高中英语人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第二册Unit 3 Food and Culture同步练习题

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单元素养评估卷(三)
时间:120分钟　分数:120分
第二部分　阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theatre
Prices
Buffet Dinner and Show on Thursdays and Sundays is $50 that includes coffee and iced tea but not desserts.
The Menu Table Service Dinner and Show on Fridays and Saturdays is $55. Again, that includes coffee and iced tea but not desserts.
We have Thursday & Sunday dinner shows of $47 for seniors. We offer a Thursday or Sunday evening dinner show of $30 to kids aged 15 and under when accompanied by adult diners, and $36 to students aged 16—26.
We have show-only tickets with no dinner for $30. Whenever seats are available, we offer $16 show-only student rush tickets.
Here are the ways that you can buy tickets for a Roger Rocka’s event:
Online
You can buy tickets to a performance, season tickets, and concert tickets online through our website. You can look through the calendar for a day that works for you and click “Buy tickets”.
At the box office
Our box office at 1226 North Wishon in Fresno’s Tower District is open from Tuesday to Sunday.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays:10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Thursdays through Sundays:10:00 a.m. until showtime at 7:30 p.m. or 8:00 p.m.
Closed on Mondays.
Order your seat
You can give us a call to (559) 266-×××4 or (800) 371-×××7 and a real live person will help you find the table you want at the performance you want. Single tickets for the 2nd Space Theatre can be ordered by calling the box office at (559) 266-×××0 or online at our website.
21. How much should a 20-year-old student pay for a dinner-show on Thursday?
A. $16. B. $30.
C. $36. D. $47.
解析:细节理解题。根据Prices部分第三段中的“... and $36 to students aged 16—26.”可知,一个20岁的学生应该为周四的晚餐会付36美元。故选C。
答案:C
22. When can’t you buy a ticket at the box office?
A. At 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
B. At 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
C. At 11:00 p.m. on Monday.
D. At 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
解析:细节理解题。根据At the box office部分第四段中的“Closed on Mondays.”可知,周一任何时间段都买不到票。故选C。
答案:C
23. Where is this text probably taken from?
A. A website. B. A newspaper.
C. A research plan. D. A business report.
解析:推理判断题。根据Online部分的“You can buy tickets to a performance, season tickets, and concert tickets online through our website.”可知,本文来源于一个网站。故选A。
答案:A
B
Sunday Bakeshop in Oakland, California, makes foods that mix American and Asian cultures. The restaurant makes foods that are cooked or baked in an oven. Many of them are sweet. For example, the shop sells something called a dim sum cookie. It looks like a sugar cookie but has sesame (芝麻) seeds on top and sweetened red beans inside. Dim sum is a word for Cantonese foods from southern China.
The dim sum cookie is Elaine Lau’s way of honoring her grandmother who would make a kind of food that had a similar taste. Lau’s restaurant also makes a kind of Chinese candy cookies. Those sweets would not be found in any bakery in Asia but are a mixture of Asian and Western foods. Lau said she speaks to Asian Americans and others at her store. She said, “We get a lot of comments, for example, ‘The cookies are just like little lovely kitties and puppies.’ ‘Oh this took me back to several years ago when I was growing up.’” She added that it was nice to create good memories and feelings with her pastries (糕点).
Bakeries that combine the feeling of growing up Asians and Americans have been opening up more often in recent years. Traditional Asian ingredients are being mixed with European or American pastries into something new. The creations are a way for young Asian Americans to celebrate their identity.
“Older traditional Asian bakeries make foods that immigrants miss from their home country. The new bakeries celebrate Asian culture and are part of a natural progression,” said Robert Ku, who is an Asian American studies professor at Binghamton University in New York state. He also wrote the book Dubious Gastronomy: The Cultural Politics of Eating Asian in the USA.
“The bakers are showing that their foods, which mix cultures, are just as American as apple pie. It’s sort of the artistic side of Asian American identity that’s often ignored,” Ku said. “They’re instead really trying to fuse things together.”
