MyhusbandandIinsistedthatourchildrenwereoldenoughtoclea...

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My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought   1  . My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on   2   ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their   3   into tears, I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to   4   my method of “mothering”.

One day when they were at school, I spent some time   5   their rooms. On their desks, in plain   6  , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was   7   to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.”   8   arriving back, the children were   9   excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly clean. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy  10   for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and  11  asking them to play a certain violin  12  . Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas  13  .

Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little  14  : “If you can finish your homework and  15  your lessons before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in  16  of well done jobs the day  17  .

18   I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age-appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its(便利貼). The bathroom mirror became the   19  centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.

    We all benefited from and  20  the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.

1.  A. indifferently               B. otherwise           C. doubtfully               D. alike

2.  A. both                  B. either                   C. neither                      D. side

3.  A. bursting                B. bumping                 C. crying                  D. breaking

4.  A. access                B. adopt               C. addict                    D. adjust

5.  A. emptying                 B. searching           C. tidying                D. clearing

6.  A. speech                 B. words            C. sight                     D. distance

7.  A. delivered              B. addressed          C. read                  D. sent

8.  A. By                     B. In                  C. At                    D. Upon 

9.  A. no more than          B. more than                        C. other than              D. rather than

10.  A. waiting            B. praying               C. expecting           D. asking

11.  A. purely                   B. gratefully            C. gently               D. toughly 

12.  A. music                      B. tune                   C. piece               D. role

13.  A. incredible             B. uninteresting       C. respectable            D. fresh

14.  A. challenge            B. advice                  C. question               D. suggestion

15.  A. look into          B. go with             C. look up              D. go over  

16.  A. possession            B. honor                  C. praise                 D. response

17.  A. before             B. later               C. ago              D. ahead

18.  A. Even so                        B. Actually                 C. Though           D. Even if

19.  A. main                 B. memory            C. life                D. reminder

20.  A. appreciated          B. learned                  C. thanked            D. shared

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