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阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空, 并将答案填写在答案卡上。 A. I know a man called John S...
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阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空, 并将答案填写在答案卡上。
A.
I know a man called John Smith who is a very unusual millionaire. ___1.___makes him unusual is that he has no money. He says the average millionaire never uses money and always gets other people to pay for taxis or drinks. This is because he is __2.____used to thinking in millions that small amounts of money are not worth thinking about. But this does not mean he has no worries. On the contrary , the average millionaire worries constantly about his business. His great wealth also makes __3.___ difficult for him to be happy and comfortable with other people. Are they friendly because they like him? __4.____ do they pretend to like him because they want his money? John Smith says he feels very sorry for millionaires, __5.__, instead of being masters of their wealth, are slaves of their money . In one way, ___6.__, John Smith always behaves exactly like a millionaire. I mean he never has any money and __7.___(general) manages to persuade someone else to pay for his drinks. But ___8.___other very rich men, he gives back good value for money. He is full of jokes and fun.An evening ___9.____(spend) with him is not cheap, because he is unusually very thirsty,but he always makes people happy. He does not give much thought for tomorrow. He is the happiest man I have ever met. Whenever I meet him, he tells me,” In money I am not rich ,but in peace of mind I am a millionaire,” And then the world’s richest, 10.__(penny) man usually adds, with a smile,” Do you have time for another drink? “ How can I refuse?”
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It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework, 11.with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.
If you give your children the 12.(impress) that they can never do anything quite right, then they will consider 13.to be unfit or unable persons. 14.children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.
My daughter Carla’s fifth grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received ___15._( little) than a perfect test score, she would point __16.___ what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.
You can see the same technique when you evaluate your child’s work at home. Don’t always scold and give lots of praise 17.. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn’t done. If your child completes __18.___ difficult task, reward him 19.a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad. Learning is a process of trying and failing and trying and 20.(success)in the end. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.
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