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"Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package. The package consisted of a long, narrow box 1 wrapped in brown paper. 2 the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside - a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. 3 he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it 4 . Oscar was 16 when he first saw the 5 umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, h noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its 6 , Oscar felt a strong desire to find its 7 . Oscar 8 the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat 9 Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O'Brien. Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O'Brien's 10 on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I 11 you?" she asked. "I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said, 12 the umbrella as if presenting a 13 that had long been wished for. "Why, yes! It's mine," replied Mrs. O'Brien with a 14 smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your 15 ?" "No, ma'am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. " "Well, that's 16 what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?" Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O'Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how 17 it was. Why had it arrived here today? As if 18 , a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs. O'Brien wanted to 19 this umbrella as a present for a kind, 20 . gesture long ago. | ||||
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Living and dealing with kids can be a difficult job, but living and dealing with parents can be even more difficult. If I have learned anything in my 16 ears, it is that 1 is very important, 2 when you disagree. With any relationship, you need to let other people know how you're 3 . When you're mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn't 4 anything. Communication 5 the concerns (所關(guān)注的事) of another. It means that you can't 6 come home from school, go up to your room and ignore (不理睬) everyone. 7 you just say "Hi", and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing. When 8 with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing 9 parents. If you are 10 to make them see something as you see it, tell that you'll listen to what they have to say, but ask them 11 to listen to you. Shouting or walking away only makes the situation 12 . This is an 13 : one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by 14 , but she didn't feel she could jus 15 to go home. That would be rude. 16 , the had been nice enough to make her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were 17 at first, but when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren't as mad and let the incident go. Communication was the key factor here. If Sophie's parents had not been willing to 18 , Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble. Communication isn't a(n) 19 way deal, it goes both ways. Just remember, if you get into a 20 like Sophie's, tell the other person how you feel-listening is a key factor in communication. | ||||
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