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When I was a kid, my mom liked to cook dinner. One night, she made dinner after a long, hard day at work. Soon my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausages and burned biscuits in front of 51 dad. I waited to see if he noticed, but my dad only reached for a biscuit, smiled 52 my mom and asked me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what I 53 him that night, but I remember I watched him eat every biscuit!
When I got up from the table that evening, I heard my mom say 54 to my dad for the burned biscuits. And I would 55 forget what he said, “Honey, I love burned biscuits.”
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him 56 he really liked eating burned biscuits. He said, “Your mom had a 57 day at work today and she was really tired. Besides, a biscuit never 58 anyone!”
Life is full of imperfect(不完美的) 59 . I’ve learned one of the 60 important lessons to create a lasting relationship: learning to accept others’ faults(缺点) and their differences.
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Why did ancient Chinese emperors call themselves “zhen” or “guaren”?
Research shows that the word “zhen” used to be a first-person pronoun(代词). Before the Qin Dynasty, it meant “I” or “me” and everyone from farmers to state rulers could use it. The word can be found in books like Li Sao (The Lament) and Shi Jing (The Book of Songs).
However, when the state of Qin defeated all the other six states and unified(统一) China, Qinshihuang, the first emperor in Chinese history, changed how this word could be used. He made it a rule that “zhen” could only be used by the emperor himself. Since then, the word has been reserved(保留) only for rulers.
Chinese emperors also called themselves “guaren”. In ancient China, emperors took themselves as the “Sons of Heaven”, and believed they had a “Mandate of Heaven(天命)” to rule. However, if the “Son of Heaven” was found to have poor morals(德行), they would lose the mandate. So, the rulers used the term “guaren” or “guade zhiren(寡德之人)”, meaning “a person who doesn’t have morality”. In this way, they could show their modesty(谦虚). In Chinese culture, people should not talk proudly about their own abilities and beliefs. Modesty is seen as a virtue(美德). Ancient rulers hoped to win people’s hearts by calling themselves “guaren”.
However, historical records show that “guaren” lost its popularity after the Tang Dynasty. The emperors of the following dynasties used “zhen” more often.
Choose the answer:
()61. Since when could “zhen” only be used by the emperor?
A. Before the birth of Qinshihuang.
B. When the first emperor in China appeared.
C. After Li Sao and Shi Jing came out.
D. From the start of Chinese history.
()62. Why did Chinese emperors call themselves “guaren”?
A. To show how special they were.
B. To win people’s hearts.
C. To show they were born with a mandate.
D. To show they were lonely.
()63. From the text, we can infer(推断) that ____.
A. both “zhen” and “guaren” are second-person pronouns
B. Li Sao and Shi Jing came out after Qinshihuang unified China
C. “guaren” took the place of “zhen” after the Tang Dynasty
D. emperors in ancient China cared a lot about how they called themselves
()64. Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A. A weather report.
B. A history book.
C. A sports magazine.
D. A science magazine.

61. B；62. B；63. D；64. B