A There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go . As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the 21 side of this line. When I hold 22 the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to 23 independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an) 24 mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango. For the past two years, it’s gone like this: Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class so that you can earn college credit? Daughter’s 25 : “No, I’m not interested in that. --- I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares. Two months ago, she was 26 to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a 27 time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and 28 courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face 29 with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out, she said. “Already? I was astonished, 30 she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an) 31 one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen 32 suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a 33 mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother 34 every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit 35 . I 36 the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: 37 , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way. 38 , she is well-equipped and eager to 39 the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the 40 we both needed. 21. A. left B. right C. either D. each 22. A. onto B. up C. back D. out 23. A. keep B. refuse C. taste D. bear 24. A. awkward B. relaxing C. lively D. beautiful 25. A. comment B. word C. concept D. response 26. A. received B. invited C. treated D. accepted 27. A. good B. great C. hard D. easy 28. A. taken B. underlined C. offered D. emphasized 29. A. lit up B. built up C. turned up D. made up 30. A. imagining B. thinking C. hoping D. adding 31. A. only B. just C. even D. single 32. A. mostly B. hardly C. exactly D. slightly 33. A. sharp B. normal C. different D. typical 34. A. encouraging B. evaluating C. disagreeing D. agreeing 35. A. anxious B. excited C. sad D. tense 36. A. reviewed B. observed C. checked D. studied 37. A. competence B. creativity C. responsibility D. confidence 38. A. Therefore B. Instead C. Still D. Besides 39. A. embrace B. discover C. determine D. control 40. A. character B. strength C. relief D. independence B You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a 36 woman. One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly 37 had grown to over$150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and 38 almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a 39 fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national 40 . What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had 41 my life. I am 19 years old and the first 42 of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was a 43 student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I 44 being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the 45 way I could attend. One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous 46 . The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money 47 for me, but if anything came up they’d call. A few days later, I was going out with my mother 48 the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was 49 ! McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is 50 , she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new 51 . She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR so she can tape the programs and see 52 on TV-she just smiles. McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of 53 . Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to 54 when I can some day. So 55 I plan to add to her scholarship fund. 41. A. café B. buffet C. laboratory D. laundry 42. A. expenses B. profits C. savings D. wages 43. A. returned B. donated C. delivered D. removed 44. A. welfare B. project C. scholarship D. research 45. A. headlines B. customs C. sympathies D. doubts 46. A. affected B. formed C. disturbed D. ruined 47. A. designer B. receiver C. contributor D. reporter 48. A. considerate B. dedicated C. casual D. sensitive 49. A. advocated B. regretted C. missed D. avoided 50. A. normal B. wrong C. legal D. only 51. A. gift B. idea C. decision D. plan 52. A. left B. raised C. available D. enough 53. A. since B. before C. though D. when 54. A. shocked B. excited C. puzzled D. encouraged 55. A. retired B. dismissed C. promoted D. transferred 56. A. job B. hobby C. life D. award 57. A. everybody B. everything C. herself D. us 58. A. giving B. understanding C. receiving D. loving 59. A. give up B. give back C. give off D. give in 60. A. suddenly B. originally C. gradually D. eventually 查看更多

 

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There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手). As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the  36  side of this line. When I hold   37  the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to  38  independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)  39  mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
My question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (高阶课程) so that you can earn college credit?”
Nicole’s  40 : “No, I’m not interested in that.”   ………
Two months ago, she was   41  to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a   42  time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and   43  courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face  44  with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,  45  she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)  46  one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen  47  suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a  48  mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother’s  49  every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit          50  .
I   51  the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:  52 , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.  53 , she is well-equipped and eager to  54  the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the  55  we both needed.

