高中英语阅读填空试题

认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸相应题号的横线上。
Cheating is common in various kinds of exams in college. Students don’t feel shame to cheat in exams. They know that if caught cheating in an exam, the punishment will not be serious. This leads to frequent cheating in exams.
At the University of Nevada, after students photographed test questions with their cellphone cameras, transmitted them to classmates outside the exam room and got the answers back in text messages, the university put in place a new monitoring system.
With their electronic tools, students these days find it easier to cheat. So college officials find themselves in a new game of cat and mouse, trying to gain an advantage over would-be cheats this exam season with a range of strategies—cutting off Internet access from laptops, or demanding the surrender of cellphones before tests.
Mr. Dapremont said technology had made cheating easier, but added that plagiarism（剽窃）in writing papers was probably a bigger problem because students can easily lift other people’s writings off the Internet.
Still, some students said they thought cheating these days was more a product of an attitude, not the tool at hand. Pressure to succeed sometimes clouds everything and makes people do things that they shouldn’t do. Students today feel more pressure to do well in order to graduate from school and secure a job.
Whatever the reasons for cheating, college officials say the battle against it is wearing them out. First, people who cheat in exams will lose interest in studying. Second, they believe studying isn’t meaningful. Even though they don’t do anything, they can still pass. Third, people who cheat in exams will influence others. Plenty of hardworking people will see that their results are lower than people who cheat in exams. Thus, we must prevent cheating in exams. We reduce the opportunities for cheating in exams.
The vast majority of Americans still believe that honesty is an important part of the American character. For that reason, there are numerous watchdog committees at all level of society. Although signs of dishonesty in school, business, and government seem much more numerous in recent years than in the past, could that because we are getting better at revealing such dishonesty?
Many educators feel that as students gain confidence in themselves and their abilities, they are less likely to cheat. Surprisingly, some efforts to prevent cheating may actually encourage cheating—a person may feel “ they don’t trust me anyway”, and be tempted to “ beat the system”. Distrust can be contagious（可传染的）. But, so can trust.
Title: Cheating in exams in college

Facts	◇ Cheating in exams is common in college. ◇ Students don’t take cheating in exams as    1   behaviour.
Means of cheating and plagiarism	◇ Use     2    . ◇ Surf the Internet.
3  for cheating	◇ Cheats are not     4    seriously. ◇ The latest technology makes it     5    for students to cheat. ◇ Heavy pressure makes students want to do well so as to ensure    56  and a job.
7  of cheating	◇ People will become     8   in studying. ◇ People will believe studying doesn’t make     9    . ◇ People cheating in exams will influence others negatively.
Solution	Educators and students should      10    each other.

 

Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．
A．survey      B．off          C．better      D．care     E．conducted
F．differed．   G．personal     H．prepared    I．contrast    J．differences,
GAN Xiaolin, 18, only gets half a day ____ school every week since the Hubei student started senior high school．Every day, he takes core （核心的） courses from 7:10 am to 10:30 pm．
Sometimes, Gan feels extremely stressed from the heavy workload．But he hopes that his three
years of hard work toward the college entrance examination will change his life for the __．
Gan is a typical Chinese student, as shown m a recently released survey．The new survey, which was ____ by the China Youth and Children Research Center and other foreign institutions, polled（调整） about 4,000 high school and vocational school students in China, Japan, the United States and South Korea．
The five biggest frustrations listed by all the young people were: an over-busy school life, an empty___ life, dissatisfaction with their appearance, a lack of time for exercise and friends, and no spare money．
Although some of the teenage problems were y-niversai, there were big _ __ between the students when it came to the time they spent on sehoolwork．
For example, Chinese students spent the most time at school and on homework．Nearly 80 percent of them spent at least eight hours a week in school, and 56．7 percent spent two or more hours on their homework．By_, only about 25 percent of US students, 20,5 percent of Japanese students, and 15 percent of Korean students had more than two hours of homework each night．
The responses from the Chinese students also __ significantly from their peers （同龄人）
in the other three countries when asked about their life goals．
Only 16．7 percent of Chinese students said that they didn't ___ much about their future, while the figure for that category was 72．4 percent for US students, 59．1 percent for the Japanese and 58．2 percent for the South Koreans．The _ found that Chinese students were more motivated than the other students to work hard for a better life．

