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第10课
一、高中完形填空专练专讲
I have written a poem called Flying Kites,in which a man __1__ his son to fly a kite. After a few minutes,the child __2__ drops the string and lets the kite soar(高飞).With joy in his eyes,he watches it climb until it disappears __3__.The father realizes that __4__ he'll have to loosen the tie that binds(绑)him to his son. And he __5__ ,“Will I release the string as unselfishly as that?”
Many years later my son,Gary,__6__ he wouldn't finish his college career. I tried to talk him out of it. But none of my reasoning made any __7__.At the end of the semester Gary moved back home.
Gary managed to find a__8__ at a nursery and went at it with usual enthusiasm. I,__9__ ,was deeply disappointed. What was a college professor's __10__ doing at a job that any high school dropout could perform?Then I tried to __11__ him.“Look,”I said,“in a few years you'll be at your high school reunion with__12__ classmates who became doctors,lawyers,and engineers. Do you think you'll be able to__13__ that?”
“Yes,Dad,”he replied without __14__.Then he fixed his eyes on mine and said,“But the real question is:Can you?”
Shame suddenly __15__ me. I wasn't thinking about my son;I was thinking about myself and what my friends would think. The problem wasn't Gary's pride;it was mine. All at once I remembered my __16__ and the question it asks“Will I release the __17__ as unselfishly as that?”At that moment I knew I had to let go. Gary was __18__ enough to make his own choices.
Today Gary has a successful career working for the city. I am very __19__ of who he has become.__20__ I let go of my pride,I've been able to sit back and enjoy watching him soar.
1.A.orders B.instructs C.advises D.allows
2.A.suddenly B.actually C.properly D.sadly
3.A.in a row B.in a way C.in no time D.in the distance
4.A.abruptly B.eventually C.absolutely D.apparently
5.A.responds B.Guesses C.wonders D.hesitates
6.A.believed