Question

My 8­year­old son，Kevin，has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been 36    with them after school. My wife，and I are 37    he has other kids to be with and we have __38__ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn __39__，so we have asked him to tell us __40__ he's going and to come home at a specified time.

The __41__ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion，I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6：30，I needed to go __42__ him. I found him at a friend's house，and he looked 43    that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home，I sat  Kevin down for a talk about the _44  _ of  keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few __45__ late， after a half hour， he told me he understood and I was _46_  _.

The next day，I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back __47__ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of __48__ appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.

At __49__，my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to _50__ playing. This was __51__，so we decided to ground(罚不准出门)him for a week. This __52_ no playing with his friends.

For the next week，whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin，we let him __53__ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his __54__.

As a __55__，I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.

1.	A．studying B．playing C．chatting D．quarreling

2.	A．glad　　 B．lucky C．worried D．sure

3.	A．made　 B．allowed C．trained D．forced

4.	A．amusements B．communication C．honesty D．responsibility

5.	A．when　 B．why C．where D．whenever

6.	A．changes B．conflicts C．worries D．problems

7.	A．looking for B．picking up C．waiting for D．calling up

8.	A．angry　 B．nervous C．disappointed D．ashamed

9.	A．quality B．importance C．stories D．ways

10.	A．hours　 B．minutes C．days D．times

11.	A．satisfied B．shocked C．surprised D．concerned

12.	A．if　　　 B．unless　 C．because　 D．so

13.	A．guilt　 B．disappointment C．excitement D．hatred

14.	A．home B．school C．work D．office

15.	A．finish B．keep C．learn D．stop

16.	A．impossible B．impolite C．unacceptable D．unbelievable

17.	A．meant B．suggested C．showed D．implied

18.	A．reply B．apologize C．tell D．explain

19.	A．decisions B．words C．actions D．friends

20.	A．teacher B．parent C．writer D．professor

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】略