阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　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(自有道理) 　　2　　 , were always landing on 　　3　　 ears．Very often a whole hour's scolding would end with their 　　4　　 into tears．I felt very frustrated．I realized I needed to 　　5　　 my method of “mothering”．

　　One day when they were at school, I spent some time tidying 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 tidy．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 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 　　15　　 of well-done jobs the day 　　16　　．

　　　　17　　 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 　　18　　 centre of our home．Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be 　　19　　．

　　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．

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完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　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(沮丧的)．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 tidy．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(贴条)．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．

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