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空一词。
Job stress hits students
As the job-hunting season kicks off, many graduates are suffering from anxiety. Job interview  results are becoming the most common conversation topic in dormitories. Worried about not getting satisfactory offers, some students have sleep problems, or lose their appetite. Some might even display symptoms of depression.
According to a survey across several universities in Wuhan conducted by Wuhan Yangtze Business University, over 72 percent of student participants were worried about finding a job. Students in the first one or two years were also uneasy about their job prospects, which contributed to spreading anxiety further.
Lang Lei, 22, a business major from Renmin University in Beijing, admitted having mood swings when job hunting. The student hoped to get positions with large state-owned enterprises in his hometown of Yantai, Shandong. But when it turned out that things wouldn’t be so easy, Lang became concerned. After some struggling moments, he has now changed to more realistic goals.
Others feel tortured（受折磨）while waiting for interview results. Mo Tong, a senior software  engineering major at South China Normal University, would fall into a nervous state every time after he attended a job interview.
“For a day or two I couldn’t help but keep thinking about how I performed in front of the interviewers, how well I dealt with their questions, and whether they would consider giving me a  chance in the end,” Mo was unable to focus on other things as his anxiety grew.
Media reports about rising unemployment rates and a difficult job market have touched students’ nerves.
‘‘I’ m alarmed by articles saying how bachelor’s degree holders are losing ground,” said Wang Hongjuan, a sophomore English major from Putian University in Fujian province. “It suggests to me that good jobs are only available to graduate or doctoral students.”
As Wang has no plans to further her education, she has to commit herself to all sorts of extracurricular activities to improve her prospects. This throws her into a packed schedule.
Wen Fang, a well-known education psychology expert and consultant in Beijing, advises students not to be misled by depressing surveys and reports about the job market. “Unemployment rates are not linked to an individual’s chances of getting a job,” he said. “An individual’s chances are actually mainly determined by his or her capability.”
According to Wen, a moderate degree of anxiety is normal--- it can even be helpful. But if it constantly affects a student’s normal life, one should pay more attention. “Focus on adapting yourself to the needs of society, and never ever overestimate your goals,” Wen added.

Title: Job stress hits students
Present     on campus	As the job-hunting season comes, most students become        .  ●Students       mainly about job interview results in dormitories. ●Some students are worried about not getting satisfactory jobs and feel        . ●Students in the first one or two years are also uneasy about their job prospects.
Examples	Lang Lei	●He         in business and finds it hard to get a satisfying job in his hometown. ●He has now changed to more realistic goals.
Mo Tong	●After an interview, he always thinks about how he performed in  front of the interviewers and whether he could get a chance      . ●With his anxiety       , Mo becomes less focused on other things.
Wang Hongjuan	●She is alarmed by media reports saying bachelor’s degree holders have no          when hunting for jobs. ●She is busy with extracurricular activities to improve her prospects.
Experts’ opinion	●One’s capability         his or her chances of getting a job. ●Students should not be misled by gloomy surveys and reports about the job market.   ●Try to         yourself to the needs of society, and never ever overestimate your goals.

