As a working mom with three young sons, keeping the house clean is a big challenge. Even   【小题1】 we clean the house every week, one hour later our bedrooms and bathrooms are back to their messy(混乱的) look. When 【小题2】   (ask), my boys will help neaten their room, clear their plates from the table and pick up their school junk. But I need to remind them   【小题3】 it again and again.

If I don't remind them, I will step over all the things   【小题4】 make my house look like a garbage can. This is quite 【小题5】 change from my pre­kid years when I never left any waste in the house.【小题6】 seems that I cannot get these days back again at my own house.

When last week I 【小题7】(find) a program called “Share a Healthy Habit” on a newspaper, I saw a great chance to engage my sons in cleaning chores. Why not encourage these behaviors during the summer, while school is out and their life is 【小题8】(relax)?

The goal for my boys is to clean their own dorm room   【小题9】themselves when they are free. The rewards for clean habits start young and continue as they get   【小题10】   (old), so I need to start my plan as soon as possible.

When I started studying German, it was 【小题1】struggle. The words felt strange on my tongue,and the grammar would not stay in my head. I told my mum that I wanted to give up, and 【小题2】 I would never live in a country where German 【小题3】（speak).My mum told me that 【小题4】（study) a language was not just for my future. It was exercise for the brain; the more I learned of a language, the more my brain would grow.And I remember that day when I 【小题5】（sudden) felt like German was no longer a foreign language. It felt like my brain 【小题6】（double) in size.I had finally come to a place where I could think 【小题7】this foreign language,and I could see the world from a 【小题8】(difference) point of view. I felt as if I had reached the goal that I had been fighting for. I could open a book and see meanings, not just a sea of 【小题9】（word). I finally understood the reason 【小题10】my mum had encouraged me not to give up.Thanks, Mum!

Yesterday was a crazy day. I felt very tired【小题1】I had a lot of work stuff going. Then I got 【小题2】 message from one of my teammates. It said, “ We want to let you know that there are people who see and 【小题3】(true)appreciate all your hard work.” This meant more to 【小题4】(I)than anything else . And it made me think that maybe I need to set time aside【小题5】(tell)the people in my life how much I appreciate what they did. Say “Thank you” 【小题6】 the delivery guy, telling him that you appreciate how hard he 【小题7】(work); tell your daughter that you are proud of her 【小题8】 (perform)at school; tell your mom that you notice how much she does for the family.

Sometimes when a long time goes by without【小题9】(recognize)for the good we do, we start to get upset, but a simple statement of appreciation could make us become【小题10】(energy)again for a good long time.