【小题1】
A.leftB.rightC.eitherD.each
【小题2】
A.ontoB.upC.backD.out
【小题3】
A.keepB.refuseC.tasteD.bear
【小题4】
A.embarrassingB.relaxingC.livelyD.beautiful
【小题5】
A.commentB.wordC.conceptD.response
【小题6】
A.receivedB.invitedC.treatedD.accepted
【小题7】
A.goodB.greatC.hardD.easy
【小题8】
A.takenB.underlinedC.offeredD.emphasized
【小题9】
A.lit upB.built upC.turned upD.made up
【小题10】
A.imaginingB.thinkingC.hopingD.adding
【小题11】
A.onlyB.justC.evenD.single
【小题12】
A.mostlyB.hardlyC.exactlyD.slightly
【小题13】
A.sharpB.normalC.differentD.typical
【小题14】
A.encouragingB.evaluatingC.disagreeingD.agreeing
【小题15】
A.anxiousB.excitedC.sadD.tense
【小题16】
A.reviewedB.observedC.checkedD.studied
【小题17】
A.abilityB.honestyC.responsibilityD.punctuality
【小题18】
A.ThereforeB.InsteadC.StillD.Besides
【小题19】
A.embraceB.discoverC.determineD.lead
【小题20】
A.characterB.strengthC.reliefD.independence

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There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手). As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the   36   side of this line. When I hold   37   the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to   38   independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)  39   mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

   For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

   My question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (高阶课程) so that you can earn college credit?”

   Nicole’s  40  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”   ………

   Two months ago, she was   41   to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a   42   time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and   43   courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face   44   with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,  45   she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)  46   one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen   47   suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a   48   mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother’s   49   every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit          50  .

   I   51   the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:  52  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.  53  , she is well-equipped and eager to   54   the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the   55   we both needed.

1. A. left              B. right    C. either              D. each

2.A. onto               B. up           C. back             D. out

3. A. keep              B. refuse       C. taste            D. bear

4. A. embarrassing      B. relaxing     C. lively           D. beautiful

5.A. comment            B. word         C. concept          D. response

6.A. received           B. invited      C. treated          D. accepted

7. A. good              B. great        C. hard             D. easy

8.A. taken          B. underlined   C. offered          D. emphasized

9.A. lit up         B. built up     C. turned up        D. made up

10.A. imagining     B. thinking     C. hoping           D. adding

11.A. only              B. just         C. even             D. single

12. A. mostly           B. hardly       C. exactly          D. slightly

13. A. sharp            B. normal       C. different        D. typical

14.A. encouraging       B. evaluating   C. disagreeing      D. agreeing

15.A. anxious           B. excited      C. sad              D. tense

16. A. reviewed         B. observed     C. checked          D. studied

17.A. ability           B. honesty      C. responsibility   D. punctuality

18. A. Therefore        B. Instead      C. Still            D. Besides

19. A. embrace          B. discover     C. determine        D. lead

20.A. character     B. strength     C. relief           D. independence

 

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There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手). As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the   1   side of this line. When I hold   2   the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to   3   independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)   4   mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (高阶课程) so that you can earn college credit?”

Daughter’s   5  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”

………

I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares.

Two months ago, she was   6   to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a   7   time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and  8   courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face   9   with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,   10   she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)   11   one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen   12   suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a   13   mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother   14   every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit   15  .

I   16   the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:   17  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.   18  , she is well-equipped and eager to   19   the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the   20   we both needed.

1.A.left                       B.right                    C.either                  D.each

2.A.onto                     B.up                       C.back                   D.out

3.A.keep                     B.refuse                 C.taste                   D.bear

4.A.awkward              B.relaxing               C.lively                   D.beautiful

5.A.comment              B.word                   C.concept               D.response

6.A.received                B.invited                 C.treated                D.accepted

7.A.good                     B.great                   C.hard                    D.easy

8.A.taken                    B.underlined            C.offered                D.emphasized

9.A.lit up                     B.built up                C.turned up            D.made up

10.A.imagining            B.thinking               C.hoping                D.adding

11.A.only                    B.just                     C.even                   D.single

12.A.mostly                B.hardly                 C.exactly                D.slightly

13.A.sharp                  B.normal                C.different              D.typical

14.A.encouraging         B.evaluating            C.disagreeing          D.agreeing

15.A.anxious               B.excited                C.sad                     D.tense

16.A.reviewed             B.observed             C.checked              D.studied

17.A.competence         B.creativity             C.responsibility       D.confidence

18.A.Therefore            B.Instead                C.Still                     D.Besides

19.A.embrace              B.discover              C.determine            D.control

20.A.character             B.strength               C.relief                   D.independence

