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.

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

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