24. What does Elaine think of her work?
A. Tiring. B. Demanding.
C. Confusing. D. Rewarding.
解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中顾客对这个面包店食物的评论,以及最后一句“She added that it was nice to create good memories and feelings with her pastries.”可知,顾客通过这些食物回想起自己的成长过程,伊莱恩认为通过她的糕点创造美好的回忆和感觉非常好,她的工作是值得的。故选D。
答案:D
25. What are the older traditional Asian bakeries trying to do?
A. Create a new way of showing their identities.
B. Celebrate the Asian culture in foreign countries.
C. Remind the immigrants of their hometown flavor.
D. Introduce young Asian Americans to new culture.
解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的“‘Older traditional Asian bakeries make foods that immigrants miss from their home country.’”可知,较古老的传统亚洲面包店试图让移民们回忆起家乡的味道。故选C。
答案:C
26. What does the underlined word “fuse” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Combine. B. Improve.
C. Invent. D. Consume.
解析:词义猜测题。根据最后一段中的“‘The bakers are showing that their foods, which mix cultures, are just as American as apple pie. It’s sort of the artistic side of Asian American identity that’s often ignored,’”可知,面包师展示的食物混合了不同的文化。由此推知,画线部分所在句子意为“相反,他们真的试图把事情融合在一起”,即fuse在此意为“融合”,与combine同义。故选A。
答案:A
27. What is the best title for the text?
A. Asian American Cookies Become American’s Favorite Food
B. Varieties of New Asian Foods Are Created by American Cooks
C. Asian American Bakeries Mix Together Cultures to Create New Foods
D. Traditional Asian Food Becomes Popular with American Young People
解析:标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知,文章讲述亚裔美国人的面包店将各种文化融合在一起,创造出新的食物。故选C。
答案:C
C
Obviously, most people who try to lose weight generally focus all or most of their attention on the foods they eat. But what about their behaviour? Are there habits they could be breaking that would also help them lose weight?
According to the Ohio State University Extension, which summarised the findings, the researchers learned people who routinely ate breakfasts, lunches, and dinners tended to have more success losing weight than people whose eating schedules were irregular. As a bonus, they were also more likely to eat a larger quantity of fruit and vegetables.
One activity that brought a disaster to people who wanted to lose weight was watching television, particularly if they ate while watching TV—and especially if they ate while watching TV after 7 p.m. People who did these things, including simply watching a lot of television, tended to have a higher body mass index (BMI), as well as a higher intake of fat and sugars.
Those who ate out a lot also tended to take in more fat and sugars, while eating a smaller quantity of fruit and vegetables. For the purpose of the study, eating away from home was defined not only as eating in restaurants but also eating food provided by an employer, eating food provided by colleagues at work, and buying food at convenience stores or gas stations.
Finally, the best results were achieved by those motivated people who kept written track of the amount and type of exercise they did and how many calories they ate, who planned meals, and used meal replacements. Those who did these things the most generally lost more weight, ate less fat and fewer sugars, ate more fruit and vegetables, and engaged in more physical activities.
So cutting out all those high-calorie snacks will help you lose weight. But so, apparently, will change some of your habits and behaviours.
28. What can we know from the text?
A. Eating irregularly will leave you in a good figure.
B. Regular eating routine is good for losing weight.
C. Losing weight depends on food a person eats.
D. Fruit and vegetables can keep you healthy.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the researchers learned people who routinely ate breakfasts, lunches, and dinners tended to have more success losing weight than people whose eating schedules were irregular.”可知,饮食规律的人往往比那些饮食不规律的人更容易减肥。故选B。
答案:B
29. Why did some people fail to lose weight?
A. Because they did nothing but watch TV after 7 a.m.
B. Because they were fond of watching TV at noon.
C. Because they had a particular love for sweets.
D. Because they developed a kind of bad habit.
解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中的“One activity that brought a disaster to people who wanted to lose weight was watching television, particularly if they ate while watching TV—and especially if they ate while watching TV after 7 p.m.”可知,这些人减肥失败的原因在于养成了在晚上7点之后一边看电视一边吃东西的坏习惯。故选D。
