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Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.
Aswarspreadstomanycornersoftheglobe,childrensadlyhavebeendrawnintothecenterofconflicts.InAfghanistan,Bosnia,andColombia,however,groupsofchildrenhavebeentakingpartinpeaceeducation__1__.Thechildren,afterlearningtoresolveconflicts,tookonthe__2__ofpeacemakers.TheChildren'
sMovementforPeaceinColombiawasevennominated(提名)fortheNobelPeacePrizein1998.groupsofchildren__3__aspeacemakersstudiedhumanrightsandpovertyissuesinColombia,eventuallyformingagroupwithfiveotherschoolsinBogotaknownasTheSchoolsofPeace.
Theclassroom__4__opportunitiesforchildrentoreplaceangry,violentbehaviorswith__5__,peacefulones.Itisintheclassroomthatcaringandrespectforeachpersonempowerschildrentotakeastep__6__towardbecomingpeacemakers.Fortunately,educatorshaveaccesstomanyonlineresourcesthatare__7__usefulwhenhelpingchildrenalongthepath
topeace.TheYoungPeacemakersClub,startedin1992,providesaWebsitewithresourcesforteachersand__8__onstartingaKindnessCampaign.TheWorldCentersofCompassionforChildrenInternationalcallattentiontochildren'
srightsandhowtohelpthe__9__ofwar.StartingaPeacemakers'
Clubisapraiseworthyventureforaclassandonethatcouldspreadtootherclassroomsandideallyaffectthecultureofthe__10__school.
PART2Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.
TheArtofFriendship
A)OneeveningafewyearsagoIfoundmyselfinananxiety.Nothingwasreallywrong
myfamilyandIwerehealthy,mycareerwasbusyandsuccessful--Iwasjustfeelingvaguelydownandinneedofafriendwhocouldraisemyspirits,someonewhowouldmeetmeforcoffeeandletmerantuntilthecloudslifted.Idialedmybestfriend,whonowlivesacrossthecountryinCalifornia,andgothervoicemail.That'
swhenitstartedtodawnonme--lonesomenesswasattherootofmydreariness.Mysociallifehaddwindledtoalmostnothing,butsomehowuntilthatmomentI'
dbeentoobusytonotice.Nowithitmehard.Myoldfriends,buddiessincecollegeorevenchildhood,knoweverythingaboutme;
whentheyleft,theyhadtakenmycontextwiththem.
B)Researchhasshownthelong-rangenegativeconsequencesofsocialisolationonone'
shealth.Butmyconcernsweremoreshort-term.Ineededtofeelunderstoodrighttheninthewaythatonlyagirlfriendcanunderstandyou.Iknewitwouldbewrongtoexpectmyhusbandtoreplacemyfriends:
Hecouldn'
t,andevenifhecould,towhomwouldIthencomplainaboutmyhusband?
SoIresolvedtoacquirenewfriends--womenlikemewhohadkidsandenjoyedrollingtheireyesattheworldalittlebitjustasIdid.SinceI'
dbemakingfriendswithmoreintentionthanI'
devergiventheprocess,IrealizedIcouldbeselective,thatIcouldineffectdesignmyownsociallife.Thedownside,ofcourse,wasthatIfeltprettyfrightened.
C)Afterall,it'
sawholelothardertomakefriendsinmidlifethatitiswhenyon'
re
younger--afact
womanI'
vespokenwithpointoutagainandagain.AsLeslieDanzig,41,aChicagotheaterdirectorandmother,seesit,whenyou'
reinyourteensand20s,you'
remoreorlessfriendswitheveryoneunlessthere'
sareasonnottobe.Yourcollegeroommatebecomesyourbestpalatleastpartlyduetoproximity.Nowthereneedstobeareasontobefriends."
TherearemanypeopleI'
mcomfort-ablearound,butIwouldn'
tgosofarastocallthemfriends.Comfortisn'
tenoughtosustainarealfriendship,"
Danzigsays.
D)Atfirst,findingnewcompanionsfeltawkward.At40Icouldn'
trunuptopeoplethewaymy4-year-olddaughtersdointheplaygroundandask,"
Willyoubemyfriend?
Everytimeyoustartanewrelationship,you'
revulnerableagain,"
agreesKathleenHall,DMin,founderandCEOoftheStressInstitute,inAtlanta."
You'
reasking,'
Wouldyouliketocomeintomylife?
'
Itmakesusself-conscious."
E)Fortunately,mydiscomfortsoonpassed.Irealizedthatasamaturefriendseekermyvulnerabilityriskwasactuallyprettylow.Ifsomeonedidn'
ttakemeuponmyoffer,sowhat:
Iwasn'
tinjuniorhigh,whenImighthavebeenrejectedforhavingthewrongclothesorhair.AtmyageIhaveamassedenoughself-esteemtorealizethatIhaveplentyto