阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been ____ with them after school. My wife, and I are ____ he has other kids to be with and we have ____ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn ____, so we have asked him to tell us ___ he's going and to come home at a specified time.
The ____ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion, I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6:30, I needed to go ____ him. I found him at a friend's house, and he looked ____ that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home, I sat Kevin down for a talk about the ____ of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few___ late, after a half hour, he told me he understood and I was ___.
The next day, I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back ___ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of ___appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.
At __, my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to ___ playing. This was ___ so we decided to ground(罚不准出门) him for a week. This ___ no playing with his friends.
For the next week,whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin, we let him ___ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his ___.
As a ___ I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.
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A.studying |
B.playing |
C.chatting |
D.quarreling |
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A.glad |
B.lucky |
C.worried |
D.sure |
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A.made |
B.allowed |
C.trained |
D.forced |
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A.amusements |
B.communications |
C.honesty |
D.responsibility |
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A.when |
B.why |
C.where |
D.whenever |
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A.changes |
B.conflicts |
C.worries |
D.problems |
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A.looking for |
B.picking up |
C.waiting for |
D.calling up |
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A.angry |
B.nervous |
C.disappointed |
D.ashamed |
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A.quality |
B.importance |
C.stories |
D.ways |
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A.hours |
B.minutes |
C.days |
D.times |
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A.satisfied |
B.shocked |
C.surprised |
D.concerned |
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A.if |
B.unless |
C.because |
D.so |
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A.guilt |
B.disappointment |
C.excitement |
D.hatred |
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A.home |
B.school |
C.work |
D.office |
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A.finish |
B.keep |
C.learn |
D.stop |
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A.impossible |
B.impolite |
C.unacceptable |
D.unbelievable |
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A.meant |
B.suggested |
C.showed |
D.implied |
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A.reply |
B.apologize |
C.tell |
D.explain |
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A.decisions |
B.words |
C.actions |
D.friends |
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A.teacher |
B.parent |
C.writer |
D.professor |
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