The government in China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children.

 People knew the   (1)   after an important meeting in Beijing. It’s reported that there are many reasons   (2)   the change in policy. One of them is to  (3)   population development. 

 China has the worldˈs   (4)   population. It carried out the one-child policy in 1980. But the government  (5)   only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, at rural areas,  (6)  the first-born is a girl, couples can have a second child.

 In 2013, the Chinese government  (7)   other couples a chance to have two children. Families could have two if one  (8)  was an only child. However, too many young people in the cities are probably no longer   (9)   in having a second child. 

 At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800  (10)  of them are employed(雇佣). With the two-child policy, an increase in births will change the labor shortage(短缺).

A woman professor walked around in a classroom while she was teaching stress management to her students. As she  (1)   aglass of water, everyone    (2)  they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.

  (3)  , with a smile on her face, she asked, “How  (4)  is this glass of water?”

Answers called out  (5)  from eight to twenty ounces(盎司).

She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesnˈt    (6)  . It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, itˈs not a  (7)  . If I hold it for an hour, I’II have an ache in my  (8)  . If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel  (9)  and paralyzed. In each case，the  (10)  of the glass of water doesnˈt change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Do you know why?"

All the students kept silent and listened carefully, lost in thought.

She continued, “Our  (11)  and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and  (12)  happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to  (13)  . And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed——  (14)  to do anything.”

It’s important to remember to  (15)  your stresses. As early in the evening as possible, put all your  (16)  down. Donˈt carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!

More often than not life gets terrible  (17)  we think too much. And the moment you remove your burden, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more  (18)  .

So rather than moping around(闲逛) and feeling sorry for yourself,  (19)  doing something about it. After all, life is too short to  (20)  yourself to anything thatˈs not making you happy.

People in the United States   (1)   their parents with two   (2)   days: Mother's Day, on the second Sunday in   (3)   , and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June.

Mother's Day was proclaimed(宣布)a day for national festival   (4)   President Woodrow Wilson. He was the one who   (5)    the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of    (6)     a carnation(康乃馨).

In 1909, Mrs. Dodd thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her   (7)   father, William Smart .After her mother died, he had the responsibility of     (8)  a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910, the first Father's Day was   (9)   in Spokane .Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to   (10)   Father's Day as a national memorial day, in 1972.

These days are set aside to show   (11)   and respect for parents. They raise their children and   (12)   them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.

The two special days are celebrated in many   (13)   ways. On Mother's Day people wear   (14)   .A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is     (15)   . Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the   (16)   . On these days families often get together at home. These are days of fun and good feelings   (17)   memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and   (18)   . Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued   (19)   than the ones bought in stores. It is the thought that counts. Candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other    (20)   do a lot of business during these holidays.

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 I recently started using a parenting expression thatI never thought would come out of my mouth:“Donˈtmake me tell Daddy.”Once upon a time I was a calmermom. But now things are   (1)   . I have three kids—ages7, 5, and 15 months—which is only part of the   (2)   .The bigger part: My husband and I used to   (3)  childrentogether. Then about a month after our third child wasborn, he   (4)   a sales job that required longerhours,leaving me with the lionˈs share of   (5)   .

Without him around to   (6)   , keeping the childrenin check has been more   (7)   and the“donˈt make metellDaddy”thing started. My five-year-old was the firstto   (8)   those five words. Sheˈd do   (9)   like kicking herolder brother repeatedly and when I asked her to   (10)   ,sheˈd say,“Youˈre not going to tell Daddy, are you?”Ineverindulged(纵容) her. Then one day my kids wereclimbing on the snow banks in our driveway,   (11)   to getinto the car for school and when I started to get mad,my daughter mentioned“Daddy”again. So I said  (12)  ,“Donˈt make me tell Daddy!”What   (13)   me was that itworked.

The more I   (14)   those five words, the more Isuspected it was wrong and, it turned out that I was  (15)  .“When a mom says,‘Donˈt make me tellDaddyˈ, the child concludes that the   (16)   is thesource of power,”Laura Markham, a childpsychologist, told me later.“Youˈre   (17)   your kidsthat their father is to be   (18)   and theirmother is notin charge.”

This is not   (19)   for Mom and not fair to Dad.And I donˈt want to lose my   (20)   to kids whoseshoes I still tie.