21英语四级天天练：完形填空 二十一.docVIP

　　After a while I heard more of the romantic?sounding Italians. I just heard the 1 of the popcorn crunching ( 咀嚼 ) between my teeth. My thought started to 2. I remembered when I was in South Korea (韩国 ), I 3 to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean—I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 64 I saw him again in New York speaking 65 English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I 66 like I had been betrayed. 　　When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 7 we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 68 and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 69 in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it 70 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since. It’s an annual back?to?school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that 71 evening you’re burning the late?night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, 72 are throwing the books at kids. 73 elementary school students are complaining of homework 74. What’s a well?meaning parent to do? 　　As hard as 75 may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you’ve got to get them to do it, 76 helping too much, or even examining 77 too carefully, you may keep them 78 doing it by themselves. “I wouldn’t advise a parent to check every 79 assignment,” says psychologist John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. “There’s a 80 of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children the grade they deserve.” 　　61.A.on B. ofC. toD. for 　　62.A.addition B. replyC. turnD. return 　　63.A.about B. ofC. withD. by 　　64.A.results B. effectsC. expectationsD. consequences 　　65.A.feels B. leadsC. soundsD. appears 　　66.A.human B. mankindC. individualD. civil 　　67.A.bind B.