When I suggested my 13-year-old try tennis, she quickly shot me down. “I’m not _________, so stop trying to get me to do sports,” Julianna said. I suggested it because some of my recent happiest memories were of playing ping-pong with her. Tennis seemed like a natural _________ from ping-pong and a great way to _________ some of her growing teen worries on a larger playing field. But my suggestion was always met with _________.
Still, I was undiscouraged. I was convinced that _________ some physical energy would help Julianna. I’ve seen how sports help deal with stress. It _________ for me when I was a teenage girl.
Midway through summer, we stayed at home one afternoon, really bored. “Do you want to play tennis?” I asked. “Sure,” she said. Arriving at the _________, we set down our bags, picked up our rackets (球拍), and _________ towards our sides of the court. The net felt like the visual representation of a growing _________ between us —I desiring a connection and my teenage daughter longing for independence.
I started by hitting a ball over the net, and Julianna took a big swing and __________. We repeated this several more times. I resisted the __________ to tell her she was __________ the racket too close to the neck or to step more into her forehand. We just repeated the __________ of me hitting the ball and her missing it a few times before she finally got it back over the net. “This is fun,” she said with a mixture of surprise and joy and then she smiled __________.
Now we always find time to play tennis. We’re both eager for an activity that can __________ tensions between us in daily life. It’s nice to have a place where both of us can release our __________ feelings and let them go.
Playing tennis together has not only improved our __________ but also brought new dimensions to our relationship. It has become a way for us to connect on a deeper level, __________ just the surface conversations. As we continue to practice and play together, I see Julianna growing in confidence and skill. This __________ activity has become a source of joy for both of us, a time when we can __________ our differences and simply enjoy each other’s company.
【小题1】A.mindful | B.incredible | C.sporty | D.refreshed |
【小题2】A.progression | B.commission | C.admission | D.diversion |
【小题3】A.knock out | B.work out | C.figure out | D.leave out |
【小题4】A.agreement | B.insight | C.resistance | D.isolation |
【小题5】A.releasing | B.identifying | C.reproducing | D.nurturing |
【小题6】A.emerged | B.shone | C.interfered | D.worked |
【小题7】A.parking | B.court | C.source | D.milestone |
【小题8】A.dragged | B.turned | C.inched | D.headed |
【小题9】A.divide | B.hate | C.affection | D.objective |
【小题10】A.acquired | B.fell | C.missed | D.grabbed |
【小题11】A.imagination | B.alternative | C.urge | D.appeal |
【小题12】A.holding | B.scratching | C.removing | D.charging |
【小题13】A.illustration | B.pattern | C.measurement | D.frequency |
【小题14】A.desperately | B.disappointedly | C.specifically | D.widely |
【小题15】A.fuel | B.target | C.transmit | D.ease |
【小题16】A.relevant | B.negative | C.prospective | D.personalized |
【小题17】A.friendship | B.bond | C.rivalry | D.tension |
【小题18】A.beyond | B.beneath | C.unlike | D.excluding |
【小题19】A.individual | B.solitary | C.shared | D.separate |
【小题20】A.worked through | B.set aside | C.got rid of | D.reflected upon |