A MAN planted a rose and watered it   41   . One day as he examined it, he saw a bud that would soon blossom, but he also    42     thorns (刺) on the stem . He thought, "How can a beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns?" Saddened by this thought, he     43     to water the rose, and just before it was ready to bloom, it died.

So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The good    44  planted in us at birth grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects. We become    45    , thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the good within us, and    46   it dies. We never realize our   47    .

Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can     48     is to be able to reach past the thorns and find the rose within others.

This is the characteristic of love ― to look at a person, know his faults, recognize the goodness in his soul, and help him realize that he can    49     his faults. If we show him the "rose" within himself, he will conquer the thorns. Only then will they blossom many times over.

I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he learns to love himself and will be successful in his own way.

　 Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he would concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting frustrated, but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up. Could he be more intent while standing up？

This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success．This child would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life.

Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality traits, and all you can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids' best cheerleaders, guiding them and helping them find their way.

　 I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our kids' ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn't mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being individual and unique. It makes us free and happy and that's just the way I want my kids to live their own life.

41. At the beginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make him________.

A. pay more attention to his study B. keep silent in the room

C. finish his homework on time　　　 　　　　　　　 D. get right answers

42. Inspired by the case of his son, the author began to doubt________.

A. the importance of parents B. the old form of education

C. the relationship between kids and their parents 　　　　 D. the good grades of some kids

43. According to the passage, which of the following statements is RIGHT?

A. We should help kids correct their wrong ways.

B. Parents should study their kids’ DNA.　　

C. Kids should be taught to behave themselves.

D. Parents should love and accept their kids.

44. The author has stopped asking his son to sit down because __________.

A. he has changed his traditional ideas　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. his son wants to be unique

C. his son doesn’t follow his advice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. his son’s DNA is different

45. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. Study hard and you'll be successful　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Be friendly to your children

C. Children's success in their own style　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Parents' help with their children's study

63. Children can usually dress ______ by the age of five.

Children can usually dress ______ by the age of five.

The Martins joined the volunteer team to help others, especially those older and weaker than ______ .

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A．himself　　 B．them

C．him 　　　　D．themselves