There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手). As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the
36 side of this line. When I hold
37 the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to
38 independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)
39 mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
My question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (高阶课程) so that you can earn college credit?”
Nicole’s
40 : “No, I’m not interested in that.” ………
Two months ago, she was
41 to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a
42 time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and
43 courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face
44 with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,
45 she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)
46 one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen
47 suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a
48 mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother’s
49 every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit
50 .
I
51 the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:
52 , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.
53 , she is well-equipped and eager to
54 the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the
55 we both needed.
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| 小题3: | | A．keep | B．refuse | C．taste | D．bear |
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| 小题4: | | A．embarrassing | B．relaxing | C．lively | D．beautiful |
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| 小题5: | | A．comment | B．word | C．concept | D．response |
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| 小题6: | | A．received | B．invited | C．treated | D．accepted |
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| 小题7: | | A．good | B．great | C．hard | D．easy |
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| 小题8: | | A．taken | B．underlined | C．offered | D．emphasized |
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| 小题9: | | A．lit up | B．built up | C．turned up | D．made up |
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| 小题10: | | A．imagining | B．thinking | C．hoping | D．adding |
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| 小题11: | | A．only | B．just | C．even | D．single |
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| 小题12: | | A．mostly | B．hardly | C．exactly | D．slightly |
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| 小题13: | | A．sharp | B．normal | C．different | D．typical |
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| 小题14: | | A．encouraging | B．evaluating | C．disagreeing | D．agreeing |
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| 小题15: | | A．anxious | B．excited | C．sad | D．tense |
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| 小题16: | | A．reviewed | B．observed | C．checked | D．studied |
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| 小题17: | | A．ability | B．honesty | C．responsibility | D．punctuality |
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| 小题18: | | A．Therefore | B．Instead | C．Still | D．Besides |
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| 小题19: | | A．embrace | B．discover | C．determine | D．lead |
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| 小题20: | | A．character | B．strength | C．relief | D．independence |
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