1 . In seventh grade, my mum suggested I join the golf league.
At a time when most teenagers try to spend the smallest time possible with their
Golfing has
A.Without | B.Considering | C.Besides | D.Despite |
A.allowed | B.chose | C.wanted | D.reminded |
A.belief | B.mind | C.patience | D.confidence |
A.won | B.agreed | C.changed | D.finished |
A.afraid | B.unwilling | C.careful | D.eager |
A.parents | B.teachers | C.friends | D.classmates |
A.wasted | B.missed | C.spent | D.counted |
A.memory | B.relationship | C.conversation | D.adventure |
A.basketball | B.badminton | C.golf | D.football |
A.once | B.never | C.still | D.always |
A.love | B.watch | C.trust | D.remember |
A.left | B.reflected | C.removed | D.become |
A.freed | B.saved | C.influenced | D.protected |
A.according to | B.thanks to | C.instead of | D.except for |
A.right | B.brave | C.lucky | D.successful |
My dad doesn’t write me letters. And he doesn’t always remember my birthday or wedding anniversary -- or even how old I am sometimes.
But I only need to look around me to be reminded of his love. He restored a 100-year-old rocking chair after I told him how much I wanted one. When I moved into my first apartment, he spent his weekends in a small space replacing pipes. And when I lost a blue stone from a favorite necklace, he worked his magic with common stuff
The four greatest words I know are “Dad will build it”.
I could never forget when I was seven, one day we walked by a toy store window. There in the corner was the most unusual doll house had ever seen. It was shaped like an upturned log. Little oval windows were cut into it decorated with white curtains and framed by tiny balconies.
“Oh, Daddy,” I said, “isn’t it beautiful? Do you think Santa Clause will bring it to me?”
Dad looked at the $100 price tag -- too high a figure in those days. “I think even Santa couldn't afford this house,” he joked, hiking up his belt, as he often does when he’s nervous. “Maybe one day, sweetheart, ”Dad probably hoped I’d forget about the doll house, but I kept talking about it.
On Christmas morning, I awoke early and raced downstairs. In the faint light, I made out some wrapped boxes under the tree-- but none large enough to contain my doll house.
Dad could see my disappointment.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Four months later, a beautiful doll house was in front of me.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . My parents have very different parenting styles. Dad brings out the best in me. He is calm(镇静的)and reasonable and treats me like an adult. Mum, like so many parents of my friends, makes me want to rebel(反抗).
My friends and I think that our parents care too much about us. Take me for example.
Parents need to learn to trust us. There is no point in becoming angry, which just makes things worse. A few months ago, Mum went crazy when I told her I'd been receiving e-mails from a stranger I'd met online. Since then she hasn't allowed me to use the Internet.
I understand them, but they overreact(反应过激).
We love the idea of being really close to our parents.
A.She speaks to me as though I'm still a child. |
B.Some teenagers refuse to open up to their parents. |
C.But she isn't so bad as many of my friends' parents. |
D.We also know deep down that our parents care about us most. |
E.Recently, I wanted to take a train to Portsmouth to see a friend. |
F.Mum, on the other hand, kept suggesting other things I could do |
G.What they do makes us not want to talk about our personal things with them. |