答案:D
30. What does the fourth paragraph imply?
A. The bosses like to invite his employees to dinner.
B. More and more people are content to eat out.
C. Eating away from home does harm to health.
D. It is very convenient to have dinners outside.
解析:推理判断题。根据该段第一句“Those who ate out a lot also tended to take in more fat and sugars, while eating a smaller quantity of fruit and vegetables.”可知,那些经常外出吃饭的人往往摄入更多的脂肪和糖分,吃更少的水果和蔬菜。故选C。
答案:C
31. What is the author’s purpose in writing the test?
A. To help people get more motivation.
B. To encourage people to eat at home.
C. To advise people to refuse calories.
D. To tell people that they need to change their habits to lose weight.
解析:主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是最后一段可知,想要减肥就要改变生活习惯。故选D。
答案:D
D
San Francisco has some of the best restaurants anywhere—and one of the most unique, the top pizza restaurant in the city, is also one of the first to be owned and operated totally by deaf people.
Melody and Russell Stein opened the place in 2011. Their 900-degree wood-fired oven (炉) is the best they could find, and so is every ingredient, from sauce to sausage, to cheese, some of which come from Italy. “We also make it in-house,” said Melody. “And if that doesn’t make you hungry, I don’t know what will,” added Russell.
And for the customers who show up there night after night, food is only part of the experience. Unlike other restaurants, noise isn’t a problem, and neither is communication; pointing at the menu works just fine. And you can even phone in a takeout order. A green light on the wall signals an incoming call. An operator picks it up, and translates your order in sign language by a special TV.
But this is about a lot more than serving hungry customers.
Tracy Smith, a reporter, asked Melody, “How important is it to you to have an all-deaf staff?”
“Oh, it’s very important,” she replied. “If a hearing person, say, doesn’t get on well here, they can find a job tomorrow, while all the deaf people here have to look for years and still can’t find a job. That’s when I decided I would have a totally deaf team, even if they have no work experience.”
Melody comes from a restaurant-owning family from Hong Kong, and she met Russell at Gallaudet University.
Now they’re looking to franchise (获得特许经销权), with a little help from the Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD). It’s a good investment (投资), says CSD’s Brandi Rarus.
Rarus said, “People often think that deaf people don’t have much to offer, or are less valuable, or less worthy in some ways. But when you come to this place, you see that’s not true.”
32. How does Russell feel about the food in his restaurant?
A. Confident. B. Disappointed.
C. Surprised. D. Uncertain.
解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中的“And if that doesn’t make you hungry, I don’t know what will”可知,罗素对店里的食物很有信心。故选A。
答案:A
33. Who is most likely to be employed by Russell’s restaurant?
A. A food journalist.
B. A top university graduate.
C. A deaf girl with little work experience.
D. A man good at communicating with others.
解析:细节理解题。根据第六段中的“That’s when I decided I would have a totally deaf team, even if they have no work experience.”可推知,该店只聘用听障人士。故选C。
答案:C
34. What does Rarus think of Russell’s restaurant?
A. It tops the local restaurants.
B. It will close down sooner or later.
C. It needs to employ hearing workers.
D. It makes people see things differently.
解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中拉鲁斯说的话可知,拉鲁斯认为这家餐厅让人们从不同的视角看待事物。故选D。
答案:D
35. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Enjoying Pizza in Russell’s Restaurant
B. The Rise of Deaf-owned Business
C. All-deaf Pizza Restaurant Is All-good
D. Building Bridges Through Communication
解析:主旨大意题。本文重在突出听障人士开办的极为成功的比萨店。故选C。
答案:C
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Grow Organic Potatoes in Containers
A homegrown potato that has just been dug out of the soil is an amazing treat. Like tomatoes, the taste of fresh potatoes is different from that of those bought in the store. By growing your own, you also have the opportunity to plant unusual varieties. 36.________.
