完形填空。MyhusbandandIinsistedthatourchildrenwereoldenoughtocleantheirroomsandmaketheirbeds.Buttheythought21.Mycomplaintsevenself-justifiedshoutingwerealwayslandingon22_

完形填空。

MyhusbandandIinsistedthatourchildrenwereoldenoughtocleantheirroomsandmaketheir

beds.Buttheythought21.Mycomplaintsevenself-justifiedshoutingwerealwayslandingon22_

ears. Veryoftenawholehour'sscoldingwouldendwiththeir 23 intotearsIfeltveryfrustrated

(沮丧的).IrealizedIneededto 24 mymethodof"mothering".

OnedaywhentheywereatschoolIspentsometime25theirrooms.Ontheirdesksinplain _26

Ileftthecards:"高考资源网Bill(theothercardwas 27 toSarah)yourroomwasmessythismorning

andI'msureyoulikeitclean.LovetheRoomFairy." 28 arrivingbackthechildrenwere __29

excitedtoreceivethelittlenotefromtheRoomFairy.Thenextdaytheirroomswerefairlytidy.Sure

enoughtherewasanothernotefromtheRoomFairy___30 forthemthankingthemfortheirnice"gift"

ofacleanroomand 31 askingthemtoplayacertainviolin 32 .Eachdaythank--younoteswould

bewrittendifferentlytokeeptheideas 33 .

SometimestheRoomFairywouldproposealittle 34 :"Ifyoucanfinishyourhomeworkand __35

yourlessonsbeforedinnerI'dliketowatchaparticulartelevisionprogramwithyoutonight."Sometimes

somecoloredmarkersorotherlittleitemswouldbeleftin 36of welldonejobstheday ___37 .

38 Ican'trememberhowlong"theRoomFairy"continuedleavingherlovenotes.Whentheywere

ageappropriateweusedvariousversionsofPost-Its(贴条).Thebathroommirrorbecamethe 39

centreofourhome.Appointmentsnoticesaboutvisitingrelativeslessonschedulesandchangesinplans

couldbeposted.

Weallbenefitedfromand 40 theideaofsharingremindersanddailydetailso