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 They say after a parent dies,the surviving children can take on some of their parent’s characteristics. I 1        becoming anything like my dad for years 2        I wanted to be me,not him;but there I sat at his memorial service several months ago,telling myself, “You’ve 3 a lot more of your dad in you than you think. ”

  There is this phrase my dad 4,and I know I’m going to sound 5        to complain about it,but it used to 6        me. “I am so proud of you”’ he told us kids,whether we’d won a race or helped others. That should be a (n) 7 thing,but here’s what always 8         my mind: “You are taking credit for what isn’t really yours. You can be proud,but the 9        is mine. ”

  Your parent is doing his best to give you 10,but you do not 11        it. “I’m so proud of you. ” It came out of my dad’s mouth  12    ,on those calls where I might have 13        something that happened at work or when he and Mum came to visit and we 14     the talents of our two boys. I knew the feeling of parental 15        well,especially when my boys achieved in ways that were 16        my comprehension and ability,but I looked for other ways to 17        it. “That’s an extremely good story you’ve written!” I would say about the composition. I thought that by making my praise 18,it would feel like I was claiming their achievement less as mine and more as one they could own themselves.

  So just the other day when my older son sent me an e-mail about his scholarship,I searched for 19        things to say,but finally I 20        he doesn’t need my cleverness. He just wants what my dad gave me. “I'm so proud of you ,” I wrote. Just like the old man to me.

(   ) 1. A. insisted   B. resisted

   C. considered   D. meant

(   ) 2. A. if   B. until

      C. though   D. because

(   ) 3. A. remembered   B. explained

   C. missed   D. got

(   ) 4. A. used   B. created

   C. changed   D. translated

(   ) 5. A. interesting   B. funny

   C. silly   D. rude

(   ) 6. A. worry   B. harm

   C. bother   D. reward

(   ) 7. A. basic   B. good

   C. difficult   D. important

(   ) 8. A. opened up   B. went through

   C. tested out   D. broke down

(   ) 9. A. adjustment   B. enjoyment

   C. achievement   D. assignment

(   ) 10. A. praise   B. comment

   C. support   D. information

(   ) 11. A. win   B. offer

   C. accept   D. hear

(   ) 12. A. in no time   B. ahead of time

   C. all the time   D. for a time

(   ) 13. A. complained   B. written

   C. forgotten   D. mentioned

(   ) 14. A. showed off   B. depended on

   C. found out   D. drew out

(   ) 15. A. control   B. choice

   C. responsibility   D. pride

(   ) 16. A. beyond   B. near

   C. below   D. about

(   ) 17. A. feel   B. express

   C. take   D. analyze

(   ) 18. A. scientific   B. reliable

   C. specific   D. logical

(   ) 19. A. personal   B. powerful

   C. clever   D. secure

(   ) 20. A. believed   B. realized

   C. proved   D. suggested

[文章大意]本文讲述作者讨厌父亲一成不变的"我以你为豪"的夸奖。后来自己做了父母,努力让自己的表扬变得与众不同,但有一次大儿子通过邮件来告诉他奖学金的事时,他找不到合适的词来表达,原来儿子需要的不过是"我以你为豪"。

1. B insist坚持jresist抵抗;consider考虑;mean意味着。"我"抵制成为父亲那样的人,因为"我"想成为"我"自己而不是他。根据"I wanted to be me,not him…"可知选B项。

2. D if如果;until直到;though虽然;because因为。句意: "我"抵制成为父亲那样的人,因为"我"想成为"我"自己而不是他。两个分句之间是因果关系,故选D项。

3. D remember记得!explain解释;miss错过;get得到。句意:你已经得到比你认为的比你父亲还多的东西。根据倒数第二段提到"…it would feel like I was claiming their achieve?ment less as mine and more as one they could own them?selves. "可知选D项。

4. A句意:这有一个父亲经常用的短语,"我"知道"我"要是抱怨的话会听起来很粗鲁。根据but it used to me可知选A项。

5. D interesting有趣的;funny可笑的;silly蠢的;rude粗鲁的。句意:这有一个父亲经常用的短语,"我"知道"我"要是抱怨的话会听起来很粗鲁。

6. C worry担心;harm伤害;bother打扰;reward奖赏。句意:但它却经常困扰着"我"。故选C项。

7. B basic基本的;good好的;difficult困难的;important重要的。句意:这应该是件很好的事情,但"我"脑海中经常回荡着:功劳并不是你的,你可以骄傲但成就是"我"的。根据but 可知选B项。

8. B open up打开;go through经历;test out检査;break down 崩溃。句意:这应该是件很好的事情,但"我"脑海中经常回荡着:功劳并不是你的,你可以骄傲但成就是"我"的。根据句意选B项。

9. C adjustment调整;enjoyment快乐;achievement成就;as?signment任务。句意:这应该是件很好的事情,但"我"脑海中经常回荡着:你的功劳并不是你的,你可以骄傲但成就是"我" 的。根据句意选C项。

10. A praise表扬;comment评论;support支持;information信息。句意:你的父亲努力给你表扬但你并不接受。根据语境"I'm so proud of you.”可知选A项。

11. C win赢得;offer提供;accept接受;hear听到。句意:你的父亲努力给你表扬但你并不接受。根据句意选C项。 

12. C in no time决不;ahead of time提前;all the time—直; for a time—段时间。"我以你为豪"这句话一直从"我"爸爸的嘴里说出来。根据语境可知选C项。 

13. D complain抱怨;write写;forget忘i己;mention提至。"我"在电话里说到工作,且根据语境可知选D项。 

14. A show off炫耀;depend on依靠;find out发现;draw out 取出。根据the talents of our two boys可知选A项。 

15. D control控制;choice选择;responsibility责任;pride自豪。句意:"我"了解父母的自豪,尤其是当"我"的孩子取得一定成就时……。故选D项。 

16. A beyond超过;near靠近;below在.... 下面;about关于。beyond my comprehension and ability超出我的理解与肯旨力。故选A项。 

17. B feel感觉;express表达;take带走;analyze分析。但"我"会找其他的方式来表达。根据"That's an extremely good story you've written!I would say about the composi?tion. " 可知选B项。 

18. C scientific科学的;reliable可靠的;specific特种的,具体的;logical逻辑的。根据句意选C项。 

19. C personal个人的;powerful有力的;clever聪、明的;secure 安全的。根据he doesn't need my cleverness可知选C项。 

20. B believe相信;realize意识到;prove证明;suggest建议。根据"He just wants what my dad gave me. 'I'm so proud of you”I wrote.”可知选B项。

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(   ) 2. A. coins   B. pickle

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(   ) 3. A. broken   B. filled

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(   ) 4. A. pile   B. clean

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(   ) 6. A. seriously   B. gently

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(   ) 8. A. finished   B. started

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(   ) 9. A. Once   B. Again

   C. Besides   D. However

(   ) 10. A. removed   B. stolen

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(   ) 11. A. no   B. many

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(   ) 17. A. upset   B. cold

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(   ) 18. A. happily   B. angrily

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(   ) 19. A. surprise   B. delight

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(   ) 20. A. the pillow   B. the jar

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