Phyllis Lee of Singapore knew something wasn’t right. Her younger son, Alex, then six years old, was getting good grades in his private kindergarten classes. But Lee realized something was wrong when Alex came home one day, crying, with “zeroes” on his Chinese spelling test. Lee decided to investigate. According to Lee, the teacher would frequently describe Alex’s Chinese writing as ‘ghost writings’ and made him a laughing stock in class instead of helping him out.

Lee, 46, spent the next 12 months teaching Alex and still helps him when necessary. She not only taught him the formation of the Chinese words but also their origin so that he could understand better, often taking more than an hour to read a simple paragraph. Visits to the library and surfing the Internet kept her up to speed on teaching materials. Alex’s grades improved and by the end of Year One, he had become one of the top students in Chinese in his class.

Alex is keeping an A plus average in all subjects, and his mother’s involvement is a big reason behind it. Alex, now 11, recently wrote a book recording his struggles with Chinese, which an international education center has published to inspire its students. He sometimes writes for local student magazines as well.

Lee has always had input into the education of Alex. She reads to him “all the time.” As a result, he is an eager reader who regularly visit the library.

To Lee, one of the most valuable things she does is to take turns with her husband to drive Alex to school. “We’d talk along the way. Talking enables me to have a better understanding of my child and reminds me of changes every now and then so that I know when to get involved, she says.”

60．Alex arrived home with tears because           .

       A．he failed in the Chinese exam                  B．his teacher punished him

       C．he didn’t want to learn Chinese             D．his classmates did him wrong

61．Alex succeeded in learning Chinese with          .

       A．his teacher’s guide                               B．his classmates’ help

       C．his father’s influence                            D．his mother’s instruction

62．For Alex the great achievement recently is that         .

       A．he gets A’s in some subjects                  B．he wrote a book

       C．he earns some money                             D．he understands Chinese better

63．Lee’s education method succeeds mainly because of her         .

      A．involvement         B．communication    C．tolerance             D．encouragement

     In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American  37  was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a  38  in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living  room,Mummy  39  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

    Atsuko  40  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  41  world.'"People were struggling with problems and often seemed  42  ," she said. "I felt very alone."

    One of her hardest  43  was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said."The other students were   44  it, but I wasn't."

    One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to   45   the ball to her teammates so they could knock it  46  the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face  47  she failed.

    A young man on her team  48  What she was going through." He walked up to me and  49  , 'Come on. You can do that'".

    "You will never understand how those words of  50  made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness."

    She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not  51  .

    Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have  52  forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

    She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness   53  to her.  "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will  54  . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  55  words: You can do that.

36. A. learned                     B. spoke                      C. dreamed                  D. heard

37. A. way                          B. life                                C. education               D. spirit

38. A. photo                       B. painting                         C. picture                           D. drawing

39. A. baking                     B. frying                            C. steaming                        D. boiling

40. A. hoped                      B. arranged                        C. liked                             D. attempted

41. A. described                  B. imagined                C. created                   D. discovered

42. A. tense                        B. cheerful                         C. relaxed                          D. deserted

43. A. times                       B. question                         C. classes                           D. projects.

44. A. curious about      B. good at                   C. slow at                          D. nervous about

45. A. kick                       B. pass                          C. carry                             D. hit

46. A. through                    B. into                               C. over                           D. past

47. A. after                        B. if                                  C. because                     D. until

48. A. believed            B. considered                  C. wondered            D. sensed

49. A. warned                     B. sighed                    C. ordered                          D. whispered

50. A. excitement         B. encouragement         C. persuasion               D. suggestion

51. A. interested          B. doubtful                         C. puzzled                          D. sure

52. A. never                      B. already                   C. seldom                   D. almost

53. A. happened           B. applied                   C. seemed                   D. meant

54. A. continue            B. stay                               C. exist                       D. live

55. A. merciful            B. bitter                      C. simple                    D. easy

 In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 38  in mind: Daddy  watching TV  in  the  living  room,

Mummy  39  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

     Atsuko 40  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  41  world.' "People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42 ," she said. "I felt  very alone."

      One of her hardest  43  was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said.

    "The other students were   44  it, but I wasn't."

     One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to   45   the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46  the net- NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47 she failed.

    A young man on her team 48 What she was going through." He walked up to me and  49 , 'Come on. You can do that'"

    "You will never understand how those words of 50 made me feel.. Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness"

     She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not  51 .

    Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have  52  forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

    She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness   53  to her.  "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind---you have no idea how long the words will 54. She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  55  words: You can do that.

