One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 21 me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 22 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 23 my moves, because she 24 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 25 she had strict sleeping habits, 26 I thought she ought to be able to 27 some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 28 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having 29 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 30 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it 31 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 32 for another ten minutes, until 33 my daughter burst into tears, and 34 that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made 35 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 36 time with my daughter but had 37 my desire to win to become more 38 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 39 me well. As a parent, I 40 that it got in my way. So I had to change.
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1.A. guiding 2.A. allowed 3.A. change 4.A. agreed 5.A. knew 6.A. so 7.A. put up 8.A. As usual 9.A. patience 10. A. excited 11. A. well 12.A. discussed 13. A. nervously 14.A. promised 15.A. a mistake 16.A. free 17. A. managed 18.A. important 19.A. offered 20.A. realized |
B. asking B. expected B. repeat B. needed B. learned B. for B. take up B. Go ahead B. luck B. proud B. again B. continued B. immediately B. admitted B. a decision B. different B. recognized B. attractive B. served B. apologized |
C. training C. replied C. hurry C. begged C. guessed C. but C. pick up C. By the way C. fun C. anxious C. fairly C. counted C. strangely C. wondered C. an attempt C. full C. allowed C. practical C. controlled C. imagined |
D. advising D. accepted D. pass D. hated D. heard D. or D. give up D. Come on D. success D. angry D. regularly D. argued D. suddenly D. discovered D. an effort D. happy D. reduced D. interesting D. taught D. explained |
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--- I’m being served. Thank you anyway.
A. May I have the bill? B. Can I take your order?
C. How would you like your coffee? D. What about eating out?
I didn't realize my mistake ________ my teacher had a facetoface talk with me.
A .until B. after C. since D. when
---There is some doubt _____ the concert will be held as the company intends to redecorate the stadium next week.
---What a pity!
A. where B. that C. if D. how
The number of various educational programs is increasing important roles have been recognized by more and more people.
A．whose B．where C．which D．that
Through so much trouble，he learned ________ everyone needed friendship and ________self confidence is important.
A. that；/ B./；/ C. that；that D./；what
