Whatdoes“self-control”mean?Supposeyouhaveaticketforanexcitingfilmwhichyouwanttoseeverymuchbutunluckilyyouhavetostudyanexamtomorrow.Whatwillyoudo?Seethefilmstudyfortheexam?Ifyoucangiveupseeing

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What does “self-control” mean? Suppose you have a ticket for an exciting film which you want to see very much but unluckily you have to study   an exam tomorrow. What will you do? See the film   study for the exam? If you can give up seeing the film and work hard at your   it means that you have self-control. Self-control is not something that you have at birth. It needs to be cultivated in your life.

Often young children are easily   when their needs or wishes are not met at once. Almost daily children see a lot of food toys and activities that are attractive to them. Many time children do not know how to   their frustration（挫折） when they are told “no” or “later”. Also sometimes young children do not understand    they are not allowed to do anything. In order to have positive experiences at home and at school children need to learn   to properly deal with their feelings when they cannot have something. These skills will increase children’s self- control.

Don’t go to bed late because of a nice TV program or you may go to school   and it is a waste of time. Every one of us has some hobbies a few of which may   us from making progress in life. We must use our   to become free of them.

1.A. for    B. at    C. on   D. about

2.A. and       B. while   C. but   D. or

3.A. school   B. lessons  C. films   D. listening

4.A. happy   B. upset   C. tired   D. excited

5.A. begin with  B. play with  C. deal with  D. do with

6.A. what       B. which   C. why   D. who

7.A. skills   B. lessons  C. ways   D. strategies

8.A. early       B. late   C. on time  D. slowly

9.A. leave   B. make   C. keep   D. push

10.A. decision   B. energy   C. knowledge  D. self-control

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D