36. A. learned               B. spoke                      C. dreamed                  D. heard

37. A. way                   B. life                          C. education                 D. spirit

38. A. photo                 B. painting                   C. picture                     D. drawing

39. A. baking                B. frying                      C. steaming                  D. boiling

40. A. hoped                 B. arranged                  C. liked                        D. attempted

41. A. described            B. imagined                  C. created                    D. discovered

42. A. tense                  B. cheerful                   C. relaxed                     D. deserted

43. A. times                  B. question                   C. classes                    D. projects.

44. A. curious about      B. good at                    C. slow at                     D. nervous about

45. A. kick                   B. pass                         C. carry                       D. hit

46. A. through               B. into                         C. over                        D. past

47. A. after                   B. if                             C. because                   D. until

48. A. believed              B. considered                C. wondered                D. sensed

49. A. warned               B. sighed                      C. ordered                   D. whispered

50. A. excitement          B. encouragement          C. persuasion               D. suggestion

51. A. interested            B. doubtful                   C. puzzled                     D. sure

52. A. never                  B. already                    C. seldom                       D. almost

53. A. happened            B. applied                      C. seemed                     D. meant

54. A. continue             B. stay                          C. exist                          D. live

55. A. merciful             B. bitter                         C. simple                       D. easy

In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she  36  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American  37  was from the textbooks she had read. “I had a  38  in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy  39  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”

Atsuko  40  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  41  world. “People were struggling with problems and often seemed  42 ,” she said. “I felt very alone.”

One of her hardest  43  was physical education. “We played volleyball.” she said. “The other students were  44  it, but I wasn’t.”

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to  45  the ball to her teammates so they could knock it  46  the net. No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face  47  she failed.

A young man on her team  48  what she was going through. He walked up to her and  49 , “Come on. You can do that”

“You will never understand how those words of  50  made me feel…Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.”

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not  51 .

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. “I have  52 forgotten the words.” she said. “When things are not going so well, I think of them.”

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness  53  to her.  “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will  54 . She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  55  words: You can do that.

In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she 　41 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 　42 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 　43 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy 　44 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

Atsuko 　45 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 　46 world. "People were struggling with problems and often seemed 　47 ," she said. "I felt very alone."

One of her hardest 　48 was PE. "We played volleyball." she said.

"The other students were 　49 it, but I wasn't."

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 　50 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 　51 the net. NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 　52 she failed.

A young man on her team 　53 what she was going through." He walked up to me and ? 54 , 'Come on. You can do that'".

"You will never understand how those words of 　55 made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness."

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 56 .

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have

57 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 　58 to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind----you have no idea how long the words will 　59 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 　60 words: You can do that.

41. A. learned 　　　 B. spoke 　　　 C. dreamed 　 　　 D. heard

42. A. way 　　　　 B. life　 　　　 C. education　 　　 　　　D. spirit

43. A. photo 　　 B. painting 　 C. picture 　　 　　　D. drawing

44. A. baking 　　　 B. frying 　　 C. steaming 　 　　　D. boiling

45. A. hoped 　　　 B. arranged 　 C. liked 　　　　 　　　D. attempted

46. A. described 　B. imagined C. created　 　　　　　 　 D. discovered

47. A. tense 　　　 B. cheerful 　 C. relaxed 　　 　　　 D. deserted

48. A. times 　　　 B. question 　 C. classes 　　 　　　　D. projects.

49. A. curious about　 B. good at 　C. slow at　　　 D. nervous about

50. A. kick 　　　 B. pass　 　 　C. carry 　　　　 D. hit

51. A. through 　　　　 B. into 　　　 C. over 　　　　 D. past

52. A. after B. if　 　　　 C. because 　　　 　　　　 D. until

53. A. believed 　　　 B. considered　　 　　　 C. wondered　　 　D. sensed

54. A. warned 　　　 B. sighed　　 　　　　　 C. ordered　 　　　　 　　　　 D. whispered

55. A. excitement 　 B. encouragement　 　 C. persuasion　　 D. suggestion

56. A. interested　 　　　 B. doubtful　　　 　　 C. puzzled　　　 　　 D. sure

57. A. never　 　　　　 B. already　　　　 　　 C. seldom 　　　　　　 D. almost

58. A. happened 　　　 B. applied　　　 　　　 C. seemed　　　 　　 D. meant

59. A. continue　 　　B. stay　　 　　　　　 C. exist　 　　　　　　 D. live

60. A. merciful　 　　　 B. bitter　　　 　　 C. simple　 　　　　　 D. easy