Question

My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been     with them after school. My wife，Qugen, 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 him arriving a few     late，but after half an hour，I’m going to be  . He told me he understood.

The next day，I came home from work at about 6:30 p.m. and Qugen asked me to go and get Kevin        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 ，Qugen 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 Qugen and I 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.

1.A. studying    B．playing  C．chatting  D．quarreling

2.A. glad     B．lucky  C．worried  D．sure

3.A. made    B．allowed  C．trained  D．forced

4.A. amusements  B．communication  C.  honesty  D．responsibility

5.A. when    B．why      C．where     D．whenever

6.A. changes  B．conflicts  C．worries     D．problems

7.A. looking for  B．picking up  C．waiting for D．calling up

8.A. angry     B．nervous     C．disappointed D．ashamed

9.A. quality B．importance  C．stories      D．ways

10.A. hours   B．minutes     C．days     D．times

11.A. satisfied  B．shocked    C．surprised  D．concerned

12.A. if       B．unless    C．because   D．so

13.A. guilt    B．disappointment  C．excitement  D．hatred

14.A. home      B．school      C．work D．office

15.A. finish     B．keep      C．learn  D．stop

16.A. impossible  B．impolite  C．unacceptable  D．unbelievable

17.A. meant      B．suggested  C．showed  D．implied

18.A. reply      B．apologize  C．tell    D．explain

19.A. decisions  B．words      C．actions  D．friends

20.A. teacher  B．parent      C．writer  D．professor

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了作者在教育孩子方面的一个做法，让孩子学会对自己的行为负责，学会更有责任心。

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