Prepare potatoes for growing. Cut the potatoes before planting. If your potatoes are small, you can simply plant them. When you cut your potatoes, make sure you have at least two eyes on each piece. 37._______. Most of us have no idea how heavy 50 grams is and there’s no need to weigh it, just use your best guess.
Water your newly planted potatoes well. Check the container at least once a day. 38.________. If it feels dry, it’s time to water. If it’s very hot or windy, you may have to water your potato container gardens more than once a day. Make sure to water deeply by waiting until water runs out of the bottom. 
Hill your potatoes as they grow. 39.________, you need to hill them in case they will break. This is done by adding a couple of inches of soil around your potato plants. Be careful not to break the plants in the process. Repeat the hilling process a few more times as your plants grow. You can also stop once the soil reaches the top of your container. 
40.________. After the plants have flowered, you can dig out your potatoes to eat. You can pull out a few potatoes at a time. You can also wait until the plants turn yellow and then harvest all of the potatoes at once. 

A. If your potato plants are too short
B. Harvest your homegrown potatoes
C. Water your potatoes whenever the soil is dry
D. Stick your finger at least an inch into the soil
E. Below are some tips for growing your own potatoes
F. Once your potato plants have grown about six inches
G. It’s also recommended that each weighs at least 50 grams
36. 解析:根据该空所在的位置可知,该空为承上启下的句子。下文介绍的是在家里种植马铃薯的方法。故选E。
答案:E
37. 解析:根据空后一句可知,我们大部分人都不知道50克有多重,也不需要去称重。据此可推知,空处应是关于每块马铃薯的重量。G项中的“50 grams”也是提示。故选G。
答案:G
38. 解析:根据空后一句“If it feels dry, it’s time to water.”可知,如果它摸起来干,就该是浇水的时候了。据此可推知,空处应是介绍感知土壤干燥的方法。故选D。
答案:D
39. 解析:根据该句中的“you need to hill them in case they will break”可知,培土是为了防止其断掉。据此可推知,空处应是介绍培土的时机。故选F。
答案:F
40. 解析:根据空处所在的位置可知,空处为该段的主题句。结合下文内容可知,该段主要介绍了收获马铃薯的时间。故选B。
答案:B
第三部分　语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
To be honest, I didn’t think there would be many big changes in my everyday lifestyle when I first came to China from Germany. This was mainly 　41　 I had watched many films based on Chinese culture. But I instantly changed my opinion when I got here. The civilisation and culture of China is very 　42　 from that of Germany. 
As a big meat eater, the thing I found 　43　 to accept was the cuisine in China. 　44　 I first came here, I wasn’t very familiar with all the ingredients used in the dishes that I was 　45　. I was afraid of tasting something strange and being unable to swallow it, making me look like a complete 　46　. 
Once my mother’s family held a party to welcome me to China. I was filled with 　47　 until I saw the food. I had never tried, or even seen, the food before. As I sat down, one family member asked me to try the food. You can’t imagine how 　48　 it is when the whole family are watching you, cheering you 　49　 to eat a dish you are scared to even taste. 
But 　50　 my mum encouraged me to try some food, I slowly started to 　51　 Chinese cuisine. And after only a few months, I had tasted almost every traditional Chinese dish I could find. The totally strange but attractive ways they’re prepared in are much different from 　52　 in Germany. In Germany, most dishes are very 　53　 to make. But Chinese cuisine is not very convenient. For example, in Germany we eat very 　54　 dishes like sandwiches for lunch, but in China sandwiches are considered a side dish. Having stayed in China for two years, I’ve gradually 　55　 Chinese food. My goal is now to learn more about Chinese culture. 
41. A. why B. because
C. when D. what
解析:本文作者刚从德国来到中国时,认为日常生活方式不会发生很大改变。他产生这一想法的原因是他看过许多以中国文化为背景的电影,用because引导表语从句。
答案:B
42. A. different B. same
C. similar D. apart
解析:根据句意可知,中国的文明和文化与德国的不同。be different from与……不同。故选A。
答案:A
43. A. closest B. hardest
C. luckiest D. easiest
解析:根据下文可知,他对中国菜的原料不熟悉、不了解,因此应该很难接受中国的烹饪。
答案:B
44. A. Now that B. Until
C. When D. Since
解析:当他第一次来到中国时,他发现他不熟悉中国菜的原料。when引导时间状语从句。
答案:C
45. A. served B. showed
C. selected D. guided
解析:根据句子结构可知,that引导一个定语从句,修饰名词dishes, 从句用被动语态,被招待一般用动词serve。
答案:A
46. A. stranger B. eater
C. fool D. passer-by
解析:根据句意可知,味道很怪,难以下咽,因此他的表情应该看上去很傻。
答案:C
47. A. patience B. doubt
C. excitement D. puzzle
解析:根据语境可知,家人为他举行欢迎宴会,他应该是很激动的。
答案:C
48. A. unbelievable B. embarrassing
C. comfortable D. interesting
解析:当你吃从来没有吃过的东西,而且所有人在看着你时,应该是尴尬的。
答案:B
49. A. on B. up
C. by D. down
解析:cheer on鼓励,喝彩。
答案:A
50. A. before B. after
C. while D. as
解析:根据后半句可知,他逐渐喜欢中国菜了,那应该是在他妈妈鼓励他吃了中国菜以后才有的变化。
答案:B
51. A. share B. try
C. enjoy D. understand
解析:根据下一句“And after only a few months, I had tasted almost every traditional Chinese dish I could find.”可知,他逐渐喜欢中国菜了。
答案:C
52. A. this B. those
C. it D. them
解析:这里用those代替前面的ways,也就是做菜的方法。
答案:B
53. A. easy B. amazing
C. slight D. challenging
解析:后面的句子用But同前面的句子形成对比,也就是说中国菜不好做,而德国菜容易做。
答案:A
54. A. tasty B. traditional
C. single D. simple
解析:三明治在德国可以是午餐,而在中国是配菜,相比之下,他们在德国吃得就“简单”了。
答案:D
55. A. broke away from B. got tired of
C. fallen in love with D. paid attention to
解析:根据后一句“My goal is now to learn more about Chinese culture.”可知,他渐渐喜欢上中餐了。
答案:C
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Financial Times gave part of my job to a robot 56.________ (name) Amy last week. For years I have been making podcast (播客) version of my column, but now I am faced with a tough competition.  
To be fair, Amy does have some things going for her. She has a great voice, smooth as velvet. Her 57.________ (two) advantage is that she’s practically free. She is part of a new service from Amazon that turns text 58.________ speech, costing nearly nothing. Even more 59.________ (impress) is her speed. Less than two seconds after receiving my 60.________ (write) text, which means when I just start to read, “Yesterday the Finan ... ”, she has already finished.  
Yet once I got over my distress and listened to her work, I felt 61.________ (good). I know it’s early days for her, but at the moment Amy is no match for me. Listening to her is not like listening to 62.________ non-English speaker read aloud, but to someone without brain, or heart, or sense of humour. Her 63.________ (deliver) is so poor that I don’t even understand. Amy never reads with understanding, never knows when 64.________ (pause), and never does irony. She continues to get it wrong.  
Finally, I’m not afraid Amy is about to steal my job. Only people possess human touch. It is the heart-to-heart communication 65.________ makes us special, beautiful and irreplaceable.  
56. 解析:这里指名叫埃米的机器人,用过去分词作后置定语。
答案:named
57. 解析:上一句讲的是她的第一个优点:声音好听。所以这句话是讲她的第二个优点,应用序数词second。
答案:second
58. 解析:turn ... into ... “将……转换成……”,固定短语。
答案:into
59. 解析:这是一个倒装句,将形容词的比较级放在了句首。“让人赞叹的”修饰的是her speed,作is的表语,所以应使用形容词impressive。
答案:impressive
60. 解析:这里指接收到“我”写好的文字材料不到两秒钟,也就是说“我”才刚开始读,她就完成了。text与write之间是被动关系,所以使用过去分词作定语,故填written。
答案:written
61. 解析:这句话将“我”听完了她的工作之后的感觉与之前的感觉相比,表达“现在比之前感觉好多了”,所以应用形容词的比较级,故填better。
答案:better
62. 解析:句中non-English speaker使用的是可数名词短语的单数形式,其前没有物主代词之类的限定词修饰,所以应填不定冠词,non-English以辅音音素开头,故填a。
答案:a
63. 解析:句子缺少主语,空格前又有形容词性物主代词Her修饰,所以空格处应填名词形式,故填delivery。
答案:delivery
64. 解析:这里使用“疑问词+不定式”作宾语,故填to pause。
答案:to pause
65. 解析:这是一个强调句式,其结构为“It is (was)+被强调部分(主语、宾语或状语)+who/that ...”,故填that。
答案:that
第四部分　写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
　　假设你是李华,你校英文报正在征集怎样保持身体健康的短文,请你根据以下提示,用英语写一篇短文。
(1) 健康的饮食;
(2) 适当的运动;
(2) 良好的生活习惯。
注意:
(1) 词数80左右;
(2) 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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答案:
　　Good health is of great importance in the development of the human body. Here are some suggestions on how to keep fit.
　　Firstly, have a balanced diet. Try to eat fruit and vegetables besides meat. Secondly, taking plenty of exercise is necessary. Exercise can prevent you from feeling tired. Moreover, form a good habit by going to bed and getting up early.
　　In a word, a healthy diet, moderate exercise and a good living habit do good to your health.
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I pulled the car into the garage and got out, just like every night for the past 16 years. The difference was that I wouldn’t have to work in the morning.
I slammed the car door. I used to be a leader of a national bank until it was closed. I’d put my heart and soul into my job. Not only did I work long hours, but also I was on call 24 hours a day, on weekends and holidays. If someone had a technical problem, even at 2:00 a.m. on Christmas morning, I was on it.
My kids joked that even though they were teenagers, I was the one who was absorbed in my cell phone and had to be told not to text at the dinner table.
My wife, Michelle, had been able to go to work full-time as an office manager once we heard my job was threatened. But our son, TJ, was a high school senior, and the girls, Sarah and Tara, were in ninth grade. And I wanted to give them the education and opportunities they deserved. “If I can’t provide anything for my family,” I asked, “what good am I?”
I opened the garage door and stepped out into our yard. The lawn and flower beds that my mum had tended so carefully were overrun with weeds. There was a maple tree in the middle of the yard that my parents planted when I was a boy. It needed caring. But I’d put on a lot of weight—no time to exercise with my crazy hours. I went up to the house. Michelle greeted me at the door with a hug. “It’s going to be okay. We will get through it,” she said. “Maybe you should think of this time as a break. You deserve one.”
“I’m sorry, Dad,” TJ said. “I know how much your job meant to you.” His concern was mirrored in the girls’ faces.
“I’ll take care of this,” I told them. “I’m going to work round the clock to find a new job and make our lives go back to normal.”
注意:
(1) 续写词数应为150左右;
(2) 请按如下格式作答。
The next morning, I got up before everyone else.  _______________
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The new lawn I’d planned for so long began to take shape and so did I.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案:
The next morning, I got up before everyone else. I made a pot of coffee and opened my laptop. I searched job sites, companies and emailed my friends. By then Michelle and the kids were up. “This isn’t a problem you need to solve today. Take some time for yourself,” my wife said. By mid-morning the quiet of the house was driving me crazy. I missed the noise of the office. I walked outside and my gaze fell on those overgrown flower beds. I cleared a small patch. Every day I took breaks to do other things I’d neglected. 
The new lawn I’d planned for so long began to take shape and so did I. With the physical labour, the extra weight dropped off, and I felt healthier than I had in ages. The flower beds and the maple tree looked great. The five of us hung out on the deck while I made dinner on the grill. This was the last year TJ would be home. Sarah and Tara would go to senior school soon too. If I hadn’t had this time with them, I’d be wishing for it. Now I had the time. I could spend time with my children. I could be a good father and a good husband during this time. I had the chance to find a healthy balance between work and home.