Since our twins began learning to walk, my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding glass door is just a window. The _______ is obvious. If we _______ it is a door, they’ll want to go outside _______. It will drive us crazy. The kids apparently know the _______. But our insisting it’s _______ a window has kept them from _______ millions of requests to open the door.
I hate lying to the kids. One day they’ll _______ and discover that everything they’ve always known about windows is a _______.
I wonder if _______ should always tell the truth no matter the ____________. I have a very strong ____________ that the lie we’re telling is doing ____________ damage to our children. Windows and doors have ____________ metaphorical(比喻) meanings. I’m telling them they can’t open what they absolutely know is a door. What if later in ____________ they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity(机会) of some sort, and ____________ opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just ____________ it and wonder, "What if it isn’t a door?" That is, "What if it isn’t a ____________ opportunity?"
Maybe it’s an unreasonable fear. But the ____________ is that I shouldn’t lie to my kids. I should just ____________ repeatedly having to say, "No. We can’t go outside now." Then when they come to other doors in life, whether they are real or metopherical, they won’t ____________ to open them and walk through.
1.A.relief | B.target | C.reason | D.case |
2.A.admit | B.believe | C.mean | D.realize |
3.A.gradually | B.constantly | C.temporarily | D.casually |
4.A.result | B.danger | C.method | D.truth |
5.A.merely | B.slightly | C.hardly | D.partly |
6.A.reviewing | B.approving | C.receiving | D.attempting |
7.A.win out | B.give up | C.wake up | D.stand out |
8.A.dream | B.lie | C.fantasy | D.fact |
9.A.parents | B.twins | C.colleagues | D.teachers |
10.A.restrictions | B.explanations | C.differences | D.consequences |
11.A.demand | B.fear | C.desire | D.doubt |
12.A.physical | B.biological | C.spiritual | D.behavioral |
13.A.traditional | B.important | C.double | D.original |
14.A.life | B.time | C.reply | D.history |
15.A.by comparison with | B.in addition to | C.regardless of | D.instead of |
16.A.get hold of | B.stare at | C.knock on | D.make use of |
17.A.real | B.typical | C.similar | D.limited |
18.A.safety rule | B.comfort zone | C.bottom line | D.top secret |
19.A.delay | B.regret | C.enjoy | D.accept |
20.A.hurry | B.decide | C.hesitate | D.intend |