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When I was a child in Sunday school, I would ask searching questions like "Angels can fly up in heaven, but how do clouds hold up pianos" and get the same puzzling response about how that was not important, what was important was that Jesus died for our sins and if we accepted him as our savior, when we died, we would go to heaven, where we’d get everything we wanted. Some children in my class wondered why anyone would hang on a cross with nails stuck through his hands to help anyone else; I wondered how Santa Claus knew what I wanted for Christmas, even though I never wrote him a letter. Maybe he had a tape recorder hidden in every chimney in the world.
This literal-mindedness has stuck with me; one result of it is that I am unable to believe in God. Most of the other atheists I know seem to feel freed or proud of their unbelief, as if they’ve cleverly refused to be sold snake oil. My husband, who was reared in a devout Catholi
A. Jesus'.
B. a child's.
C. anyone's.
D. Santa Claus'.

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When I was a child in Sunday school, I would ask searching questions like "Angels can fly up in heaven, but how do clouds hold up pianos" and get the same puzzling response about how that was not important, what was important was that Jesus died for our sins and if we accepted him as our savior, when we died, we would go to heaven, where we’d get everything we wanted. Some children in my class wondered why anyone would hang on a cross with nails stuck through his hands to help anyone else; I wondered how Santa Claus knew what I wanted for Christmas, even though I never wrote him a letter. Maybe he had a tape recorder hidden in every chimney in the world.
This literal-mindedness has stuck with me; one result of it is that I am unable to believe in God. Most of the other atheists I know seem to feel freed or proud of their unbelief, as if they’ve cleverly refused to be sold snake oil. My husband, who was reared in a devout Catholi
A. the author was a Sunday school boy.
B. the author used to be puzzled at many things.
C. the school didn't teach the children enough knowledge.
D. tape recorders were popular in daily life.

[单项选择]Sunday school programs available for children of all ages. A. Children must study the programs every Sunday. B. If they like, all children can take these programs. C. The programs only admit children above eight years old.

[单项选择]Why does a child cry when his mother tells him to have an apple after lunch
A. Because he is being difficult.
B. Because he understands what “not now” really means.
C. Because he understands he will never have it.
D. Because he knows his mother is cheating him.

[单项选择]Readers are said to" bark" at a text when______


A. they read too loudly
B. there are too many repetitive words
C. they are discouraged from using their imagination
D. they have difficulty assessing its meaning

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Parents with an adopted child wonder, when and how to tell their child that he or she is adopted. They also want to know if there are special problems for an adopted child.
Child and adolescent psychiatrists (精神病学家) recommend that the child be told about the adoption by the adoptive parents. Children should be told about their adoption in a way that they can understand.
There are two different views on when a child should be told about the adoption. Many experts believe the child should be told at earliest age possible. This approach provides the child an early opportunity to accept and integrate the concept of being "adopted". Other experts believe that telling a child too early may confuse the young child who can’t really understand the event. These experts advise waiting until the child is older.
In either case, children should learn of their adoption from the adoptive parents. This helps give the message that adoption is good an
A. They will never trust the adoptive parents again.
B. They will probably think that the adoptive parents keep it a secret due to some shameful reasons.
C. They will leave the adoptive parents and prefer to be homeless.
D. They certainly will be annoye