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四川省雅安市2019-2020学年高二下学期英语期末考试试卷
I was on my cellphone sharing my excitement about the stories we received for a new book about resolutions (决心). When I 1 my call, my 11-year-old son Bailey asked if he could write a story. I was surprised by his 2 and asked if he had “resolved”to do something 3 in his life. His reply 4 me. He said,“I have resolved to be nicer to younger children.”
Bailey has always been generous with older kids.5 , when it comes to younger kids, he falls 6. He gets angry when they touch his Lego creations or7 to understand how to play his video games.
My husband and I have many friends with younger children who8 regularly. Each time before they arrive, we tell Bailey how we would 9it if he were more patient with the younger kids. He starts out great, but as the night wears on, his patience 10. I found it interesting that he was 11making a change.
Later, I12 our conversation and realized that Bailey had actually taken action. The last time our friend's son, Brayden, 13, Bailey invited him to play with his Legos. Instead of getting angry that Brayden was not 14correctly, according to Bailey's15, he allowed him to create his own version of an airplane. When playing video games, instead of telling Brayden he was too 16 to understand the concept, he gave him an unplugged (没插电的) 17and let Brayden believe he was fighting alongside Bailey.
As parents, we often feel as if our18fall on deaf ears, but now I realize that my son has been listening all along. He is19to be a better person and I am20of him.
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