阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been ____ with them after school. My wife, and I are ____ he has other kids to be with and we have ____ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn ____, so we have asked him to tell us ___ he's going and to come home at a specified time.
The ____ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion, I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6:30, I needed to go ____ him. I found him at a friend's house, and he looked ____ that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home, I sat Kevin down for a talk about the ____ of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few___ late, after a half hour, he told me he understood and I was ___.
The next day, I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back ___ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of ___appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.
At __, my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to ___ playing. This was ___ so we decided to ground(罚不准出门) him for a week. This ___ no playing with his friends.
For the next week,whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin, we let him ___ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his ___.
As a ___ I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.
A.studying B.playing C.chatting D.quarreling
A.glad B.lucky C.worried D.sure
A.made B.allowed C.trained D.forced
A.amusements B.communications C.honesty D.responsibility
A.when B.why C.where D.whenever
A.changes B.conflicts C.worries D.problems
A.looking for B.picking up C.waiting for D.calling up
A.angry B.nervous C.disappointed D.ashamed
A.quality B.importance C.stories D.ways
A.hours B.minutes C.days D.times
A.satisfied B.shocked C.surprised D.concerned
A.if B.unless C.because D.so
A.guilt B.disappointment C.excitement D.hatred
A.home B.school C.work D.office
A.finish B.keep C.learn D.stop
A.impossible B.impolite C.unacceptable D.unbelievable
A.meant B.suggested C.showed D.implied
A.reply B.apologize C.tell D.explain
A.decisions B.words C.actions D.friends
A.teacher B.parent C.writer D.professor