One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 　36 me to play chess with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 　37 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 　38 my moves, because she 　39 to go to bed, she had to get up at six in the morning. I 　 40 she had strict sleeping habits, 　41 I thought she ought to be able to 42 some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 　43 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having 　44 ” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 45 Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “ No,” I replied. “ If you’re going to play it 　46 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 　47 for another ten minutes, until 　48 my daughter burst into tears, and 　49 that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made 　50 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 　51 time with my daughter but had 　52 my desire to win to become more 　53 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 　54 me well. As a parent, I 　55 that it got in my way. So I had to change.

36. A. guiding　　　　　　　 B. asking　　　　　　　 C. training　　　　　　 D. advising

37. A. followed　　　　　　 　　　 B. expected　　　　　 　　　 C. replied　　　 D. accepted

38. A. change　　　　　　　 B. repeat　　　　　　　 C. hurry　　　　　　　 D. pass

39. A. agreed　　　　　　　 B. needed　　　　　　　　　　 C. begged　　　　　　 D. hated

40. A. knew　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. learned　　　　　　 　　　 C. guessed　　　　　　 D. heard

41. A. so 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 D. or

42. A. put up　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. take up　　　　　　 　　　 C. pick up　　　　　　 D. give up

43. A. As usual　　　　　　　　　　 B. Go ahead　　　　　　　　 C. By the way D. Come on

44. A. patience　　　　　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. fun　　　　　　　　　 D. success

45. A. excited 　　　　　　 　　　 B. proud　　　　　　　 C. anxious　　　　　　 D. angry

46. A. well　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fairly　　　　　　　　 D. regularly

47. A. discussed　　　　　 　　　 B. continued　　　　 　　　 C. counted　　　　　　 D. argued

48. A. nervously　　　　　 　　　 B. immediately　　　 　　　 C. strangely　　　　　 D. suddenly

49. A. promised　　　　　　 　　　 B. admitted　　　　　 　　　 C. wondered　　　　 D. discovered

50. A. a mistake　　　　　　　　　 B. a decision　　　　　　　　 C. an attempt D. an effort

51. A. free 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. different 　　　　 　　　 C. full 　　　　　　　　 D. happy

52. A. managed　　　　　　 　　　 B. recognized 　　 　　　 C. allowed　　　　　　 D. reduced

53. A. important　　　　　 　　　 B. attractive　　　　　 　　　 C. practical　　　　　 D. interesting

54. A. offered　　　　　　　 B. served　　　　　　　 C. controlled　　　　 D. taught

55. A. realized　　　　　　　 B. apologized　　　　 C. imagined　　　　　 D. explained

　　I was studying theater at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and feeling anxious and uncertain about my future．Will I be able to support myself？I 　　1　　 ．That summer，I decided to see if I could 　　2　　 it on my own．

Two girlfriends and I piled into a car and 　　3　　 to Aspen，Colo，where I found a job as a maid at a resort hotel．I don't remember what I 　　4　　 ，but it was so little that I lived on spaghetti（意大利面条），brown rice and Kool-Aid．

I was at the hotel by six o'clock every morning to 　　5　　 with continental breakfast．When breakfast was finished，I cleaned the room 　　6　　 it was served and then the conference rooms and lobby restrooms．I had never been in a men's room before，and I was always terrified of someone 　　7　　 in while I was on my knees scrubbing the floors and toilets．

I came from an upper-middle-class background，and my parents' friends always treated me 　　8　　 ．But now that I was a helper，I found that many of the guests of the same background were not so nice．That was a 　　9　　 ．

People were 　　10　　 to serve themselves at the continental breakfast；it was my 　　11　　 to walk around the room and refill coffee and juice．But some people wanted me to do 　　12　　 for them．I remember one man who kept 　　13　　 me to get his food and demanding things we did not 　　14　　 ．He was also very critical．Even though I wanted to say，“Go and get it yourself．”I knew it was my job to be 　　15　　 and do in a nice way whatever I was told．So I'd take a deep 　　16　　 and somehow get what he wanted．

Still，I've never forgotten how it felt to be spoken to so 　　16　　 ．Today，whenever I am in a cab or a restaurant，I always try to be as thoughtful as possible．Service-industry jobs are not easy，and they're even 　　18　　 when people treat them like dirt．

My first job also helped me gain confidence．After that summer I realized that what I had been afraid of in acting was 　　19　　 ．I now knew that it would be worse if I failed at it without really trying．I decided to give it all my 　　20　　 ．If I failed，at least I would always know that I had done my best．

1．A．knew

B．guessed

C．wondered

D．understood

2．A．make

B．give

C．work

D．take

3．A．set

B．left

C．headed

D．arrived

4．A．did

B．found

C．learned

D．earned

5．A．cook

B．deal

C．help

D．come

6．A．what

B．that

C．when

D．where

7．A．walking

B．looking

C．going

D．standing

8．A．badly

B．well

C．friendly

D．hard

9．A．danger

B．problem

C．shock

D．pleasure

10．A．thought

B．supposed

C．hoped

D．believed

11．A．turn

B．honor

C．chance

D．job

12．A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

13．A．ordering

B．wanting

C．begging

D．persuading

14．A．give

B．get

C．serve

D．like

15．A．busy

B．ready

C．fast

D．quiet

16．A．walk

B．note

C．breath

D．rest

17．A．rudely

B．nicely

C．nervously

D．angrily

18．A．nicer

B．harder

C．ruder

D．worse

19．A．failure

B．success

C．loss

D．fortune

20．A．life

B．patience

C．thought

D．energy