As I had my first child,I promised myself never to be a pushy par?ent. I was going to be a very 1 and understanding mother.
Five years later my little boy was about to 2 for his yellow belt in karate (空手道) .As a five-year-old child,he wasn't taking it 3 ,because it was Mum trying to help him. He 4 the whole time. I found myself yelling and telling him he would never get the belt acting like that. I was trying to teach him his backflip (后空翻) .He continued to play and I 5 to yell. Finally I had made him feel like he couldn't accomplish 6 ,just as I promised myself I wouldn't do. 、
Still mad and stubborn I couldn't 7 I had to teach him this flip. He was doing fine with it 8 we had to leave to go to karate. While taking the test,he did great. His instructor would ask him to do something,and it came 9 for him. He never 10 him to do the backflip. He passed his yellow belt test.
We got in the car to go home,when he looked at me and said,"Mum,11 did you make me do that backflip so many times,when it wasn't 12 on the test?" The words wouldn't have 13 anything to anyone else,but it was a slap in my face. That night while lying in bed,I told him I 14 I him.
He was playing,didn't 15 anything,and just giggled (咯咯地笑) .I said,"I really do love you,baby. " I was still feeling 16 ,and also wondering if he had 17 me. Finally he replied in the 18 voice,"I know you do,but I love you more."
He had forgiven me and I had decided that his 19 was more important than any test he would ever take. I made a new 20 to be a better mother and to accept that he was only a child.
1. A. patient B. energetic C. polite D. brave
2. A. search B. practise C. play D. test
3. A. easily B. happily C. seriously D. fairly
4. A. smiled B. played C. prepared D. slept
5. A. stopped B. continued C. tried D. liked
6. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
7. A. give back B. give in C. give away D. give out
8. A. by the time B. at the time C. in no time D. at a time
9. A. quick B. normal C. common D. natural
10. A. demanded B. reminded C. asked D. allowed
11. A. where B. when C. why D. how
12. A. even B. ever C. still D. never
13. A. shared B. raised C. allowed D. meant
14. A. hated B. loved C. admired D. missed
15. A. accept B. take C. add D. say
16. A. guilty B. excited C. upset D. proud
17. A. remembered B. forgiven C. noticed D. deserted
18. A. saddest B. sweetest C. happiest D. biggest
19. A. attitude B. expression C. feeling D. suggestion
20. A. design B. difference C. experiment D. promise