 

任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Orlando Bloom was not a “good” student in school. Because of dyslexia, a reading and writing disorder (障碍), he struggled in many courses.
But Bloom says the dyslexia gave him the encouragement to overcome (克服) his difficulties.
In an interview with the Telegraph, the 32-year-old said the condition turned him into an ambitious person. “Because of the dyslexia, I always thought I had to work twice as hard as everyone else just to go the same distance,” he said. “That gave me a real kick as a kid and a lot of encouragement later on. In one sense, I guess that I'm grateful (感激的).”
Bloom is always preparing it thoroughly(充分地) when it comes to an audition (试镜) for a part. Perhaps this is what won him his role in the Lord of the Rings, a highly successful film trilogy (三部曲). “I really prepared it thoroughly for the audition and it's paid off,” he said.
It was the beginning of a fame that led to even greater success as a movie actor. But unlike some young people who aim for fame and fortune, Bloom believed an acting career “has been fulfilling (实现) his childhood fantasies”.
“Aged 9, I had this girlfriend and we used to have running races in the park to see who would be her boyfriend for the day. I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her. Once I realized Superman was an actor, I thought, ‘That's for me''.”
Bloom has always played special characters, like a knight (骑士) and a prince. It's difficult to picture him in everyman roles.
In October, Bloom was named Goodwill Ambassador (亲善大使) for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). His first task will be to film a documentary about the importance of clean water supplies.
In fact, Bloom started work for the UNICEF in 2007. On his first visit to Nepal, he was asked by students to take a small part in a play they were performing on local radio.

Personal record of Orlando Bloom
When he was nine years old	He wanted to be like Superman and fly in and _____his girlfriend. That's why he became an _____ .
When he was a student at school	_____ of dyslexia, Bloom _____ in many courses, which _____ him to work twice as hard as everyone else. In a sense, dyslexia _____ him overcome his difficulties.
When he chose to be an actor	Bloom is always well _____ for auditions. Perhaps this is _____won him his role in the Lord of the Rings.
In 2007	Bloom started work for the UNICEF.
In this October	Bloom was _____ Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. His first task will be to _____ a documentary about the importance of clean water supplies.

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a great effort to achieve. This is a good thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our goals and yet we have tried so hard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is that we do not focus on our present situation.
Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply as a means of reaching our final destination. We don’t take time to truly appreciate where we are today and all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journey and not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.
Let’s use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion. We have plans to become the manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal, but will watch others achieve our goal instead.
What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we want to get to and just focus on the present. You see, what we can control is our performance in our current job. We can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may mean further education to have the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to produce better results than our colleagues. It could simply be a change of attitude, such as stopping complaining and becoming a more devoted and supportive employee. By doing our current job to the best of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.
So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have and where we are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we will give ourselves the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the old sayings and they are true: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”, “Patience is a virtue”, and so on.
Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, we will enjoy our life every day.

Title	Focus on the present
Theme	To (1) ______ our goals, we should focus on what we have and where we are now.
Common (2)______	﹡We do not focus on our present situation. ﹡Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone to our final destination. ﹡We do not spend the time truly (3)______ where we are today and what we already have in our lives.
(4)______——our job	﹡(5)______ the thought of getting promoted. What we should do is (6)______ our best to do our current job. ﹡to be the best in our current job, we should get further education, work harder than (7)______, stop complaining and (8)______ ourselves to our job.
Conclusion	If we are (9)______, grateful for what we have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can, we can not only (10)______ in the future, but also enjoy our life every day.

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1)汉语提示；2)首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。
Some people take it for granted that some lucky numbers can bring them good
luck. For instance, the so-called lucky numbers like 6 or 8 are  w _____（广泛地）_______
used because they have the similar pronunciation _______ the Chinese characters______
which mean “good luck”. So some young couples choose a date in _________________
there is a 6 or an 8 to h _______ their wedding; many shops choose such dates t______
_______________（庆祝）their opening. Yet many others don’t think so. They_______
think that numbers have _______ to do with luck. They regard numbers simply _______
as a mathematic symbol for counting. W ____ our own contribution, good luck _______
won’t fall on us automatically. I’m in f______________ of the latter opinion. I     _______
think our society is very modern now. Whether we can have good luck d_____      ______
on _____________（我们自己）. If we work hard, good luck will come to us.     _______

