Question

My father and I disagreed about curfew (晚間在家的時(shí)間). 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 junior?high kid. He explained that while a curfew might 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 driving 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 kick?off! And why hadn't he phoned me and let me know he was going to be really late? AsI anxiously stepped 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 cell phone 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 cell phone 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 when 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.

1.A. go. B. feel C. turn. D. grow

2.A. speech B. match C. description D. exchange

3.A. allowed B. told C. advised D. ordered

4.A. pay B. hold C. move. D. cut

5.A. lazy B. late C. forgetful D. careless

6.A. rude B. sorry C. upset. D. puzzled

7.A. play B. miss. C. watch D. start

8.A. fear B. surprise C. doubt. D. sadness

9.A. envy B. regret. C. worry D. cry

10.A. excuse. B. way C. answer D. time

11.A. breathlessly B. casually C. strangely. D. angrily

12.A. forgot B. stopped. C. failed D. refused

13.A. lost. B. left C. saw. D. got

14.A. wonder. B. guess C. learn D. expect

15.A. wonder B. great C. honest. D. safe

Answer 1