New comers to the United States are often 16 by the schools. American schools 17 seem so different from schools they know in 18 parts of the world. American education is based on the 19 that children 20 to learn to think 21 themselves. The school should be the 22 where they learn to do this.  23  ,children learn the "three R's"(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic), history and government(often called Social Studies) and many other  24  . They also learn  25  be independent(獨立的), how to make their own judgment(判斷), and how to develop their own  26  and interests. The American teacher does not 27 the children in her class to sit 28 hands folded quietly and to say 29. She wants them to listen attentively, to ask questions. She knows that 30 children learn from books is 31 . She also knows that, it is necessary for them to know how to use this 32 for their 33 and development. During Open School Week, parents have a 34 to see how American education 35.

Lucy’s new job paid twice as much as she had made        in the restaurant.

1. A.
   working
2. B.
   work
3. C.
   to work
4. D.
   worked

People often fall ill because of me. 36  , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 37 .A tired person may get 38 , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 39 is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.  

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 40  , he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.  

I seized this golden chance to 41 him .He reacted ,trying to 42 me , but I was already 43 deep in his throat. He kept sneezing（打噴嚏） and his nose was running. 44 he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 45 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  46 .  

The next day he couldn’t go to 47  . He had lost his appetite and was not as 48 as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 49  

For two days he was 50 by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 51  . I knew I had to 52 him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 53  , it was my turn to feel 54 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 55 and finally my time was over.  

Do you know what I am?  

Steve，a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents，was about to drop out of school. He had been 36 since his first grade. He was  37    until he met Miss White 38   he liked this beautiful teacher，he still failed and never did his   39  . So he was often punished.

  One Friday，Miss White went  40  the test results of the seventh grade. “You all did pretty well，”she told the class，“except for one boy，and it  41  my heart to tell you this，but…”She  42  ，staring at Steve. “The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!’’All the other children looked at him. Steve  43  his eyes and carefully examined his   44  .

    After that，things were not better. Steve still   45  do his homework. Even as the  46   became more severe，he remained stubborn(固執(zhí)的).

    “Just  47  it! One week!”He was   48  .

    “You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!”It didn’t matter to him.

    “Give yourself a chance! Don’t  49  up on your life!”  50  happened

    “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Someone cared about him?  51  Steve got it!

    From that moment on，  52  at home remained the same，but life still  53  He discovered that not only could he  54  ，but he was good at it! Steve began to excel(突出)!And he continued this course throughout his school life.

    Steve graduated from college Magna Cum Laude and had a successful career. In his following days，he inspired many young people，who without him，might not have believed in themselves. Miss White left him great treasure. She  55  one boy who changed many lives. A change took place within the heart of one boy，all because of a teacher's care.

Sometimes，when Tom Krattenmaker and his 16-year-old daughter Holland，listen to rock music together and talk about pop culture，they both enjoy these  21  .

Mr. Krattenmaker from Pennsylvania，USA，recalled his relationship with his  22  when he was a teenager. “I would  23  have said to my mom，‘Hey，this new album(專輯)is really great-how do you like it?’” he said，“There was just a complete  24  in sensibility(情感)and  25  . ”

26  as not the only gap. From clothing and hair-styles to activities. and expectations，earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to be in  27  orbits.

Today，the generation gap has not disappeared， 28  it is becoming smaller in many families，according to reports.

Parents today are more   29  in appearance and attitudes. They also wear blue jeans and they have  30  hair-styles. Those who like sports also enjoy snowboarding，and rock-climbing with their children.

The old authoritarian(權(quán)威主義的)method is giving  31  to a more equal one. Parents will take the “Come，let us  32  together” attitude   33  “Because I said so，that's why. ”

The  34  can be a rewarding closeness among family members.  35  that would have been awkward(別扭的)on subjects  36  sex and drugs now are comfortable and common between western parents and children. Parents realize that children may have important thoughts or feelings that adults need to know.

  37  greeting cards today carry the message，“To my mother，my best friend. ”

Family experts，however，worry that the new   38  can also have downsides(弊端)―decreasing  39  for parents as everyone has a say in the family and self-indulgence(任性)of the children as the  40  moves to them.