MyfatherandIdisagreedaboutcurf

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My father and I disagreed about curfew (晚间在家的时间). He'd say I was to be in by 9：30 on weekdays, and 11：00 on weekends, no exceptions without my first asking. I told him it made me ____ like a juniorhigh kid. He explained that while a curfew ____ sound like a restriction, it's really about people looking out for one another.
The very next Friday after that pretty heated ___， my dad and I had tickets to see our town's professional football game. On that day he was ____ to a nearby city to meet with some major clients and ____ me that his getting home and our leaving for the game would be tight.
To make sure we could ____ off the moment he walked in, I got everything prepared. When a half hour had passed from the time he said he'd be home, I understood that he was a little ____. But then, nearly a whole hour passed. I was getting ____. We were going to miss the kickoff! And why hadn't he ____ me and let me know he was going to be really late? As I anxiously ____ the floor, another half hour passed. That's when I got really angry. How inconsiderate of my father! Now we were going to ____ the whole game! When yet another half hour passed, my anger turned to ____. What if something terrible had happened to my dad, like he had a heart attack or had been in an accident, or something? I began to really ____. I'd already called his cellphone about ten times, but no ____.
I was beside myself, assuming the worst had happened.
Finally, the phone rang, and my dad said ____， “Son, I'm so sorry about the game, but…there was a terrible accident…on the freeway coming home, and I ____ to help… and ended up going to the hospital. I ____ my cellphone in the car, so I couldn't call until now.”
I was so relieved to hear from my father and to ____ that he was safe that I actually cried. That was ____ I “got” the importance of a curfew: Checking in! It's about knowing that someone you love is ____. It was one more proof of my father's loving me as much as he does.

A．go B．feel C．turn D．grow

A．might B．must C．needed D．should

A．speech B．match C．description D．exchange

A．cycling B．driving C．flying D．walking

A．allowed B．advised C．informed D．ordered

A．pay B．hold C．cut D．move

A．late B．lazy C．forgetful D．careless

A．upset B．sorry C．rude D．puzzled

A．warned B．signalled C．phoned D．showed

A．hit B．paced C．cleared D．measured

A．play B．watch C．miss D．start

A．sadness B．surprise C．doubt D．fear

A．envy B．worry C．regret D．cry

A．excuse B．way C．time D．answer

A．strangely B．casually C．breathlessly D．angrily

A．stopped B．forgot C．failed D．refused

A．left B．lost C．saw D．got

A．wonder B．guess C．expect D．learn

A．what B．when C．whether D．why

A．confident B．great C．safe D．honest

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