第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（
A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go （放手）．As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the 36 side of this line．When I hold 37 the apron strings （围裙带） connecting us, Nicole, eager to 38 independence, tries to loosen my grasp．What results is a （an） 39 mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango．
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class （大学预修课程） so that you can earn college credit？”
Daughter’s __40__: “No, I’m not interested in that．”
………
I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares．
Two months ago, she was 41 to a great university．However, I was still the mother having a 42 time letting go．The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and 43 courses which I thought looked good．We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face 44 with excitement．“I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said．“Already？” I was astonished, 45 she should have discussed it with me．I examined the schedule．Nicole hadn’t taken a （an） 46 one of the courses I had suggested．Every course she had chosen 47 suited her interests．Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a 48 mind and the ability to shape her future．She no longer needed her mother 49 every decision she made．I felt proud, though still a bit __50__．
I 51 the lessons carefully．Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: 52__, sympathy, and hard work．There have been a few holes along the way．__53__, she is well-equipped and eager to __54 the future．The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the 55 we both needed．
36．
A．left  B．right  C．either    D．each
37．
A．onto  B．up   C．back  D．out
38．
A．keep  B．refuse    C．taste  D．bear
39．
A．awkward  B．relaxing   C．lively    D．beautiful
40．
A．comment  B．word C．concept   D．response
41．
A．received  B．invited    C．treated    D．accepted
42．
A．good B．great C．hard  D．easy
43．
A．taken B．underlined    C．offered   D．emphasized
44．
A．lit up B．built up   C．turned up  D．made up
45．
A．imagining B．thinking   C．hoping    D．adding
46．
A．only  B．just  C．even  D．single
47．
A．mostly    B．hardly    C．exactly   D．slightly
48．
A．sharp B．normal   C．different  D．typical
49．
A．encouraging   B．evaluating C．disagreeing    D．agreeing
50．
A．anxious   B．excited   C．sad   D．tense
51．
A．reviewed  B．observed  C．checked   D．studied
52．
A．competence    B．creativity  C．responsibility  D．confidence
53．
A．Therefore B．Instead   C．Still  D．Besides
54．
A．embrace  B．discover   C．determine D．control
55．
A．character  B．strength   C．relief D．Independence

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