You may be surprised to see “making sure children never suffer” as a mistake. The following __41__ may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering __42__ weakness. A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly struggling to emerge from its chrysalis(蛹). He decided to __43__ the butterfly. So he peeled(剥开) the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so __44_ to watch the butterfly spread its __45__ and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified __46__ he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle __47_ to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to __48__ the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger. Like the little boy, __49__ too often want to protect their children from struggle in the __50__ of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience __51__, to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems. Only in this way can children __52__ their emotional strength, become __53__ and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can __54__ the ups and downs of life. However, it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents __55__ blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers __56__ to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want.” These __57__ words should be avoided. Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don’t lose __58__. Be brave! You will succeed if you try again.” Then comes the tough part — no __59__ and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can _60__ his disappointment and carry out what he can do to get what he wants in the future. 41. A. saying B. proverb C. story D. experiment 42. A. appears B. creates C. burns D. works 43. A. kill B. feed C. rescue D. help 44. A. excited B. moved C. puzzled D. depressed 45. A. body B. feet C. wings D. feather 46. A. since B. as C. before D. until 47. A. power B. energy C. force D. strength 48. A. come up with B. break away from C. get along with D. do away with 49. A. teachers B. relatives C. parents D. friends 50. A. name B. charge C. case D. course 51. A. hardships B. friendships C. relationships D. scholarships 52. A. require B. lose C. strengthen D. fail 53. A. warm-hearted B. strong-willed C. absent-minded D. cold-blooded 54. A. survive B. predict C. expect D. avoid 55. A. reduce B. adapt C. devote D. add 56. A. pretend B. happen C. seem D. tend 57. A. interesting B. inspiring C. discouraging D. touching 58. A. sight B. face C. heart D. weight 59. A. parking B. rescuing C. drinking D. smoking 60. A. turn over B. get over C. come over D. take over
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