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完形填空I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can 16 it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel 17 if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a___18___. There are plenty of loans （贷款） and scholarships for the bright and___19___ ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to___20___, their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the___21___to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a 22
not an obligation.
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children a personal 23 . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 24 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so 25 , so afraid of failing that he （or she） won’t try at all. Of course they should be 26 corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves 27 . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand 28 . When criticisms are really needed, they should be 29 with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around 30 to build their lives. This means teaching them to 31 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 deed and___32___. A child who is lied to will ___33___. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.
No child asks to be 34 . If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child 35 .
16. A. find B. afford C. get D. accept
17. A. disappointed B. unhappy C. guilty D. dissatisfied
18. A. supply B. hope C. way D. hand
19. A. healthy B. honest C. eager D. wealthy
20. A. get a job B. get married C. go abroad D. live alone
21. A. time B. right C. duty D. energy
22. A. favor B. pleasure C. habit D. service
23. A. affair B. value C. belief D. ability
24. A. compared B. brought C. forced D. taken
25. A. unsure B. unusual C. unknown D. unfair
26. A. gently B. properly C. nearly D. possibly
27. A. in time B. now and then C. at once D. right now
28. A. honor B. failure C. progress D. test
29. A. mixed B. included C. shared D. balanced
30. A. it B. which C. whom D. what
31. A. consider B. refuse C. respect D. know
32. A. blame B. experience C. example D. lesson
33. A. lie B. win C. lose D. cry
34. A. praised B. alone C. born D. poor
35. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
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