Blood donation, also called blood banking, is a wonderful thing to do. It is an easy and direct way to contribute to social work and help the community. It helps to save lives and helps those who are in need of blood due to bad condition or the heavy loss of blood during operations or in accidents.
You are able to give or donate blood every three or four month, and it is a great way to make  a huge difference to someone’s life and you can always be proud of it after making valuable contributions to society. Blood donation is not a big problem, but you need to keep a few points in mind.
Before donating blood, make sure that the ferrum (铁) level in your body is high enough and for that you should take a healthy diet. Do not go for blood donation on an empty stomach. You should follow the correct process so that everything goes well. After having a balanced diet you will feel strong and comfortable to donate blood. Afterwards, you will not feel faint or weak.
For required hemoglobin (血红蛋白) in your body, drink lots of juice and other drinks. Fruit juice, such as apple juice is very good for increasing the blood level in your body.
For a good blood flow in your body, drink at least 6-7 glasses of water every day. Completely avoid a day before and after giving blood, taking alcohol (酒). Do not smoke half an hour before giving blood.
When you are going for blood donation, be relaxed, which helps keep the right blood pressure. During the blood donation activity, take a deep breath and try to calm yourself. Don’t join in some other activities.
When you donate blood, you are making the effort to save someone’s life. Blood donation is a very simple and fast process, but you need to take care of yourself after donating blood. Proper care helps to reduce side effects. The following are a few tips that will help you out.
Take a rest for 15 minutes after the donation. It helps you to feel relaxed.
Eat something and drink juice before leaving the blood donation centre. Make sure that you have meals after donating blood. Smoking should be avoided for one hour after the process. Avoid some activities right away, for example, driving.
Finally, be proud of yourself because you have done a great thing in helping to save someone’s life. Blood donation is a very important activity.

Title	Blood donation — an important activity
The (1)      of blood donation	? (2)      to social work and the community ? Helping those people who suffer the loss of (3)      ? Giving yourself a sense of pride
(4)      the donation	? Take a healthy (5)      for a high ferrum level. ? Drink fruit juice for enough hemoglobin. ? Drink at least 6-7 glasses of water daily for a good (6)      of blood. ? (7)    taking alcohol and smoking cigarettes.
During the donation	? Relax and breathe deeply ? Never take (8)      in other activities.
After the donation	? Take a rest. ? Don’t skip (9)     . ? Don’t smoke until one hour later. ? Don’t join in some activities like driving (10)

Here are some of our favorite tips that will help any student study smarter, not harder:
Recite As You Study
Reciting---saying things out loud----should first take place as you read through each paragraph or section. Test yourself. This will help you to understand as well as learn faster because it is more active than reading or listening. It will also help you to notice your mistakes and the topics you have trouble understanding.
Study the Middle
The best time to review is soon after you've learned something. You are more likely to remember the material at the beginning and the end of the lesson, so make sure you focus on the middle when you review.
Take Fuller Notes
Notes should be in your own words, brief and clear. They should be tidy and easy to read. Writing notes will help you better than just underlining as you read, since it forces you to re-write ideas in your own words.
Sleep on it
Study before going to bed, unless you are very tired. It's easier to remember material you've just learned after sleeping than after an equal period of daytime activity, because your brain continues to think even after you've fallen asleep.
Combing Memory and Understanding
There are two ways to remember: by memorizing and by understanding. Multiplication tables, telephone numbers, and math formulas are better learned by rote(死记硬背)while ideas are best
learned by understanding.
The more ways you have to think about an idea, the more meaning it will have: the more meaningful the learning, the better you can remember it. Pay attention to similarities in ideas and concepts and then try to understand how they fit in with thing you already know. Never be satisfied with anything less than a completely clear understanding of what you are reading. If you are not able to follow the thought, go back to the place where you first got confused and try again.
Titles:  Tips on   in a smarter way.