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There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手). As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the1side of this line. When I hold2the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to3independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)4mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
My question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (高阶课程) so that you can earn college credit?”
Nicole’s5: “No, I’m not interested in that.” ………
Two months ago, she was6to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a7time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and8courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face9with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,10she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)11one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen12suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a13mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother’s14every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit 15.
I16the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:17, sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.18, she is well-equipped and eager to19the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the20we both needed.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      left
    2. B.
      right
    3. C.
      either
    4. D.
      each
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      onto
    2. B.
      up
    3. C.
      back
    4. D.
      out
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      keep
    2. B.
      refuse
    3. C.
      taste
    4. D.
      bear
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      embarrassing
    2. B.
      relaxing
    3. C.
      lively
    4. D.
      beautiful
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      comment
    2. B.
      word
    3. C.
      concept
    4. D.
      response
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      received
    2. B.
      invited
    3. C.
      treated
    4. D.
      accepted
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      good
    2. B.
      great
    3. C.
      hard
    4. D.
      easy
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      taken
    2. B.
      underlined
    3. C.
      offered
    4. D.
      emphasized
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      lit up
    2. B.
      built up
    3. C.
      turned up
    4. D.
      made up
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      imagining
    2. B.
      thinking
    3. C.
      hoping
    4. D.
      adding
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      only
    2. B.
      just
    3. C.
      even
    4. D.
      single
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      mostly
    2. B.
      hardly
    3. C.
      exactly
    4. D.
      slightly
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      sharp
    2. B.
      normal
    3. C.
      different
    4. D.
      typical
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      encouraging
    2. B.
      evaluating
    3. C.
      disagreeing
    4. D.
      agreeing
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      anxious
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      sad
    4. D.
      tense
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      reviewed
    2. B.
      observed
    3. C.
      checked
    4. D.
      studied
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      ability
    2. B.
      honesty
    3. C.
      responsibility
    4. D.
      punctuality
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      Therefore
    2. B.
      Instead
    3. C.
      Still
    4. D.
      Besides
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      embrace
    2. B.
      discover
    3. C.
      determine
    4. D.
      lead
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      character
    2. B.
      strength
    3. C.
      relief
    4. D.
      independence

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There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手).As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the __1__ side of this line.When I hold __2__ the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to __3__ independence, tries to loosen my grasp.What results is a (an) __4__ mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (大学预修课程) so that you can earn college credit?”

Daughter’s __5__: “No, I’m not interested in that.”

………

I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares.

Two months ago, she was _6__ to a great university.However, I was still the mother having a __7_ time letting go.The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and __8__ courses which I thought looked good.We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face _9__ with excitement.“I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said.“Already?” I was astonished, __10__ she should have discussed it with me.I examined the schedule.Nicole hadn’t taken a (an) __11__ one of the courses I had suggested.Every course she had chosen __12__ suited her interests.Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a __13__ mind and the ability to shape her future.She no longer needed her mother __14__ every decision she made.I felt proud, though still a bit __15__.

I __16__ the lessons carefully.Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: __17__, sympathy, and hard work.There have been a few holes along the way.__18__, she is well-equipped and eager to __19__ the future.The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the _20__ we both needed.

1.A.left     B.right    C.either    D.each

2.A.onto     B.up      C.back     D.out

3.A.keep     B.refuse    C.taste    D.bear

4.A.awkward    B.relaxing   C.lively    D.beautiful

5.A.comment    B.word     C.concept   D.response

6.A.received   B.invited   C.treated   D.accepted

7.A.good     B.great    C.hard     D.easy

8.A.taken     B.underlined  C.offered   D.emphasized

9.A.lit up    B.built up   C.turned up  D.made up

10.A.imagining  B.thinking   C.hoping    D.adding

11.A.only     B.just     C.even     D.single

12.A.mostly    B.hardly    C.exactly   D.slightly

13.A.sharp    B.normal    C.different  D.typical

14.A.encouraging B.evaluating  C.disagreeing D.agreeing

15.A.anxious   B.excited   C.sad     D.tense

16.A.reviewed   B.observed   C.checked   D.studied

17.A.competence  B.creativity  C.responsibility      D.confidence

18.A.Therefore  B.Instead   C.Still    D.Besides

19.A.embrace   B.discover   C.determine  D.control

20.A.character  B.strength   C.relief    D.independence

 

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