1. We should take a p_______  examination every year. It’s good for our health.

2. He was much a_______ by the sad news.

3. He a _______ some words to explain his idea.

4. I find it f_______ that I can’t speak other languages.

5. I didn’t r_______ I had made a mistake until he told me.

One day I was watching a movie at home . Tears 　31 from my eyes as I saw a touching scene. My three-year-old son came to me and asked me 　32 I was crying for. I kept silent as I couldn’t explain 　33 him it was just an emotional thing. To my 34 , he touched my face with his little hand and said, “Dear Mom, stop crying! You see, everything will be fine. You are my good 　35　 .So just get up and let’s get ready for school.” On hearing him say this to me, I couldn’t help laughing. It was so 　36 for a child to say so. Later I realized that he had repeated(重复) almost all 37 I had told him while he was crying one morning.

　　 The first time a child begins to speak, he tries to 　38 what his parents have been telling

him for a long time. Usually parents start with the words “Mama” , “Papa” and so on. But as the child 　39 learning and possibly starts speaking on his own without being taught, we as parents always forget he’s still being tutored (教导)by us. The only difference is that we’re now doing it in a more active way than before. We 　40 use words which we don’t want our child to say, and when he says those words , we 　41 where he has learned them. Even then, some of us don’t realize the child has learned the words from us only. Instead we start to put the blame(指责)on his friends , or 　42 who has talked to him when we’re not present.

　　 So if you want your child to have perfect behavior, you’ll have to 43 a good example to him. And if you can’t do that, you have no 　44 to expect your child to have such a thing. After all, the parents’ words and behavior have a great 　45 over their child.

31. A. dropped　　　　　 B. flew　　　　　 C. came　　　　 D. ran

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

33. A. for 　　　　　　　B. to　　　　　　 C. with　　　　 D. on

34. A. joy　　　　　　　 B. anger　　　　　 C. surprise　　　 D. disappointment

35. A. girl　　　　　　　 B. mother　　　　 C. friend　　　　 D. student

36. A. strange　　　　　　 B. surprised　 　　C. funny　　　　 D. common

37. A. what　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. who

38. A .remember　　　　　 B. copy　　　　　 C. pronounce　　 D. speak

39. A. considers　　　　　 B. finishes　　　　 C. practices　　 D. continues

40. A. never　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　 C. always　　　 D. seldom

41. A. guess　　　　　　 B. think　　　　　 C. wonder　　　 D. imagine

42. A. somebody　　　　 B. anybody　　　　 C. everybody　　 D. nobody

43. A. build　　　　　　 B. make　　 　　　 C. set　　　　　 D. give

44. A. way　　　　　　　 B. need　　　　　 C. chance　　　　 D. right

45. A. influence　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　 C. interest　　　 D. imagination

If you are one of those who want to know how to increase your vocabulary, there are some ways you may find useful. In fact, it is not that difficult to learn new words, but to remember them for a lifetime seems not to be so easy.
To make it easier, you can try word associations（联想）. Try to find a connection between a new word and things or people you know. For example, if your neighbour is an unselfish person who cares about the needs of other people, think about this person every time you see the word, and very soon you'll start actively using it.
Try to use the words you learn as often as possible. Perhaps you are not sure which situations they should be used in, or whether you pronounce（发音） them correctly, but practice is the best way to understand that. It is not enough to find out the meaning of a word. You should hammer (敲打) it into your mind by using it in actual conversations in everyday life.
Also, it may be helpful to know the meaning of the word roots, prefixes (前缀) and suffixes （后缀）， especially if they have a Greek or Latin origin（起源）． Even if you meet a long unfamiliar word, it will be easy to know its meaning if you know the general meaning of its parts.  For example, if you see the word "philanthropy", it won't be difficult to surmise what it means if you know that "anthropo" means "human" and "philo" means "loving". Not only can ancient Greek and Latin be helpful, but a number of modern languages as well. So, if you speak French,  Italian, Spanish or Portuguese, guess the meaning of an unfamiliar English word if it sounds like  a word from another language you know.
【小题1】 Which of the following old sayings can show the main idea of Paragraph 3?