Alex and Donna Voutsinas are like many couples; they met at work, fell in love and were preparing for the coming {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (marry). Days before their wedding, the couple was looking at old family {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (photo) when Donna came across a picture of herself as a child {#blank#}3{#/blank#} vacation at Disney and showed it to her boyfriend.

    But Alex was more interested in the man {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (walk) in the background behind Donna's smiling family and the character Mr. Smee from Disney's “Peter Pan. Alex recognized the man in the background because it was his father, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} was pushing a stroller (婴儿车) during their own family trip to Disney.

    Decades before they met as adults, the couple {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (cross) paths at Disney as kids.

    “Just {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) in the same picture with my wife when we were {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (basic) babies, it's unbelievable,” Alex Voutsinas said. The chance meeting is more unbelievable because the two families lived countries apart. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the photo was taken, Donna's family was living in Florida and Alex's family called Montreal home. I was glad he asked me to marry him before the picture, Donna said, because I know that it's because he loves me and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} because he thought it was meant to be, it was fate.”

    “{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (congratulate), Mr. Cooper . It's a girl.”

    Fatherhood is going to have {#blank#}2{#/blank#} different meaning and brings forth different responses from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud, while others worry, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (wonder) whether they will be a good father.

    Although there are some men {#blank#}4{#/blank#} like children and may have had much experience with them, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} do not particularly look after children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (look) forward to children for some time.

    Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} of a father is a difficult task. Yet, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fortunate), few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this. Although numerous books have been written about mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.

    It is argued that the transition to the father's role, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the mother's role. The mother's role seems {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (require) a complete transformation in daily routine. However, the father's role is less demanding and immediate.

    It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) responsible for housework, but with one of the following {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (suggestion), you really can get your children to help at home.

    If you give your children the impression that they can never do {#blank#}3{#/blank#} quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable person. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.

    My daughter Carla's fifth grade's teacher {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (miss).

    You can use the same technique when you evaluate your child's work at home. Don't always scold and you should give lots of praise {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (48). Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn't done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (learn) is a process of trying and failing and trying, and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake or failure, they will learn {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (fast) and achieve success at last.

    Over time I{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(change) quite a lot. I could simplify difficult sums when I began as a calculating machine. After I was programmed by an{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(operate), I could logically produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was considered a{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(technology) revolution. In 1936, I could solve difficult problems as a universal machine. From then on, my memory has developed so much that I never forget anything I have been told. Since the 1970s, many new {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (apply) have been found for me. For example, I have been sent to explore the moon. My goal is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(provide) humans with a life of high quality.Daisy desired to help {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (endanger) species of wildlife because a large number of animals are {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(die) out. One day, a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fly) carpet took her to a distant land{#blank#}9{#/blank#}she could find antelopes that gave fur to make sweaters. Then she met an elephant in Zimbabwe and was told that elephants used to be hunted {#blank#}10{#/blank#} mercy. But now people know the importance of wildlife protection.

    The art of paper-cutting in China may date back to the second century, since paper {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(invent)by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. As paper became more affordable, paper-cutting became one of the most important {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(type) of Chinese folk art. Later, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}different regions using their own cultural styles, this art form spread to other parts of the world. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(usual), the artworks are made of red paper, as red is connected with {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(happy)in Chinese culture, but other colors are also used.

    With {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(it)long history, paper-cutting, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}originated in China, has been very popular among the ordinary Chinese people. People put up papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(add)to the cheerful atmosphere(氛围).

    Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious(吉祥的)designs symbolize good luck and the avoidance of evil. The child, lotus(莲花)and bat designs suggest a family with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} large number of children and grandchildren. Birds, livestock, fruit, fish and worms are also familiar objects {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(accept) by Chinese farmers. In a word, papercuts used in different occasions have different meanings.