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More teachers are starting off the school year with letters to parents and students to introduce themselves and set a tone （基調(diào)）for the year. “The letter is a good way to start active communication with parents，” several teachers told Education World.

“I think it’s my job，” said Dorothy Peselli， an English teacher at Sparta High School in Sparta， New Jersey. Peselli， who gave out the letters on the first day of school， told Education World， “It gives parents a good image of you as a teacher. If you start communication off in an active manner， you will have the parents on your side when you need them.”

In her letter to parents， Peselli encourages them to call or send e-mails to her with special concerns about their children. “I want to work as a team to make sure that your children become independent lifelong learners，” Peselli wrote to parents last September. She also telephoned the parents of all her students at the beginning of the year.

Peselli includes in the letter a classroom handbook listing plans and rules. And she asks both parents and students to read and sign statements (included in the letter) that they read the handbook. The student letter also lists needed supplies and gives encouragement. “Please come to class ready to work and learn. This will be an exciting year for all of us，” says it.

Last year， Peselli taught at a different high school and parents there were “shocked”， but thankful， that she had so much contact with them. “I received roses and a thank-you note from one boy and his mother，” said Peselli. She wished her own children’s teachers would take the time to write notes as well. “I never got a letter home from any of my daughter’s high school teachers，” she said. “It would be nice to know the background of some of the people who are teaching my daughter.”

1. We may learn from the text that Peselli’s letter ＿＿＿ .

A. mainly introduces her teaching experiences

B. is used to give encouragement

C. would shock the parents from another school

D. can help teachers communicate with parents more

2. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to “＿＿＿”.

A. the handbookB. the requirement

C. the schoolD. the student letter

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph about Peselli?

A. She seems to be popular among boy students.

B. She means to surprise parents by writing letters.

C. Parents were satisfied with her way of working.

D. All her children are studying at the high school.

4. The purpose of the text is to ＿＿＿ .

A. give advice on how to teach students

B. introduce an English teaching method

C. encourage teachers to keep in touch with parents

D. show us how Dorothy Peselli makes teaching plans

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I’m just a senior in high school who works for the poor pay at a local Baskin Robbins. In and outside of work， I always 1 a smile and try to show my 2 attitude towards others. But recently I’ve decided to truly help a complete stranger in other ways 3 just acting friendly.

Today two young 4 came into the store and looked around. I 5 them my usual greeting. It was a couple of 6 later when one of them finally 7 on a unique chocolate chip. So then， I made a big scoop（一勺）， put it on an ice-cream cone（蛋卷筒）and 8 it to her immediately. 9 ， though， the other girl didn’t get anything even though I could 10 her eyes were fixed on the variety of 11 .

So， I was ringing up the 12 when the other girl， who seemed the younger sister， cried out， “I wish I could have 13 .” I knew when I heard this that it was my opportunity to 14 her to a little something. So， I told her that I would pay for her scoop. She was in 15 disbelief at my words. I asked her what 16 she wanted of cookies and creams and handed her the treat. I then took 17 $3 for it and placed it in the register.

She appeared so grateful but her elder sister was still sur-prised. It was funny， 18 ， how my co-workers looked at me like I was crazy. But I didn’t care that I 19 a little， because the feeling I received from my action was 20 a million dollars.

1. A. wearB. showC. actD. dress

2. A. seriousB. friendlyC. carefulD. boring

3. A. beyondB. exceptC. withinD. over

4. A. boysB. ladiesC. girlsD. men

5. A. providedB. suppliedC. gaveD. offered

6. A. hoursB. minutesC. secondsD. days

7. A. dependedB. decidedC. reliedD. agreed

8. A. passedB. handedC. threwD. sent

9. A. ExcitinglyB. AngrilyC. InterestinglyD. Happily

10. A. sayB. speakC. talkD. tell

11. A. scoopsB. chipsC. creamsD. salads

12. A. shopB. saleC. bossD. ice-cream

13. A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything

14. A. treatB. explainC. presentD. sell

15. A. littleB. plentyC. completeD. half

16. A. tasteB. sightC. touchD. sense

17. A. inB. upC. overD. out

18. A. thereforeB. tooC. thoughD. however

19. A. boughtB. wastedC. neededD. spent

20. A. worthyB. valuableC. pricelessD. worth