Question

Dahlia was running around the house screaming and crying. “I hate her! I hate her! I will _1__ play with her again!” Finally, her steps slowed. __2__ she told her father what had happened. He listened attentively. __3__ she stopped, he asked, “Is there __4__ else?” Dahlia added more details and began __5__ bitterly again. Father listened. When Dahlia _6__ talking, he said, “It must __7__ to be made fun of like this by your best friend Tina.” Dahlia __8__ her father embraced(擁抱) and support as she cried __9__ more in his arms. Then as __10__ as the storm of tears began, she was finished. She got up and __11__ announced, “Daddy, did you know that tomorrow Tina and I are going together to the beach? We are __12__ a log house there with Adam and Tom, I will tell Tina before we go that I __13__ ruin her work again, and I’m sure she will be __14__ to me.”

Why was this encounter (sudden meeting) so successful? How did Dahlia __1 5__ her upset so completely and realize her responsibility in the matter __16__ her own?

There were three main parts in her father’s reaction that __17__: (A) Attention (B) Respect (C) Trust. He gave his daughter __18__ attention and took her seriously as she __19__ her feelings. He respected her by not coming with words of wisdom, advice or help. He validated（證實）the feeling she __20__. And he trusted her to do and say what she needed in order to lead herself toward resolution of her emotions.

1. A. hardly　　　 　　　　 B. seldom　　　 C. ever　　　　　 　　　 D. never

2. A. so　　　　 　　　　　 B. but　　　　 C. and　　　　　 　　　 D. then

3. A. Before　　　 　　　 B. When　　　 C. While　　　　 　　　 D. Since

4. A. something　　 　　　 B. anything　　　 C. everything　　 　　 D. nothing

5. A. crying　　　 　　　　 B. shouting　　　 C. talking　　　　 　　 D. saying

6. A. kept　　　　 　　　　 B. started　　　 C. stopped　　　　 　　 D. hated

7. A. hurt　　　　 　　　 B. ache　　　　 C. injure　　　　　 　　 D. wound

8. A. got　　　　 　　　　 B. received　　 C. accepted　　　 　　 D. admitted

9. A. many　　　 　　　　 B. some　　　 C. any　　　　 　　　　 D. no

10. A. soon　　　　 　　　 B. quickly　　　 C. suddenly　　　　 D. fast

11. A. surprisingly　 　　　 B. angrily　　　 C. sadly　　　　　 　　 D. cheerfully

12. A. building　　 　　　 B. buying　　　 C. making　　　　 　　 D. repairing

13. A. shouldn’t　　 B. won’t　 　　C. daren’t　　　　 　　　　　 D. can’t

14. A. polite　　　　 B. cruel　　　　 C. rude　　　　　 　　　　 D. nice

15. A. get over　　　 B. get away　　 C. get along　 　　　　　　　　 D. get through

16. A. for　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 　　　 D. of

17. A. did　　　 　 B. followed　　　 C. went　　　　　 　　　 D. worked

18. A. full　　　　　 B. incomplete　　 C. half　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. undivided

19. A. sent out　　　　 B. threw out　　 C. put out　 　　　　　　　　 D. poured out

20. A. expressed　　 B. showed　 C. hid　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. strengthened

Answer 1

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