Manypeoplethinkthatbabysittingisoneofthe

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Many people think that babysitting is one of the__21___jobs for young people. They imagine a teenager putting a few well-behaved children to bed and then continuing to watch television until the parents return home to hand over some money. Well, I can tell you how__22___that thought is.

I now work all__23___on Wednesdays for a Ukrainian family with three young boys. In the early morning, I go there to __24___the older two while their mother does her jobs or takes care of her six-month-old baby. However, I am also there to__25___their English by teaching them songs and games in my native language.

Now, four months later, I get home at the end of the day__26___exhausted！Babysitting is not a job for the___27__or the weak. I expected__28___children who would behave well and listen to me all the time. __29___,I don’t think those kind of children exist at all. While my two boys are usually polite and calm, they are__30___children and also like to fight, scream and lose their temper for no real__31___. I often have no idea why they cry together.

Being a babysitter requires you to play a hundred different__32___throughout the day. I have to be a friend when I play with the boys, but their __33___when I tell them to do something. When they hurt themselves, I have to be their__34___, and when they fight over__35___ things like sharing their crayons(*筆)，I have to be a negotiator(調停者)。 When lunchtime rolls around, I am a(n) __36___to prepare the meal and then a maid as I clean up after lunch. Finally, in English, if someone is very_37____, we say they have the “Patience of God”. I think I embody(體現) this __38___sometimes!

Despite the__39___involved in my job, I usually do enjoy it. Working with children is so tiring that I always feel___40__after leaving them with their parents at the end of the day！

21.  A est               B. worst                  C. easiest                 D. heaviest

22.  A. wrong              B. wonderful                    C. right               D. believable

23.  A morning            B. afternoon                    C. night              D

24.  A. take off           B. struggle against          C. send for                D. look after

25.  A. learn              B. improve                       C. explore           D. recognize

26.  A. suddenly               B. gradually                C. completely     D. exactly

27.  A. lazy                  B. young                    C. strong           D. rich

28.  A. impolite          B. perfect                  C. tall                  D. noisy

29.  A. Amazingly       B. Strangely                      C. Sadly             D. Hopefully

30.  A. traditional       B. formal                    C. unusual          D. ordinary

31.  A. purpose                B. doubt                    C. reason           D. question

32.  A. jobs               B. parts                     C. looks             D. toys

33.  A. teacher          B. gardener                      C. driver             D. assistant

34.  A. nurse             B. trainer                   C. guide             D. protector

35.  A. surprising               B. unimportant           C. serious           D. expensive

36.  A. manager               B. eater                     C. adviser           D. cook

37   .A. patient           B. impatient                      C. energetic              D. lucky

38.  A. action             B. language                      C. lesson            D. expression

39.  A. satisfaction     B. exhaustion                   C. disagreement        D. kindness

40.  A. frightened      B. energetic                      C. relaxed           D. nervous

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