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Make a long story short for your chance to be published in Reader’s Digest and win $25,000. Here are a few of our favorite entries so far in our “Your life: the Reader’s Digest Version” contest. After reading these, head over to Facebook and submit your own story about a special moment or lesson that shaped your life.
“There’s Always a John” By Darla Boyd
During my first year of teaching, there was a kid named John in my class. John was difficult to control and he nearly drove me crazy. While talking about him one day, an old teacher put his hand on my shoulder and said, “There will always be a John. Your job is to learn to discover what makes him different and help him succeed.” The next year, there was indeed another John. But that advice taught me that there was something to appreciate in everyone.
“An Early Key Lesson” By Elaine West
Before I began my first teaching job, my mother, a teacher of 30 years, gave me a very special gift, five simple words that have had an effect on my entire life. “Make friends with the janitor (门卫).” Her wisdom taught me the respect for all types of characters and continues to enrich my life to this day. Just five little words but what an impact they can have when you take them to heart.
“Raising Mommy” By Jan Davis
Being a mother can always present challenges and rewards. Someone tells me early that children will teach you everything you need to know. Being a mother is being raised. Our children become our advisers. Their dreams become our professors, as we are taking notes carefully. The sounds of their laughter and smiles are a great reward to us. Their tears remind us that it is okay to fail, and that we should wipe the tears away and try again.
32. What did Elaine West’s mother advise her to do?
33. According to the passage, we can infer that _________.
34. The underlined word “submit” in Paragraph 1 is the closest in meaning to __________.
35. The text is most probably a(n) _________.
妈妈给他的建议很简单，要尽力和别人，哪怕是门卫“交朋友”。故选项D“尊重不同背景的人”正确。
本题为细节题，根据第三段“Before I began my first teaching job, my mother, a teacher of 30 years, gave me a very special gift, five simple words that have had an effect on my entire life. “Make friends with the janitor (门卫).””可知，妈妈给他的建议就是“和门卫交朋友”。
对重点词汇respect记忆不清楚。
parenting n.为人父母；根据以上思路可知，为人父母也可以使父母本身学到很多东西。故答案A正确。
本题为细节题，根据第四段“Someone tells me early that children will teach you everything you need to know”可知，父母也可以从孩子身上学到很多东西。
找不出信息的出处。。
break in 插嘴；hand in 提交；refer to 指的是；turn to 转向；只有答案hand in 靠近“提交”之含义。故答案B正确。
根据第一段“After reading these, head over to Facebook and submit your own story about a special moment or lesson that shaped your life.”可知，划线部分的单词意思应该靠近“提交”的含义。
记不清重点短语的意思。
inviting contributions 约稿，文章开头意在向广大读者约稿，后面随即刊发了几位读者的文章。所以答案C正确。
本题为细节题，根据第一段“Make a long story short for your chance to be published in Reader’s Digest and win $25,000.”可知，文章开头就告知了供稿有奖励的通知。
对较难词汇contributions理解不到位。