【正文】 D. the baby brought them the image of life 45. Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting ? A. Because they have relationships with their grandparents. B. Because their worried parents ask them to act like that. C. Because they have nothing to worry about. D. Because their teachers ask them to act like that.CParttime jobs for 15 and 16 years oldsWaiter / WaitressA job as a waiter or waitress is a good choice for 16yearolds. Not only can one earn $9$12 an hour, but they can also get the tips (小費). Most people that visit a restaurant don39。t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to fort and cure. Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of safety and continuity. As my husband put it My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end. Grandchildren speak of attention they don39。s because we group people by age. We put our threeyearolds together in daycare centers, our 13yearolds in schools and sport activities, and our 80yearolds in senior citizen homes. Why? We live far away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it39。t run as fast as vehicles C. light goes the fastest of all the things D. two trains can go in different directions42. Einstein added that if something such as a ruler was moving, it would seem to get shorter and shorter_________. A. when it was moving faster and faster B. because the ruler itself was short C. because we can39。s persecution (迫害) of the Jews. In 1905, while still at Zurich, he published his Special Theory of Relativity, which was based on things everyone may have noticed. If two trains are standing alongside each other and one train starts to move, a person sitting in the train may wonder whether his own train is moving or the other is moving, and before he finds out what is happening, he can see that one train is moving relatively to the other. From this and also from other more plicated facts, Einstein came to the conclusion that all motion is relative and that there are really no such things as absolute (絕對的) motion. Some of the other conclusions he drew are that nothing can go faster than light, and that if something such as a ruler was moving faster and faster it would seem to get shorter and shorter as its speed was near the speed of light. By 1915, Einstein had made his General Theory of Relativity known. He also improved on Newton39。re going to play it slowly.” And so we 30 for another ten minutes, until 31 my daughter burst into tears, and 32 that she was beaten.Clearly I had made 33 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 34 time with my daughter but had 35 my desire to win to bee more 36 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 37 me well. As a parent, I 38 that it got in my way. So I had to change.19. A. quarrelling B. training C. asking D. advising20. A. accepted B. expected C. replied D. followed21. A. change B. hurry C. repeat D. pass22. A. agreed B. needed C. begged D. hated23. A. knew B. learned C. guessed D. heard 24. A. so B. for C. but D. or25. A. put up B. take up C. pick up D. give up26. A. As usual B. Come on C. By the way D. Go through27. A. patience B. luck C. fun D. success28. A. excited B. proud C. angry D. anxious 29. A. well B. again C. fairly D. regularly30. A. discussed B. argued C. counted D. continued 31. A. suddenly B. immediately C. strangely D. nervously32. A.