My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been
with them after school. My wife，Qugen, and I are
he has other kids to be with and we have
and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn
_，so we have asked him to tell us
he's going and to come home at a specified time.
The
started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion，I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6：30，I needed to go
him. I found him at a friend's house，and he looked
that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home，I sat Kevin down for a talk about the
of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about him arriving a few
late，but after half an hour，I’m going to be
. He told me he understood.
The next day，I came home from work at about 6:30 p.m. and Qugen asked me to go and get Kevin
she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of
appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.
At
，Qugen and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to
playing. This was
，so Qugen and I decided to ground(罚不准出门)him for a week. This
no playing with his friends.
For the next week，whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin，we let him
to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his
.
As a
，I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.
| 小题1: | | A．studying | B．playing | C．chatting | D．quarreling |
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| 小题2: | | A．glad | B．lucky | C．worried | D．sure |
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| 小题3: | | A．made | B．allowed | C．trained | D．forced |
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| 小题4: | | A．amusements | B．communication | C． honesty | D．responsibility |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．why | C．where | D．whenever |
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| 小题6: | | A．changes | B．conflicts | C．worries | D．problems |
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| 小题7: | | A．looking for | B．picking up | C．waiting for | D．calling up |
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| 小题8: | | A．angry | B．nervous | C．disappointed | D．ashamed |
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| 小题9: | | A．quality | B．importance | C．stories | D．ways |
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| 小题10: | | A．hours | B．minutes | C．days | D．times |
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| 小题11: | | A．satisfied | B．shocked | C．surprised | D．concerned |
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| 小题12: | | A．if | B．unless | C．because | D．so |
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| 小题13: | | A．guilt | B．disappointment | C．excitement | D．hatred |
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| 小题14: | | A．home | B．school | C．work | D．office |
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| 小题15: | | A．finish | B．keep | C．learn | D．stop |
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| 小题16: | | A．impossible | B．impolite | C．unacceptable | D．unbelievable |
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| 小题17: | | A．meant | B．suggested | C．showed | D．implied |
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| 小题18: | | A．reply | B．apologize | C．tell | D．explain |
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| 小题19: | | A．decisions | B．words | C．actions | D．friends |
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| 小题20: | | A．teacher | B．parent | C．writer | D．professor |
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