文章大意:本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了作者因偶尔看见以操场上,照看孙辈的老人比年轻的父母多,建议退休老人们要在帮助自己的家庭和追求自己的梦想之间保持一个良好的平衡,适度照顾家庭,还自己一个追求梦想的退休生活。
1 . During the recent school holidays I was walking past a playground on my way to a meeting. The thing that_______me was not the number of children enjoying the fresh air on a pleasant Queensland winter day, but the number of older people_______those children.
Sure, there were a few younger mums and dads, but there were_______more “old folk” who I doubt were all grandparents. It is great that they are able to_______quality time with their grandchildren. After all, we often hear people saying that their reason for retiring is that they can devote more time to their families. However, I_______how many grandparents are spending their retirement (退休) years taking on the role of full- or part-time_______of their grandchildren.
Retirement is a valuable time. We are generally living much longer than our own grandparents did, but as we_______, we become more limited in our ability to pursue (追求) our own favourite. However, what if your plans for pursuing some of these lifetime dreams are _______,out of a sense of responsibility for your family?
So how can you keep a_______ balance between helping out your family and pursuing your dreams altogether? I'm not sure where the answer lies, but having an open and honest________ with your family should be at the top of the list. You need to nip sense of________ in the bud (对……一开始即加以阻止) — and sooner________later.
By all means, help your family whenever you can. Everyone will________from it, and your grandchildren will get the rewards from staying with their________. Do it because you want to, not because you feel you have to. In addition, spare time for ________ to pursue your dreams and ensure that nobody puts your retirement on hold.
1. A.conquered | B.attracted | C.beat | D.influenced |
2. A.waiting for | B.looking to | C.attending to | D.standing for |
3. A.clearly | B.hardly | C.formally | D.suddenly |
4. A.meet | B.devote | C.spend | D.save |
5. A.realize | B.believe | C.doubt | D.wonder |
6. A.sense | B.pride | C.care | D.advantage |
7. A.grow | B.age | C.improve | D.explore |
8. A.put out | B.put away | C.put off | D.put in |
9. A.hard | B.fine | C.strange | D.rare |
10. A.organization | B.conversation | C.discussion | D.relationship |
11. A.pleasure | B.protection | C.duty | D.safety |
12. A.rather than | B.other than | C.more than | D.less than |
13. A.suffer | B.recover | C.learn | D.benefit |
14. A.parents | B.peers | C.elders | D.teachers |
15. A.herself | B.themselves | C.yourselves | D.myself |