Right things to be done	Details
	◆Help you study in an    way ◆Make you aware of your mistakes and problems
Notes		◆brief and clear ◆tidy and easy to read
Advantages	You can benefit a lot more than         when you read.
Sleep on it	Studying before going to bed brings about better      for material you've just learned.
of memory and understanding	◆Considering an idea in as many different      as possible. ◆      similar ideas and concepts ◆Going back to what first cause your       and start again

阅读下列短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
When natural disasters strike, the governments at different levels
always give a quick response．They send r________ teams, deliver relief   _____________
supplies, ________ meanwhile call on citizens to take immediate     ______
action．People, near and far, respond quickly and effectively．They _________   ____________
find ways to provideeasy a_________ to food and clean water or donate      ____________
money．In addition, other countries and non-profit ________（组织）
__________
express sympathy and provide support to the people a___________ in the          _____________
disasters and the families of the _____ （死者）．For example, they fly food 
____________
and supplies and sendspecialiststo assist in s________ for survivors．    ___________
We are fullyc_________ that, withall the international effort being           ___
made, we willwin the battle ___________ natural disasters．         ___________

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示, 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。（每题1分；共10分）
All the students present, may I have your attention, please? I'm Elizabeth Taylor. As editor of the Voice, I'd like to i     you to our school newspaper. We need new hands to help us     can tell the students what's new every day through our newspaper. Experience isn’t quite necessary, but writing and typing skills are in great     . We need people to read our     （文章）to type and check them. We could also use a good photographer and several engineers. Since the Voice comes       five days a week. We need good students who know how to make the     of their time. There’s some money for salaries     on how much work to do, but don't expect to get rich. This isn’t something you do for money. Mostly it's just for fun. Anyone who’s w     to joining us should speak to me     （立刻）after this meeting. Be p    to start right away. Our first paper appears tomorrow.

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：
1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Do you like friends who can teach you a lot every day? Books are s   friends because they bring knowledge to us and keep us ____(陪伴) through our life. They are so valuable that libraries are b______ to  keep them. A____ all great men are lovers of books. Franklin said that it was books that led him to success and that he could have a______(获得) nothing without books. Books are the holders of mankind’s _______(经验) and imagination. They enable us to see through the past and predict the        . So when you open a book, you would get into a world ______ you have never been before. A good book is a good teacher that h      you to get over difficulties. No matter what you are, _______or old, poor or rich, books are your devoted friends.

1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________ 6. ___________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________ 9. ___________ 10.___________

选词填空：从方框内的词组中选择适当的词组并用其正确形式填空，使下列句子意思和结构完整。每一词组只能用一次。（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）

be decorated with,  be concerned about,  get along well with, belong to,  hold one’s breath,  make use of,  account for, bring up,   change one’s mind   in charge of

 
1. Mr Smith works here, _______________________the Health department.
2. The house _______________________ colorful lights and wreath for the coming Christmas.
3. Taiwan is a province _____________________ China.
4. He was _____________________ by his grandparents in the countryside, so he well understands the hardship of the peasants.
5. Everyone _________________, listening to the sound in the dark and wondering what made it.
6. The man can’t _____________________ the fact that the lost watch was found in his house.
7. She ___________________________at last and promised to go together with us the next day.
8. The typhoon is coming. We _________________________ safety.
9. Spare time should be ______________________ to study so that we can enter key universities..
10.With the help of my teacher, I am ________________________________ my study.

