When your kids were six or seven, you sent them to school. Did you ever wonder what goes through a teacher's 1 as he or she tries to teach your kids? Did you ever wonder what the teacher 2 from you, the parents?
Parents can be 3 or suspicious. They can be of great help to the teacher 4 be in need of help themselves. Some teachers think parents are too 5 on their children. Here is 6 one teacher puts it.
"I usually have the 7 of parents coming in and 8 me how much they care about the kids' education and how they really 9 their kids. They tell me they stand and 10 them closely when they do their homework. Sometimes they 11 offer help with the kids' lessons as if they were teachers. They check their school work, and are too sensitive to 12 . They blame the kids on everything having to do 13 school. When a parent asks me how his or her kid is getting on in my class, my answer usually is "Well, you know, he is 14 a good kid. He is fine in my class. Maybe you don' t have to be so 15 with your kids."
Teachers want parents to know that they are professionals at 16 with children. They have 17 many children and even parents. Because of this, teachers can be 18 at educating children. Teachers are 19 that parents want their children to do well, but they know more about what children should be able to do at different ages and 20 .
1.A.heart B.mind C.soul D.spirit
2.A.reflects B.results C.benefits D.expects
3.A.effective B.attentive C.supportive D.positive
4.A.but B.or C.thus D.as
5.A.hard B.keen C.dependent D.crazy
6.A.where B.how C.when D.why
7.A.problems B.contracts C.accidents D.agreements
8.A.advising B.examining C.telling D.instructing
9.A.help with B.deal with C.make up D.give up
10.A.connect B.guide C.watch D.inspire
11.A.even B.already C.still D.merely
12.A.marks B.efforts C.pains D.words
13.A.at B.beyond C.in D.with
14.A.nearly B.really C.seldom D.hardly
15.A.satisfied B.careful C.strict D.cautious
16.A.working B.playing C.staying D.joking
17.A.fed B.observed C.attended D.greeted
18.A.pleased B.worried C.disappointed D.experienced
19.A.content B.doubtful C.aware D.suspicious
20.A.stages B.classes C.schools D.projects
1—5 BDCBA 6—10 BACBC 11—15 AADBC 16—20 ABDCA
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025