There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手).As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the __1__ side of this line.When I hold __2__ the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to __3__ independence, tries to loosen my grasp.What results is a (an) __4__ mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (大学预修课程) so that you can earn college credit?”

Daughter’s __5__: “No, I’m not interested in that.”

………

I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares.

Two months ago, she was _6__ to a great university.However, I was still the mother having a __7_ time letting go.The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and __8__ courses which I thought looked good.We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face _9__ with excitement.“I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said.“Already?” I was astonished, __10__ she should have discussed it with me.I examined the schedule.Nicole hadn’t taken a (an) __11__ one of the courses I had suggested.Every course she had chosen __12__ suited her interests.Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a __13__ mind and the ability to shape her future.She no longer needed her mother __14__ every decision she made.I felt proud, though still a bit __15__.

I __16__ the lessons carefully.Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: __17__, sympathy, and hard work.There have been a few holes along the way.__18__, she is well-equipped and eager to __19__ the future.The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the _20__ we both needed.

1.A.left     B.right    C.either    D.each

2.A.onto     B.up      C.back     D.out

3.A.keep     B.refuse    C.taste    D.bear

4.A.awkward    B.relaxing   C.lively    D.beautiful

5.A.comment    B.word     C.concept   D.response

6.A.received   B.invited   C.treated   D.accepted

7.A.good     B.great    C.hard     D.easy

8.A.taken     B.underlined  C.offered   D.emphasized

9.A.lit up    B.built up   C.turned up  D.made up

10.A.imagining  B.thinking   C.hoping    D.adding

11.A.only     B.just     C.even     D.single

12.A.mostly    B.hardly    C.exactly   D.slightly

13.A.sharp    B.normal    C.different  D.typical

14.A.encouraging B.evaluating  C.disagreeing D.agreeing

15.A.anxious   B.excited   C.sad     D.tense

16.A.reviewed   B.observed   C.checked   D.studied

17.A.competence  B.creativity  C.responsibility      D.confidence

18.A.Therefore  B.Instead   C.Still    D.Besides

19.A.embrace   B.discover   C.determine  D.control

20.A.character  B.strength   C.relief    D.independence

 

Millions of American children attend summer camps. Most summer camps teach swimming and other sports. But special skills are taught in some summer camps.

One of these is Concordia Language Villages Camp in the state of Minnesota. Campers there learn to speak a foreign language without the use of books. They must not turn to teachers for help. People who work there speak the language all the time and show the campers what to do. The campers learn the language by watching and hearing the words. One student at the German Camp once said she experienced what it would be like to be in Germany.

Colleges and universities organize other learning camps. Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois offers a one-week-long camp called “Summer Wings Camp”. The camp is held at the Southern Illinois Airport. Campers learn about the history of flight and experience what an airplane pilot does.

At Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, students can take part in a two-week camp that teaches astronomy. They study the motion of planets and stars.

The Pennsylvania State University offers many summer programs. One program it offers is nursing camp. Students in this program take part in different emergency(紧急情况) situations and learn how to deal with injuries.

Another skill camp is organized by businesses. Camp CEO(首席执行官) is a one-week camp in the state of Arizona for fifty teen girls. At the camp, they have the chance to meet successful businesswomen who are CEOs in different industries.

1. The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to “______”.

A.    nursing camp

B.    the Pennsylvania State University

C.    Southern Illinois University

D.    Gettysburg College

2. According to the passage, people who want to learn the history of flight had better attend ______.

A.    the two-week camp at Gettysburg College

B.    Concordia Language Villages camp

C.    the one-week-long camp held at the Southern Illinois Airport

D.    one-week program in Arizona

3. We can infer that the girl at the German Camp ______.

A.    missed her family a lot

B.    thought highly of the camp and liked it

C.    found it hard to practise her German

D.    found the way of teaching German dull

 

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