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21.What kind of story is likely to be accepted by Chicken Soup for the Soul?
A.A story with an introduction. B.A story of one’s own experience.
C.A story with more than 1200 words. D.A story written in the present tense.
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A.You can submit your stories by email.
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C.You can submit many stories to the same book.
D.An email will be sent for a successful submission.
23.If your story is published, you will ________.
A.lose its official ownership B.obtain future books in advance
C.get free cases of your books D.approve of its future publication
B
Cleaning up the table, I caught sight of small round plastic pieces. I discovered they were the tops or covers
of color markers I had kept on the table. The only difference was that someone got those covers and chewed them
into shapelessness. On another part of the table, I saw the color markers dried up without covers. I was almost
sure I knew who had done it and I could not understand the motivation behind his actions.
As I considered my discovery, my frustration and disappointment gradually went away when I remembered
that as a child, I did several weird things that must have bothered my mother. I cut our shoes, I chewed pens and
pencils, and I wrote and drew pictures on walls and destroyed many items at home. The mind of a child is curious
and explorative, seeking to understand and test the limits of many things. Of course, it can be costly, but what is
growing up if no mistakes are made?
We call it paying the school fees of life. If a child plays with a hot iron and it burns them, it is a given that
they will not go near the iron again. Sometimes I watch the children in my neighborhood playing dangerous
games. Occasionally, I have got myself involved and spoken up, but sometimes I let it pass. Until someone has
fallen off their bike, they may not want to be told to stop riding with reckless abandon. Until a child has fallen
down, they will not listen when asked to get down from the tree. However, wisdom shows that if the behavior is
deadly, you should get involved in time.
Creativity is a valuable quality. And this is why we should encourage children to remain innovative rather
than be simple recipients of everything they have known and seen. Allow children to make mistakes, but this must
be followed with supervision (监督), monitoring, and correction.
24.What happened to the author’s color markers?
A.They were stolen.
B.They were destroyed.
C.They were thrown away.
D.They were cleaned by mistake.
25.How did the author most probably react when she thought of her childhood?
A.She was disappointed in herself.
B.She got very regretful.
C.She lost her mind.
D.She calmed down.
26.What does the author mainly want to show in Paragraph 3?
A.Mistakes are unavoidable for children.