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.
| 小题2: | | A．might | B．must | | C．needed | D．should |
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| 小题3: | | A．speech | B．match | | C．description | D．exchange |
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小题4:．
| A．cycling | B．driving |
| C．flying | D．walking |
| 小题5: | | A．allowed | B．advised | | C．informed | D．ordered |
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| 小题7: | | A．late | B．lazy | | C．forgetful | D．careless |
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| 小题8: | | A．upset | B．sorry | | C．rude | D．puzzled |
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| 小题9: | | A．warned | B．signalled | | C．phoned | D．showed |
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| 小题10: | | A．hit | B．paced | | C．cleared | D．measured |
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| 小题11: | | A．play | B．watch | | C．miss | D．start |
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| 小题12: | | A．sadness | B．surprise | | C．doubt | D．fear |
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小题13:．
| A．envy | B．worry |
| C．regret | D．cry |
| 小题14: | | A．excuse | B．way | | C．time | D．answer |
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| 小题15: | | A．strangely | B．casually | | C．breathlessly | D．angrily |
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| 小题16: | | A．stopped | B．forgot | | C．failed | D．refused |
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| 小题18: | | A．wonder | B．guess | | C．expect | D．learn |
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| 小题19: | | A．what | B．when | | C．whether | D．why |
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| 小题20: | | A．confident | B．great | | C．safe | D．honest |
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