Unit 5 The power of nature reading课时作业

第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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As we know, it is important to be honest with children. But there are some things in this world that simply aren't 1 . Sometimes it makes sense for parents to 2 to their children.

I still remember my three-year-old daughter's face when we watched the 3 that twenty children at Sandy Hook Elementary School had been killed. After a few minutes she 4 and put her 5 arms around my legs and said, "I love you, Momma." I was still 6 whether or not to turn the TV off when she, 7 , asked, "Momma, why aren't those kids OK?" I just 8 that they were smart children, 9 they did something wrong and got punished.

We're not all 10 of a little lie here and there. Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and Snow White are just a few examples of 11 for parents to keep magic in the world. Magic, imagination and creativity are very essential in life, 12 for children. These stories battle against the negative aspects of the world and create 13 . In the end children will be able to 14 what is true and what was made to 14 their lives. Out of five brothers and a sister I can happily report that not one of the children I