任务型阅读（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
Thanksgiving day is celebrated mainly in America and Canada. Much like the annual harvest festivals celebrated in other countries throughout the world, Thanksgiving Day was meant to pay our homage to the Almighty for this bountiful harvest. While the purpose and origin of the concept remains the same, the day of its celebration differs from country to country. In the United States, the holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November while in Canada (which has an early harvest cycle and season), the holiday is observed on the second Monday in October, known as the Columbus Day. Much like the Christian Thanksgiving day, it is celebrated with pomp and show.
Since 1930, the end of Thanksgiving season marks the beginning of Christmas shopping season. In Canada, Thanksgiving holiday lasts for only three days but the time period may vary in the US. Let's have a look at the brief history of Thanksgiving in North America, U.S. and Canada:
In North America: Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated on September 8, 1565 in St. Augustine when Pedro Menendez de Aviles and his men shared a feast with the natives. After that Pilgrims held a three days feast to make merriment on their enormous harvest.
In United States: The immigrants who sailed to this country aboard the Mayflower were basically members of the English Separatist Church (a Puritan sect). They took shelter in Netherlands but soon were disgusted by their lifestyle. They settled in United States with a desire for a better lifestyle. But their beginning was horrendous. The climate was unfavorable and many of them died. But in 1621 they hard turmoil bore fruits for them as there was a huge harvest. They celebrated it with a feast with 91 Indians who had helped them during their harsh times.
Thanksgiving was celebrated after that at irregular intervals until Franklin Roosevelt, had set it one week to the next-to-last Thursday of November in order keeping an eye on commercial benefits as Christmas was nearby. Allegations were brought against this decision, which made the President to move Thanksgiving back to its original date two years later. And in 1941, Thanksgiving was finally set by Congress as a legal holiday, as the fourth Thursday in November.
In Canada: Probably the Americans who migrated to Canada after American Independence brought with them the practices of Thanksgiving. Initially it was celebrated in English Canadian Society but later it became a countrywide practice. Formally, Canadian Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on April 5, 1872 on behalf of the Prince of Wales' recovery from illness. Innumerable transformations took place before the date of celebration finally settled on the second Monday in October in 1957.

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The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs.  Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum (课外的) activities where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet,  or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children's skills vary; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence.
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it, your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teach a child to read a book; but rather they teach them to think, and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.

Title	How Chinese Parents Should Educate Their ________
______ practice	Being generous with ___when it comes to education.  Sending them to the ________schools abroad.  Taking extra curriculum activities in order to ____a head start in life.  _____more money than they can afford on education.
Bad results	Children's lack of ________and self-confidence.
Suggested  ________	Teaching their children practical skills, which are the most important.  Cooking.  Sewing.  Other housework. Repairing a ________radio or TV.
Good results	To make the children hardworking and confident.  To enable them to think and to use their ________.

 

Gratitude means thankfulness, noticing simple pleasures, and acknowledging everything that you receive. It shifts your focus from what your life lacks to the abundance that is already present. Psychological research has shown the surprising life improvements gained from the practice of gratitude.
Two psychologists, Michael McCollough and Robert Emmons, conducted an experience on gratitude and its effect on well being. The results of the study indicated that daily gratitude exercises resulted in higher reported levels of enthusiasm, determination, optimism, and energy. In addition, those who practiced gratitude experienced less depression and stress, were more likely to help others, worked out problems more regularly, and made greater progress toward achieving personal goals.
Therefore, it's important to practice gratitude. Here are a few reminders.
A common method is to get yourself a cute little notebook and write down 3-5 things that you're grateful for at the end of each day. They can be small things, or bigger things.
You can also send a handwritten letter or make a phone call to a person for whom you are thankful, expressing the gratitude. It will surely brighten their day, and in turn, yours.
Besides, for some, it may be a good idea to express their gratitude in person. It doesn't need to be formal. Just a simple gesture of thanks is only needed to feel the benefits of this kind of gratitude.
Finally, there are certain times you can devote to gratitude. For example, at the beginning of your meals, or at bedtime, or when your parents get home from work. Committing to a specific time establishes a practice of gratitude.
Once you become accustomed to looking for things to be grateful for, you will find that you begin to appreciate simple pleasures, which can make a day and even change a life.

Title	Gratitude
Introduction	Gratitude means being grateful and can help people. _____ on what they receive instead of what they don't have.
______of gratitude exercises	■Feeling more ______, optimistic, determined, and energetic. ■Becoming less depressed and stressed, but more willing to be ______. ■Working out problems more regularly. ■Achieving your ______ goals more easily.
_____to practise gratitude	■Putting down whatever you feel grateful for every day. ■Writing to or calling whoever you want to______ gratitude to. ■Giving thanks personally in a_____ way. ■Devoting a proper _____ to gratitude.
Conclusion	■_____ can make you and others happy and even change your life