All parents have skyhigh hopes for their children.We want them to be confident and content.What can parents do to help their kids grow up to lead happy lives? Experts advise：
      1．Helping them find their talents.In order to succeed，children need to feel they’re good at
something.So expose your children to as many interests as possible，then let them choose those they like best.
      2．Applauding their achievements. A study found  that students whose parents paid attention to
their abilities were far more likely to do well in school-and in life-than students whose parents didn’t show such support.So celebrate your kids’achievements，no matter how small they are.
      3．Praising their efforts. Kids won’t always come out on top.Still，they deserve kudos (赞誉) for trying their best.Tenyearold April Cutler，for example，has had trouble with math since second grade.
"She usually gets C’s on her report card，but last year she was determined to get A’s and worked hard at it，" says her mom.“When the first grading period ended，April was disappointed when she got a B
minus in math，" Lueille continues.“But my husband and I told her we were very proud that she’d
improved.That inspired her to try even harder.She got a B plus for the next period !"
      4．Letting them make decisions and mistakes.Making his/her own decisions increases a child’s
sense of control and builds his/her selfesteem  (自尊心)．And allowing kids to make wrong decisions-so
 long as doing so won’t harm them-helps kids learn from their mistakes.
      5．Encouraging  them to  solve  their  own problems.As they grow，children need practice in
communicating，standing up for themselves and compromising.One of the best places to learn these skills
is at home.So the next time your child runs to you complaining that her brother is blaming her，step back
and let them work it out.

1．What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To encourage parents to admire their kids.
B．To show how to praise kids.
C．To help kids study harder.
D．To give advice on how to help kids become mature.

2．The passage is mainly intended for________.

A．kids  
B．parents  
C．teachers 
D．educators

3．From the example of April Cutler，we can learn that________.

A．praising kids’ efforts can help them make greater progress
B．setting a high goal makes kids feel discouraged
C．solving problems by themselves helps kids feel confident
D．interest is the best teacher

4．Why should parents allow kids to make mistakes?

A．Making mistakes is a normal thing for a kid.
B．Adults also make mistakes now and then.
C．Kids can learn something valuable from their mistakes.
D．Making mistakes won’t harm kids.

      When you were looking for a reliable,honest auto mechanic,how did you find him?Before you went
into that restaurant you recently tried,how did you know that it served great food?If you are like most
people on the planet,you want to lower your risk of a big ugly surprise so you asked people you trust to
refer to a business they trust.Marketers call this friendtofriend recognition of a business "wordofmouth"
adv ertising.
     When you do a great job for your customer or a bad job,people are going to talk about your business.Unfortunately,because we humans seem to feel negative emotions more intensively than positive ones,we're more likely to tell more of our friends about bad experiences with a business than positive ones.Understand this:Customers believe their own experience.You can't make them believe that your company is
wonderful when they felt they were treated badly.
       So,to get positive wordofmouth going for your business in this servicebased economy,you've got to do a really outstanding job for everyone,exactly.
       And when you do,you build a great reputation.That takes time.But it forms a close link with your
customers in a way that no advertising and no promotional coupon (优惠券) ever could.
      The good news is that because there are so many different businesses chasing after your customers'
money,people want to know whom they can trust.So people are going to be talking about you.Create a
free sales force for your business-an army of delighted  customers who tell everyone that they know how
good your company is to do business with.That's a great antidote (解毒剂) to defectionitis.

1．What is the main topic of this passage?

A．A good name will bring you money.
B．A person should rely on his friends for business.
C．Advertising can make customers believe it's wonderful.
D．A company can rely on its associates to survive.

2．According to the passage,whether we go to a place or not depends on________.

A．business fame 
B．media assistance
C．particular recognition 
D．associates'recommendation

3．When you do an outstanding job in service,you will surely________.

A．make more money than you expect
B．have a mutual understanding with your customers
C．build a great reputation immediately
D．earn your fame as well as advertise for your company

4．The underlined word "defectionitis" probably means________.

A．service imperfection  
B．customers' distrust
C．customers'protection  
D．service advertisement

       Ralph and Norton can grow to be 40 feet long and live in a tank as large as a football field.What are they?They're the only two whale sharks at a North American aquarium (水族馆)．
       You can see Ralph and Norton at the world's largest aquarium,the new Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
The aquarium's giant tanks hold eight million gallons of water and will be home to about 100,000 fish!
       The aquarium was designed to look like a giant ship breaking through the waves.It has 60 different habitats from the sea and five galleries (展馆),each with a different theme.About 2.4 million visitors are expected to come each year."We want to be the world's most engaging aquarium." said Jeff Swanagan,the aquarium's executive director.
       Ralph and Norton arrived in June,2005 from Taiwan.They were only 15 and 13 feet long,but they may grow to be more than 40 feet long!Whale sharks are the world's largest fish.Three fulltime vets will work there to make sure that Ralph,Norton,and all of the aquarium's sea life stay healthy.Students from the University of Georgia will help run the aquarium and conduct research at the animal hospital.
       The aquarium was paid for almost completely by a $200 million gift from Berne Marcus,cofounder of the Home Depot Inc,and his wife,Billi."It's going to be the most unique aquarium in the world,"said Marcus.Marcus said the aquarium was a "thank you" note to the city of Atlanta and the State of Georgia,where the Home Depot first opened for business.

1．According to this passage,Ralph and Norton are________.

A．polar bears  
B．whale sharks
C．penguins
D．dolphins

2．The world's largest aquarium located in________.

A．Los Angeles  
B．New York
C．Atlanta
D．Miami

3．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The aquarium was designed to look like a giant shark.
B．The aquarium's giant tanks can hold eighteen million gallons of water.
C．Ralph and Norton arrived in June,2005 from Japan.
D．Marcus helped to build the aquarium to show his thanks to Atlanta.