I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very __ to earn my own pocket money and my parents never interfered with (干涉) __ I spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They __ that by earning money, spending it, and learning from my mistakes, I would become more mature (成熟的) and responsible about how to __ work, relationships with others, and money.
Like many American parents, my parents also let my brother and me do things over which they __ a great deal. When I was sixteen,__, after I finished high school and before I entered __, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling __ at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great __ for me. In the end, my father won the argument on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, __ I had many relatives who could __ shelter and help if I needed it.
Three years later, when my brother was eighteen, he decided to __ a year off after his first year in university and __ through the States and the Caribbean, Again my mother was worried to see my brother leave school, but my father __ him and my brother had a fantastic year __ his way on trains and ships to earn passage (旅费) to different ports and cities, and __ many fascinating places and people.
Such experiences are __ rare for children in many countries, but in the US they are fairly __. Most parents start pushing their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. __ they finish high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, __ a university and maybe even decided on their future career.
1.A. anxious B. successful C. disappointed D. proud
2.A. how B. whether C. when D. where
3.A. believed B. explained C. suggested D. mentioned
4.A. handle B. deal C. make D. take
5.A. panicked B. suffered C. worried D. struggled
6.A. as a result B. in reality C. on the whole D. for example
7.A. politics B. business C. university D. market
8.A. alone B. apart C. along D. aboard
9.A. practice B. schedule C. performance D. experience
10.A. which B. what C. where D. that
11.A. support B. equip C. provide D. take
12.A. send B. take C. pick D. give
13.A. travel B. march C. explore D. push
14.A. encouraged B. agreed C. prevented D. blamed
15.A. finding B. working C. making D. forcing
16.A. challenging B. exploring C. expecting D. discovering
17.A. nearly B. probably C. merely D. slightly
18.A. special B. usual C. common D. ordinary
19.A. At the moment B. On the occasion C. To the point D. By the time
20.A. attended B. joined C. finished D. selected
He asked so many questions that I got completely _____.
A.confused B.confusing C.confusion D.mess
I won't go out tonight, you know; I'm going to watch the _____football match on TV.
A.alive B.living C.live D.life
Because of his strange clothes, he immediately became the ___ of attention when he entered the hall.
A.concentration B.point C.focus D.aim
He gives his son some money for the _____of his books.
A.pressure B.purchase C.promote D.practice
She brought with her three friends，none of ________ I had ever met before.
A.them B.who C.whom D.these
