Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 41. I was in high school. The test was the final for the class. It was a rather1test. I didn't know how2I had done but I knew there were things on3 that I didn't know.

         I remember 4 waiting for the result. When Mr. Bales5 my paper on my desk, I was 6.There in big 7 numbers, circled to draw attention, was my grade—41!I 8 my paper so that others couldn't see it. A 41 was not 9that you wanted your classmates to see. Finally, Mr. Bales stood behind the desk and10 the class. “The grades were not very good; 11of you passed，” he announced. “The highest grade in the class was a 41, so all of you failed.”

         A 41. That was me. Suddenly my dismal (阴沉的) face didn't look quite so bad. I had the highest grade. I felt a lot 12. As soon as I got home, my mother asked me, “How did you do on your test？” “I made a 41，” I said. My mother's 13  changed suddenly. “You failed.” “But I had the highest grade in the class！” I replied. “I don't 14what everyone else had. You failed. It doesn't matter if everyone else failed too; what matters is what you do，” my mother 15 answered.

         For years, I thought that was a harsh judgment. My mother was always that16. It didn't matter what the other kids did; it only mattered what I did and17 I did it excellently.

       We often don't understand the wisdom of good parents until we ourselves stand18 the parenting shoes. My mother's philosophy (人生态度) has  19me throughout life. The path of the crowd is wide but the path to pass the tests of life is20 and there are very few people on it.

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Tips for summer reading

 Summer holds many of my strongest and mostpowerful reading memories. I remember sitting under a tree in the backyard as achild, reading AnneofGreenGables as the shadows crossed thegrass. I remember sitting in the back seat of the car on a long family roadtrip, sharing joke books with my brother and sister and laughing until wecried.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}I want all kids toenjoy the fun of summer reading, because summer reading has secret power.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Here are some ways to motivate kids for summerreading.

Make children the curators(管理人)of their reading lives.

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 Taking“curiosity walks” is a fantastic way tobring informational text into a child's reading list. These walks also provideopportunities for authentic writing. Have children take an inspiration notebookon a class walk outside and write down anything they see that they would liketo learn more about.

Make reading more like summer camp.

 Let's combine reading with hands­on activitiesand make reading more like summer camp. We can take field trips to the libraryand search the shelves for books on a topic chosen out of a hat.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Then they can bring that creation into share on the first days of school.

A．It will set the stage for academicsuccess.

B．Bring the outdoors back into summerreading.

C．Select some books and share them withyour students.

D．Set up a summer blog so you can allshare recommendations.

E．These memories became importantstepping stones in my life.

F．It is important to build and shape astrong reading life during school months.

G．We can ask our students to createsomething in response to one of the books they've read.