Do parents owe their kids anything? Starting from my position, parents do not owe their children a 16 education. If they can 17 it, they can 18 send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a 19 . There are plenty of loans (贷款) and scholarships for the bright and 20 ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to 21 , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 22 to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a 23 not a responsibility.
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.
One of their duties is to give their children a personal 24 . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 25 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will be so 26 , so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be 27 corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves 28 . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (宽容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand 29 . When criticisms (批评) are really needed, they should be 30 with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around 31 they build their lives. This means teaching them to 32 the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by 33 . A child who is lied to will lie. A child seeing no laughter and no love in the home will have 34 laughing and loving.
No child asks to be 35 . If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something.
16. A. college B. formal C. usual D. foreign
17. A. find B. get C. afford D. receive
18. A. gradually B. certainly C. hardly D. finally
19. A. supply B. help C. hand D. way
20. A. handsome B. honest C. eager D. wealthy
21. A. get married B. get a job C. go abroad D. live alone
22. A. time B. right C. duty D. energy
23. A. favor B. pleasure C. habit D. service
24. A. worth B. affair C. belief D. respect
25. A. brought B. compared C. forced D. taken
26. A. unsure B. unusual C. unknown D. unfair
27. A. properly B. gently C. nearly D. possibly
28. A. now and then B. in time C. at once D. right now
29. A. failure B. honor C. progress D. test
30. A. mixed B. satisfied C. shared D. balanced
31. A. it B. which C. whom D. what
32. A. consider B. refuse C. respect D. know
33. A. explanation B. time C. word D. deed
34. A. pleasure B. difficulty C. fun D. freedom
35. A. praised B. alone C. born D. poor
16-20 ACBDC 21-25 ACAAB 26-30 AABAD 31-35 BCDBC