My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought        . My complaints, even self-justified（自有道理）      , were always landing on         ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their          into tears. I felt very annoyed. I realized I needed to        my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time tidying their rooms. On their desks, in simple        , I left the cards: “Dear Bill(the other card was          to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy(小精灵).”          arriving back, the children were       excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy         for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and         asking them to play a certain violin         . Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas          ．
Sometimes the Room Fairy would offer a little        : “If you can finish your homework and go over 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            of well-done jobs the day        .
      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 （贴条）. The bathroom mirror became the         centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be         .
We all benefited from and          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．

A．differently B．positive C．negative D．same

A．shouting B．crying C．persuading D．beating

A．side B．neither C．deaf D．either

A．crying B．bringing C．dropping D．bursting

A．addict B．adopt C．access D．adjust

A．sentence B．words C．speech D．sight

A．sent B．written C．delivered D．read

A．As B．On C．In D．At

A．more than B．rather than C．less than D．other than

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

A．gently B．friendly C．politely D．toughly

A．music B．piece C．song D．tone

A．respectable B．uninteresting C．unbelievable D．fresh

A．problem B．question C．challenge D．advice

A．response B．answer C．praise D．honor

A．ahead B．before C．over D．ago

A．though B．Even so C．Even if D．Actually

A．memory B．main C．life D．reminder

A．sent B．posted C．struck D．hanged

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