Thereisafinelinebetweenaparentwhoisactiveandopen-mindedandonethatdoesn’tknowwhentoletgo（放手）．AsmydaughterNicolepreparestoleavehomeforcollegeI’mdiscoveringhowharditistostayonthe__1__si
Thereisafinelinebetweenaparentwhoisactiveandopen-mindedandonethatdoesn’tknowwhentoletgo（放手）．AsmydaughterNicolepreparestoleavehomeforcollegeI’mdiscoveringhowharditistostayonthe__1__sideofthisline．WhenIhold__2__theapronstrings（围裙带）connectingusNicoleeagerto__3__independencetriestoloosenmygrasp．Whatresultsisa（an）__4__mother-daughterpush-mepull-youkindoftango．
Forthepasttwoyearsit’sgonelikethis:
Mother’squestion:“Haveyouthoughtoftakinganadvancedplacementclass（大学预修课程）sothatyoucanearncollegecredit?”
Daughter’s__5__:“NoI’mnotinterestedinthat．”
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IbitmylipafewtimesandNicoleshotmeafewglares．
Twomonthsagoshewas_6__toagreatuniversity．HoweverIwasstillthemotherhavinga__7_timelettinggo．ThenightbeforetheintroductorymeetingoftheuniversityIhadreadthecoursecatalogcarefullyand__8__courseswhichIthoughtlookedgood．WemetonthecampusthenextafternoonandNicole’sface_9__withexcitement．“Ihavehadmyentireschedulefiguredout”shesaid．“Already?”Iwasastonished__10__sheshouldhavediscusseditwithme．Iexaminedtheschedule．Nicolehadn’ttakena（an）__11__oneofthecoursesIhadsuggested．Everycourseshehadchosen__12__suitedherinterests．JustthenIsawamaturecapableyoungwomanwitha__13__mindandtheabilitytoshapeherfuture．Shenolongerneededhermother__14__everydecisionshemade．Ifeltproudthoughstillabit__15__．
I__16__thelessonscarefully．Nicolehasstruggledtolearnoverthepast18years:__17__sympathyandhardwork．Therehavebeenafewholesalongtheway．__18__sheiswell-equippedandeagerto__19__thefuture．ThenextstepIrecognizedwasminetotake:givingmydaughterandmyselfthe_20__webothneeded．
1．A．leftB．right C．either D．each
2．A．ontoB．up C．backD．out
3．A．keepB．refuse C．taste D．bear
4．A．awkward B．relaxingC．lively D．beautiful
5．A．comment B．wordC．conceptD．response
6．A．receivedB．invitedC．treatedD．accepted
7．A．goodB．great C．hardD．easy
8．A．takenB．underlined C．offeredD．emphasized
9．A．litup B．builtupC．turnedup D．ma
