A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I 36  for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there. 37 , I gave myself a quick personal pat   38  my clothes, but they were not in 39  of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place _ 40_I had been. Suddenly it occurred to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly 41  for the parking lot.（停車場）
My wife, Diane, has 42  me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（點(diǎn)火處）. My theory is the ignition is the 43  place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be   44 . As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying 45 . Her theory was right. The parking lot was 46 .
Without hesitation, I called the 47 . I gave them my location（位置）and  48  that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most 49  call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I 50  my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of 51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s  52 .
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent. 53 , I said, “In that case, would you please come and  54  
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman  55 I didn’t steal your car.”

A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （頌歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two．
The  36  methods she used with her daughters would seem   37  to Westerners．In school her daughters weren't allowed to have grades   38  than As．They had to   39 playing the piano or violin even for hours a day．
There has been wide criticism (批評) of Chua's book in the US．"It's a(n)   40  way of parenting," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be  41 ．Children need parents to   42  them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in．”
Now the criticism seems to have   43  to China．Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his   44  .  He argued Chua's method of   45  would limit children from developing their full   46  ．"Some Chinese parents do focus too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "What gets sacrificed (放棄) along the way is their kids’  47 to develop fully and to enjoy life．"
48  critics(批評家)might have sympathy for kids who experience this parenting style, some teenagers quite   49   it．"I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A   50   mother is there to help her kids work hard．"
Others think that Chua has a（n）  51 in setting challenging goals for kids．"It's important for children,” said an American professor, "  52 speaking , kids need to be   53  sometimes．If you urge kids to do well, they are good at it, and they   54  from it．It's good to have high   55 ．”

【小題7】

A．replace B．love C．force D．guide

【小題14】

A．resist B．state C．object D．a(chǎn)ppreciate

【小題19】

A．count B．work C．help D．benefit

A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I 36  for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there. 37 , I gave myself a quick personal pat   38  my clothes, but they were not in 39  of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place where I had been. Suddenly it 40  to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly 41  for the parking lot.
My wife, Diane, has 42  me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（點(diǎn)火處）. My theory is the ignition is the 43  place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be   44 . As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying 45 . Her theory was right. The parking lot was 46 .
Without hesitation, I called the 47 . I gave them my location（位置）and  48  that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most 49  call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I 50  my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of 51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s  52 .
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent. 53 , I said, “In that case, would you please come and  54  
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman  55  I didn’t steal your car.”

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s   36 , she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher   37  his mother and he felt   38  of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that   39  nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to   40  why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were   41  by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother   
  42  the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and   43  himself from everyone. He did, however, get within hearing of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked   44  , “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “   45  my son was a baby, he was in a room that   46  fire. Everyone was   47  afraid to go in because the fire was   48 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself   49  him trying to protect him. I was knocked   50  but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us. ” She   51  the burned side of her face. “This scar will be   52 , but to this day, I have never   53  what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He   54  her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand   55  for the rest of the day.

 A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （頌歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two．

The  36   methods she used with her daughters would seem   37   to Westerners．In school her daughters weren't allowed to have grades   38   than As．They had to   39  playing the piano or violin even for hours a day．

There has been wide criticism (批評) of Chua's book in the US．"It's a(n)   40   way of parenting," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be  41  ．Children need parents to   42   them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in．”

Now the criticism seems to have   43   to China．Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his   44   .  He argued Chua's method of   45   would limit children from developing their full   46   ．"Some Chinese parents do focus too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "What gets sacrificed (放棄) along the way is their kids’  47  to develop fully and to enjoy life．"

48   critics(批評家)might have sympathy for kids who experience this parenting style, some teenagers quite   49   it．"I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A   50   mother is there to help her kids work hard．"

Others think that Chua has a（n）  51  in setting challenging goals for kids．"It's important for children,” said an American professor, "  52  speaking , kids need to be   53   sometimes．If you urge kids to do well, they are good at it, and they   54   from it．It's good to have high   55  ．”

1.A．rough          B．reasonable        C．vivid          D．strict

2.A．unnecessary  B．uncomfortable  C．uninteresting  D．unimaginable

3.A．higher             B．fewer                C．less      D．lower

4.A．drill         B．practise         C．exercise    D．experience

5.A．skilful            B．extreme          C．excellent  D．merciful

6.A．practical          B．high             C．convenient      D．low

7.A．replace            B．love                 C．force     D．guide

8.A．spread             B．belonged         C．turned        D．referred

9.A．concern            B．delight          C．caution     D.regulation

10.A．caring            B．fond         C．supporting   D．parenting

11.A．goal              B．potential  C．a(chǎn)chievement   D．possibility

12.A．strength          B．power            C．force       D．a(chǎn)bility

13.A．Why               B．Because          C．While        D．What

14.A．resist            B． state               C．object   D．a(chǎn)ppreciate

15.A．lion             B．monkey          C．tiger         D．sheep

16.A．a(chǎn)ngle             B．point           C．opinion          D．view

17.A．Honestly         B．Positively     C．Hopefully   D．Finally

18.A．pushed            B．picked           C．lifted         D．dragged

19.A．count             B．work             C．help       D．benefit

20.A．levels            B．expectations    C.marks       D．results