One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been
1 me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly accepted. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could hurry my moves, because she
2 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I
3 she had strict sleeping habits,
4 I thought she ought to be able to
5 some of this strictness. I said to her, “
6 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having
7 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked
8 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it
9 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we
10 for another ten minutes, until suddenly my daughter burst into tears, and admitted that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made
11 . I had started the evening wanting to have a
12 time with my daughter but had allowed my desire to win to become more
13 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win
14 me well. As a parent, I
15 that it got in my way. So I had to change.
小题1: | A.guiding | B.asking | C.training | D.advising |
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小题2: | A.agreed | B.needed | C.begged | D.hated |
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小题3: | A.knew | B.learned | C.guessed | D.heard |
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小题5: | A.put up | B.take up | C.pick up | D.give up |
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小题6: | A.As usual | B.Go ahead | C.By the way | D.Come on |
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小题7: | A.patience | B.luck | C.fun | D.success |
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小题8: | A.excited | B.proud | C.anxious | D.angry |
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小题9: | A.well | B.again | C.fairly | D.regularly |
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小题10: | A.discussed | B.continued | C.counted | D.argued |
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小题11: | A.a mistake | B.a decision | C.an attempt | D.an effort |
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小题12: | A.free | B.different | C.full | D.happy |
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小题13: | A.important | B.attractive | C.practical | D.interesting |
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小题14: | A.offered | B.served | C.controlled | D.taught |
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小题15: | A.realized | B.apologized | C.imagined | D.explained |
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