Years ago my three-year-old son, Jeremy, and I walked to our car. He ___1___ me with excitement. I found he was holding a ___2___ in his little hand. I hadn’t given it to him, so I asked, “Where did you get that?” He ___3___ to the store we’d just ___4___. But we hadn’t paid for it.
I had a lot of things to do that day, but taking ___5___ of this moment to teach character to my son just moved to the ___6___ of my to-do list. I sat him in the front seat next to me in the car without ___7___ it, so the two of us could talk. I ___8___ to him that we couldn’t just take things from stores without ___9___ them. When he realized he’d done wrong, tears ____10____ up in his eyes. I looked at my ____11____ boy and said, “Here’s what we have to do. We have to go back to the ____12____. I want you to tell the manager that you took it, and you’re sorry.” We walked back to the store, and I asked for the ____13____. “My son has something to tell you,” I told her. Jeremy ____14____ the toy and said, “I took this, and I’m sorry.” The manager ____15____ it beautifully, and a little boy learned an important ____16____.
My son is now 40, with children of his own, but he still clearly ____17____ that day. And, now, I’m so ____18____ that those character traits I tried to teach him took ____19____ in his heart and life. He’s now teaching them to my beloved ____20____.
We can impact our world by teaching our children character-by being examples of them.
1. A. looked up at B. looked down on C. took care of D. paid attention to
2. A. sweet B. book C. toy D. coin
3. A. contributed B. turned C. led D. pointed
4. A. seen B. passed C. exited D. approached
5. A. advantage B. care C. control D. charge
6. A. top B. tip C. back D. bottom
7. A. parking B. starting C. selling D. using
8. A. announced B. reported C. declared D. explained
9. A. handing over B. paying for C. packing up D. taking away
10. A. welled B. held C. dried D. dropped
11. A. naughty B. bad C. precious D. handsome
12. A. office B. hospital C. car D. store
13. A. assistant B. manager C. salesgirl D. shopkeeper
14. A. worked out B. figured out C. gave out D. held out
15. A. exposed B. handled C. admitted D. complained
16. A. course B. program C. lesson D. example
17. A. remembers B. realizes C. recognizes D. respects
18. A. hopeful B. grateful C. cautious D. certain
19. A. place B. action C. root D. effect
20. A. students B. friends C. neighbors D. grandchildren
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. D
