B. memorize　　　　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remember

45. A. how　　　　　　　　　 B. what 　　　　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

I am a single mom and have a child. Knowing that I could not 　41　 to get him anything at all for his birthday, I felt broken-hearted. 42　 I decided to post a(n) 43　 on “Wish Upon A Hero” website for people to 　44　 my son birthday cards. I knew he loved to 　45　 the mailbox and always asked if there was anything for him. I 　46　 that if he could get a few cards, it would make him smile and maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't be so 　47　 that I wasn't able to get him anything.

The cards just started 　48　 in and my little sweetie was 　49 excited! Every day more and more cards came and this went 50　 for about three weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle in his eyes brought me to 　51　 .

At the end of November, he started thinking about Christmas and he 　52　 knew that there would not be much under the tree for him due to my 　53　 ，but it didn't seem to 　54　 to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children 　55　 . He decided that what he wanted to do was earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from 　56　 families. My son went out daily to make money. Not only did he make the money to buy the cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops (棒棒糖) to put in the 　57　 . He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this 　58　 him the same smile and sparkle in his eyes as the birthday cards that he had received did. I was and am so 　59　 of him.

My son and “Wish Upon A Hero” have given me renewed 　60　 that there are still people in this world that care about others.

41. A. agree	B. pretend	C. expect	D. afford
42. A. Instead	B. However	C. So	D. Besides
43. A. picture	B. job	C. wish	D. advertisemen
44. A. show	B. sell	C. design	D. send
45. A. check	B. produce	C. address	D. receive
46. A. explained	B. thought	C. regretted	D. promised
47. A. angry	B. curious	C. upset	D. strange
48. A. breaking	B. happening	C. pouring	D. improving
49. A. absolutely	B. eventually	C. generously	D. attentively
50. A. away	B. off	C. up	D. on
51. A. surprise	B. difficulty	C. respect	D. tears
52. A. already	B. still	C. even	D. never
53. A. support	B. strengths	C. finances	D. instructions
54. A. matter	B. object	C. belong	D. refer
55. A. understand	B. change	C. continue	D. smile
56. A. ordinary	B. poor	C. familiar	D. distant
57. A. mailbox	B. house	C. cards	D. stamps
58. A. saved	B. brought	C. owed	D. taught
59. A. proud	B. careful	C. aware	D. full
60. A. excuse	B. suggestion	C. doubt	D. hope