Lori was suspended (暂停)from school for having cigarettes in her locker. She told her dad, “ I don't know how they got there! I was just putting them in my pocket to take them to the principal when a teacher _______ and sent me to the office." Dad had a hard time _______ that Lori didn't know how the cigarettes got into her locker, _______ only she had the key. He also found it hard to believe that she was putting them in her pocket to take them to the principal. He felt disappointed that Lori would _______ to him because they had always been such a close and loving _______ . He was also worried that she was beginning to _______ her life by getting involved in smoking, drinking, and drugs.
Dad felt like _______ and punishing and letting her know how disappointed he was.
_______ , he decided to look for the positive. It is never difficult to find, if you are willing to look for it. As he got into Lori's _______ he could understand that she was probably having a tough time deciding how to ________ with family values and still be part of the crowd. He also realized that the only reason Lori would lie to him would be because she loved him so much that she wouldn't want to disappoint him.
With this ________ , Dad approached Lori. Instead of scolding and punishing, he kindly said, "Lori, I’ll bet it is really difficult trying to ________ how to stick up for what you believe and yet not be called a ' ________ ' by your friends.^
Lori felt such ________ as she said, “Yes, it is."
Dad went on, “And I'll bet that if you would ever lie to us. it would be because you love us so much that you wouldn't want to disappoint us." Lori got tears in her eyes and could only nod in ________ . Dad added, "Lori, we would be disappointed if you did something that would ________ you. But if you don't know that you can always tell us anything, then we aren't doing a good enough job in letting you know how much we love you — ________ Lori gave her dad a big ________ , and they just held each other for a while.
They never did directly discuss the problem of smoking and lying. Over a year has gone by, and Lori seems to delight in letting her mom and dad know every time she ________ the temptation(诱惑)to do something contrary to her________ . She also feels proud that she is influencing her friends to stick up for their belief.
【小题1】A.came across | B.came about | C.came on | D.came by |
【小题2】A.guessing | B.receiving | C.showing | D.believing |
【小题3】A.because | B.until | C.although | D.if |
【小题4】A.threaten | B.cheat | C.lie | D.hide |
【小题5】A.club | B.family | C.school | D.curriculum |
【小题6】A.ruin | B.develop | C.enlarge | D.oppose |
【小题7】A.cursing | B.abandoning | C.rewarding | D.blaming |
【小题8】A.Thus | B.Then | C.Instead | D.Otherwise |
【小题9】A.course | B.world | C.locker | D.team |
【小题10】A.evaluate | B.communicate | C.compete | D.stick |
【小题11】A.understanding | B.word | C.reason | D.difficulty |
【小题12】A.figure out | B.try out | C.get through | D.subscribe to |
【小题13】A.green finger | B.dark horse | C.wet blanket | D.top dog |
【小题14】A.pain | B.relief | C.confidence | D.pressure |
【小题15】A.fear | B.vain | C.agreement | D.defense |
【小题16】A.hurt | B.abuse | C.betray | D.bother |
【小题17】A.unbelievably | B.unwillingly | C.unfortunately | D.unconditionally |
【小题18】A.guarantee | B.hug | C.laugh | D.surprise |
【小题19】A.accepts | B.resists | C.tries | D.experiences |
【小题20】A.feelings | B.family | C.values | D.interest |