Question

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been  36  me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly  37 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could  38  my moves, because she  39  to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I  40  she had strict sleeping habits, 41  I thought she ought to be able to  42  some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 43 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having   44  .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked   45  . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it  46 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we  47  for another ten minutes, until  48 my daughter burst into tears, and  49  that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made  50 . I had started the evening wanting to have a  51  time with my daughter but had  52  my desire to win to become more  53  than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win  54  me well. As a parent, I  55  that it got in my way.  So I had to change.

36. A. guiding          B. asking              C. training                     D. advising

37. A. allowed          B. expected           C. replied                D. accepted

38. A. change           B. repeat                      C. hurry                         D. pass

39. A. agreed           B. needed                     C. begged                D. hated

40. A. knew                    B. learned                     C. guessed                     D. heard

41. A. so                        B. for                   C. but                   D. or

42. A. put up                   B. take up                    C. pick up               D. give up

43. A. As usual                B. Go ahead                 C. By the way          D. Come on

44. A. patience                B. luck                  C. fun                            D. success

45. A. excited           B. proud                      C. anxious               D. angry

46. A. well                      B. again                       C. fairly                         D. regularly

47. A. discussed              B. continued                 C. counted                     D. argued

48. A. nervously              B. immediately       C. strangely       D. suddenly

49. A. promised               B. admitted            C. wondered      D. discovered

50. A. a mistake              B. a decision              C. an attempt           D. an effort

51. A. free           B. different          C. full             D. happy

52. A. managed       B. recognized     C. allowed       D. reduced

53. A. important              B. attractive               C. practical                   D. interesting

54. A. offered          B. served                      C. controlled          D. taught

55. A. realized        B. apologized              C. imagined                  D. explained

Answer 1

36-40 BDCBA       41-45 CDDCC       46-50 ABDBA      51-55 DCABA