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When I returned from a trip abroad，I sensed that something was wrong between Bill，one of my two sons，and me.So I asked him，“Bill，have I done anything that really __1__ your feelings？”
Immediately，he said，“Yes.Last Christmas you promised us a special __2__ that we really wanted but you __3__ gave it to us.”
The __4__ was that I"d completely forgotten about it.I __5__，“Is there anything else I"ve done wrong，but I haven"t apologized for？”
Again，his __6__ was immediate，“Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the __7__ because Kate，my little sister，was going to be born? You left us at home and __8__ in a hurry.Remember？”
“Well，you left and __9__ the suitcase.” I couldn"t believe he __10__ all the details! “After you came back from the hospital，you were __11__ to see the suitcase had been opened and __12__ had been thrown all over the place，and then you __13__ me.”
“And you didn"t do it？”I asked.
“No，I didn"t.I was just searching for my gift.”
My heart sank.I felt __14__.I hugged Bill and asked him to __15__ me.His honesty made me think of my other son，Kevin.Maybe I"d hurt his feelings，too.I went to ask him the __16__ question.Kevin answered as immediately as his __17__，“Last Christmas you __18__ us a special toy，but you forgot about it.”
__19__ Christmas had passed，I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised.The __20__ thing wasn"t the toy.The problem was that I had made a promise too rashly (轻率地) and didn"t keep it as their father.
【语篇解读】 这是篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。作者答应圣诞节给儿子买玩具，可是并没有遵守诺言，这让儿子非常不满。文章通过作者和儿子不经意间的交流，使人们认识到在家庭教育中“言出必行”的重要性。
1．A.showed B．hurt C．attended D．expressed
答案 B [由上文的“I sensed that something was wrong between Bill ...and me”可知，此处表示“我”想知道自己做了什么事情“伤害”了儿子。文章倒数第二段的“I"d hurt his feelings，too”也是提示。]
2．A.candy B．book C．picture D．toy
答案 D [由下文倒数第二段中的“Last Christmas you __18__us a special toy，but you forgot about it.”可知，“我”曾经许诺给儿子买“玩具”。]
3．A.never B．often C．always D．ever
答案 A [由下文的“I"d completely forgotten about it”以及Kevin的话“...but you forgot about it.”可知，“我从没有”给儿子买曾经许诺过的玩具。]
4．A.challenge B．message C．idea D．fact
答案 D [该句的意思是：“事实”是“我”完全忘记了这件事情，所以用fact。]
5．A.complained B．apologized C．continued D．explained
答案 C [根据空格后面的内容可知，“我接着”问问题，所以C正确。]
6．A.suggestion B．answer C．action D．blame
答案 B [本段中的again是关键词，与上文的“Immediately，he said”呼应。此处要表示的是Bill 立即“回答”了“我”的第二个问题。]
7．A.hospital B．church C．school D．garden
答案 A [根据“凯特要出生”的事实，再联系第五段中的“Afer you came back from the hospital”可知此处表示要去“医院”。]
8．A.settled down B．went on C．set off D．got up
答案 C [由in a hurry以及下一段的left可知，“我”应该是“出发，动身(set off)”。]
9．A.replaced B．forgot C．brought D．opened
答案 B [“我”急匆匆地离开家， “忘了”带手提箱。]
10．A.knew B．imagined C．discovered D．remembered
答案 D [Bill能如此清晰地“记得”这些细节，这使“我”大为惊讶。]
11．A.angry B．worried C．happy D．satiied
答案 A [根据下文内容可推知这里应该是“生气，恼火”。]
12．A.nothing B．somebody C．everything D．nobody
答案 C [根据下文“thrown all over the place”可推知，应该是“所有的东西”都被翻了出来。]
13．A.praised B．punished C．helped D．educated
答案 B [“我”回到家，发现手提箱被打开了，东西扔得满地都是，大为恼火，于是“惩罚”了Bill。]
14．A.terrible B．hopeless C．inspired D．encouraged
答案 A [根据上文的“My heart sank”可知，后面是“I felt terrible”；hopeless表示“绝望”，不符合语境。]
15．A.support B．criticize C．suspect D．forgive
答案 D [由儿子的回答可知，“我”错怪了儿子，所以请他“原谅我”。]
16．A.easy B．direct C．same D．funny
答案 C [由下文Kevin的回答“Last Christmas you __18__ us a special toy，but you forgot about it.”可知，“我”问了他“同样的”问题。]
17．A.mother B．brother C．sister D．father
答案 B [Kevin回答得和他哥哥一样迅速。]
18．A.bought B．borrowed C．left D．promised
答案 D [由第二段中的“Last Christmas you promised us a special __2__that...”可知，去年圣诞节，“我”曾经“许诺”给儿子买玩具。]
19．A.Though B．Because C．Since D．Until
答案 A [“尽管”圣诞节过去了，但是“我”还是带着两个儿子去商店买了“我”许诺过的东西。]
20．A.strange B．interesting C．important D．difficult
答案 C [重要的不是玩具，而是作为一个父亲，应该遵守诺言。]
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