After a chance encounter with a stranger at the grocery store,Sullivan,mom of three,shared a very important lesson with her fellow parents. She wrote a Facebook post about finding a positive view about the chaos of (1) .In the post, Sullivan explained after (2) to keep her two youngest children calm in a grocery store, she was (3 ) that day.“ Max,Charlie and I walked in,and (4 ) they saw flowers,then balloons,then free samples”,she recalled.“Here is where I lost control,my system (5 ) —they were dizzy, touching everything, and not at all using their inside (6 ) . ”After repeatedly asking her kids to quiet down and (7) themselves,she started to feel extremely (8) . “I was physically and emotionally exhausted,”Sullivan wrote.That's when an elderly woman shopping the store reached out to (9) her.“she looked at my babies, laughing and (10 ) balloons and said …‘It's just a matter of what we’re (11) of. I am tired of silence. For me this (12) is nice. My husband is gone, my children are grown and most days I don’t (13) so well. While you still can, (14) it,'I felt incredibly thankful that she felt a call towards human connection and acted on it. ” Sullivan wrote.Sullivan’s post received over 10,0000 (15) by Tuesday, and the comments section is filled with positive responses.
1.A.shopping B.schedule C.housework D.parenting
2.A.struggling B. determining C.failing D.arranging
3.A.content B. inspired C.exhausted D.bored
4.A.unwillingly B. immediately C.gradually D. anxiously
5.A.improving B. functioning C.taking off D. breaking down
6.A.voices B. motivations C.thoughts D.emotions
7.A.enjoy B. behave C.help D. relax
8.A.defeated B. confused C.guilty D. nervous
9.A.lecture B. persuade C.blame D. comfort
10.A.blowing up B. fastening C.running after D. picking
As regards social conventions,we must say a word about the well-known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and le
A.who were bom as aristocrat
B.who have the right to sit in the House of Lords
C.who speak in many different local accents
D.who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions