Question

David, my neighbor, has two young kids who are five and seven. One day he was 1his seven-year-old son Kelly how to push the lawn mower(割草機(jī)) around the yard. As he was telling him how to turn the mower 2, his wife, Jan, called to him to ask a question. As David answered the question, Kelly pushed the lawn mower 3through the flower bed at the edge of the lawn —4 a two-foot wide path leveled to the ground!
When David turned back and saw what had happened, he began to lose 5. David had put a lot of time and 6into making those flower beds the 7of the neighbourhood. As he began to 8his voice to his son, Jan walked quickly over to him, put her hand on his shoulder and said, “David, please remember we are raising children, not 9!”
Jan 10me how important 11is as a parent to remember our priorities (things that need attention before others). The window shattered(打碎) by a 12, a lamp knocked over by a careless child, or a plate dropped in the kitchen are already 13. The flowers are already dead. We must remember not to 14to the destruction by breaking a child’s spirit and deadening his 15.
A few weeks ago Mark Michaels, the owner of a store, and I were together 16parenting. He told me while his family were out for dinner, his daughter knocked over her water glass. 17the water was cleaned up without any blaming remarks from her parents, she looked up and said, “I 18want to thank you for not being like other parents. Most of my friends’ parents 19have shouted at them and given them a lecture about paying more attention. Thanks for not 20that!”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      teaching
   2. B.
      helping
   3. C.
      looking at
   4. D.
      asking
2. 2.
   1. A.
      up
   2. B.
      around
   3. C.
      down
   4. D.
      over
3. 3.
   1. A.
      nearly
   2. B.
      even
   3. C.
      almost
   4. D.
      right
4. 4.
   1. A.
      leaving
   2. B.
      staying
   3. C.
      remaining
   4. D.
      finding
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hope
   2. B.
      control
   3. C.
      mind
   4. D.
      heart
6. 6.
   1. A.
      strength
   2. B.
      effort
   3. C.
      power
   4. D.
      courage
7. 7.
   1. A.
      pride
   2. B.
      respect
   3. C.
      envy
   4. D.
      honor
8. 8.
   1. A.
      rise
   2. B.
      expand
   3. C.
      improve
   4. D.
      raise
9. 9.
   1. A.
      flowers
   2. B.
      trees
   3. C.
      grass
   4. D.
      vegetables
10. 10.
    1. A.
       called
    2. B.
       reminded
    3. C.
       warned
    4. D.
       told
11. 11.
    1. A.
       this
    2. B.
       that
    3. C.
       it
    4. D.
       one
12. 12.
    1. A.
       mower
    2. B.
       baseball
    3. C.
       chair
    4. D.
       book
13. 13.
    1. A.
       broken
    2. B.
       shabby
    3. C.
       torn
    4. D.
       worn
14. 14.
    1. A.
       attend
    2. B.
       tend
    3. C.
       add
    4. D.
       see
15. 15.
    1. A.
       happiness
    2. B.
       liveliness
    3. C.
       bravery
    4. D.
       humor
16. 16.
    1. A.
       talking
    2. B.
       speaking
    3. C.
       telling
    4. D.
       discussing
17. 17.
    1. A.
       Before
    2. B.
       After
    3. C.
       Until
    4. D.
       Since
18. 18.
    1. A.
       really
    2. B.
       actually
    3. C.
       eventually
    4. D.
       especially
19. 19.
    1. A.
       should
    2. B.
       need
    3. C.
       would
    4. D.
       must
20. 20.
    1. A.
       saying
    2. B.
       doing
    3. C.
       thinking
    4. D.
       Showing

Answer 1

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