阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two years ago, my wife Carol and I decided that children's education would not be complete without some grounding in modern computers. To this end, we___21___our children a brand new Compaq to learn with. The kids had a lot of fun___22___the handful (少量的) of application programs we'd bought,___23___Adobe's Photoshop and Microsoft's Word, and my wife and I were___24___that our gift was received so well. Our son Peter was___25___attracted to the device , and became quite fond of surfing the net.___26___Peter began to spend whole days on the machine, I became___27___, but Carol advised me to___28___,and that it was only a passing period. I was content to bow to her experience___29___a mother, until our youngest daughter, Cindy, rushed into the___30___room one night to blurt out, “Peter is a computer hacker!’
As you can imagine, I was___31___. A computer hacker in my own house! I began to___32___my son's habits, to make certain that Cindy wasn't just making up___33___, as she is likely to do at times.
After few days of___34___, and some research into computer hacking, I faced Peter with the___35___.I'm afraid to say, this was the only time I have ever been___36___disappointed in one of my children. We raised them to be___37___and to have integrity (真诚), and Peter didn't follow the principles we tried to___38___in him, when he refused to admit to his activities. His denials continued for hours, and in the end, I was___39___with no choice but to ban him from using the computer until he is old enough to be___40___for his actions.
21. A. carried B. took C. bought D. borrowed
22. A. using B. designing C. playing D. spending
23. A. such as B. as a result C. in search of D. except for
24. A. disappointed B. pleased C. moved D. depressed
25. A. never B. even C. seldom D. most
26. A. If B. When C. Unless D. Though
27. A. satisfied B. relaxed C. concerned D. relieved
28. A. cheer up B. calm down C. watch out D. give in
29. A. as B. like C. for D. of
30. A. dining B. washing C. living D. reading
31 A. embarrassed B. amazed C. thrilled D. excited
32. A. notice B. miss C. inspect D. monitor
33. A. differences B. jokes C. stories D. truths
34. A. investigation B. track C. consideration D. hesitation
35. A. invention B. excuse C. evidence D. wonder
36. A. slightly B. truly C. partly D. possibly
37. A. brave B. honest C. diligent D. careful
38. A. forbid B. prevent C. encourage D. advise
39. A. left B. filled C. equipped D. loaded
40. A. thankful B. responsible C. hopeful D. anxious
【答案】
Two years ago, my wife Carol and I decided that children's education would not be complete without some grounding in modern computers. To this end, we___21___our children a brand new Compaq to learn with. The kids had a lot of fun___22___the handful (少量的) of application programs we'd bought,___23___Adobe's Photoshop and Microsoft's Word, and my wife and I were___24___that our gift was received so well. Our son Peter was___25___attracted to the device , and became quite fond of surfing the net.___26___Peter began to spend whole days on the machine, I became___27___, but Carol advised me to___28___,and that it was only a passing period. I was content to bow to her experience___29___a mother, until our youngest daughter, Cindy, rushed into the___30___room one night to blurt out, “Peter is a computer hacker!’
As you can imagine, I was___31___. A computer hacker in my own house! I began to___32___my son's habits, to make certain that Cindy wasn't just making up___33___, as she is likely to do at times.
After few days of___34___, and some research into computer hacking, I faced Peter with the___35___.I'm afraid to say, this was the only time I have ever been___36___disappointed in one of my children. We raised them to be___37___and to have integrity (真诚), and Peter didn't follow the principles we tried to___38___in him, when he refused to admit to his activities. His denials continued for hours, and in the end, I was___39___with no choice but to ban him from using the computer until he is old enough to be___40___for his actions.
21. A. carried B. took C. bought D. borrowed
22. A. using B. designing C. playing D. spending
23. A. such as B. as a result C. in search of D. except for
24. A. disappointed B. pleased C. moved D. depressed
25. A. never B. even C. seldom D. most
26. A. If B. When C. Unless D. Though
27. A. satisfied B. relaxed C. concerned D. relieved
28. A. cheer up B. calm down C. watch out D. give in
29. A. as B. like C. for D. of
30. A. dining B. washing C. living D. reading
31 A. embarrassed B. amazed C. thrilled D. excited
32. A. notice B. miss C. inspect D. monitor
33. A. differences B. jokes C. stories D. truths
34. A. investigation B. track C. consideration D. hesitation
35. A. invention B. excuse C. evidence D. wonder
36. A. slightly B. truly C. partly D. possibly
37. A. brave B. honest C. diligent D. careful
38. A. forbid B. prevent C. encourage D. advise
39. A. left B. filled C. equipped D. loaded
40. A. thankful B. responsible C. hopeful D. anxious
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