One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been  16  me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly ___17__. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could __18    my moves, because she 19    to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I  20  she had strict sleeping habits,  21  I thought she ought to be able to  22  some of this strictness. I said to her, “  23  , you can stay up late for once. We’re having   24  .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked   25  . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it  26  , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we   27   for another ten minutes, until __28  my daughter burst into tears, and  29  that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made  30  . I had started the evening wanting to have a  31  time with my daughter but had 32  my desire to win to become more  33  than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win  34   me well. As a parent, I  35  that it got in my way. So I had to change.

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been   1 me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly accepted. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could hurry my moves, because she  2  to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I   3  she had strict sleeping habits, 4   I thought she ought to be able to 5  some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 6 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having   7 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 8 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it 9  , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 10  for another ten minutes, until suddenly my daughter burst into tears, and admitted that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made 11 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 12   time with my daughter but had allowed my desire to win to become more 13  than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 14  me well. As a parent, I   15  that it got in my way. So I had to change.

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been   1 me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly accepted. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could hurry my moves, because she  2  to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I   3  she had strict sleeping habits, 4   I thought she ought to be able to 5  some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 6 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having   7 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 8 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it 9  , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 10  for another ten minutes, until suddenly my daughter burst into tears, and admitted that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made 11 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 12   time with my daughter but had allowed my desire to win to become more 13  than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 14  me well. As a parent, I   15  that it got in my way. So I had to change.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been   21   me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly   22  . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could   23   my moves, because she   24   to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I   25   she had strict sleeping habits,   26   I thought she ought to be able to    27   some of this strictness. I said to her, “  28  , you can stay up late for once. We’re having  29  .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked   30  . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it  31  , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we  32  for another ten minutes, until   33   my daughter burst into tears, and   34   that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made   35  . I had started the evening wanting to have a   36 time with my daughter but had   37   my desire to win to become more    38  than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win   39   me well. As a parent, I   40   that it got in my way. So I had to change.

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been __1__ me to play chess(棋)with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly __2__ .It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could __3__ my moves, because she __4__ to go to bed, she had to get up at six in the morning. I __5__ she had strict sleeping habits,__6__ I thought she ought to be able to __7__ some of this strictness. I said to her. “__8__, you can stay up late for once. We’re having__9__.” We played on for another fifteen minutes, furring which time she looked __10__. Finally she said,“Please, Daddy, do it quickly.”“No,”I replied.“If you’re going to play it __11__, you’re going to play it slowly.”And so we __12__ for another ten minutes, until __13__ my daughter burst into tears, and __14__ that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made __15__.I had started the evening wanting to have a __16__ time with my daughter but had __17__ my desire to win to become more __18__ than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win __19__ me well. As a parent, I __20__ that it got in my way. So I had to change.

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

2. A. followed                  B. expected              C. replied                 D. accepted

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

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

5. A. knew                      B. leaned                 C. guessed               D. heard

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

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

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

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

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

11. A. well                      B. proud             C. fairly                     D. regularly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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