I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can 1 it, they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a 2 out. There are plenty of loans（货款）and scholarships for the bright and 3 ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to get married, their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 4 to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it,it must be considered a(n) 5 not an obligation（责任，义务）.
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes,they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children personal 6 .A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 7 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will bee so _8_ , so afraid of failing that he（or she）won’t try at all .Of course they should be 9 corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time.All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate（宽容）them and give them chances to try and fail.They must learn to stand 10 .When criticisms（批评）are really needed,they should be 11 with praises,with a smile and a kiss.That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives.This means teaching them to 12 the rights and opinions of others;it means being respectful to elders,to teachers,and to the law.The best way to teach such values is by 13 .A child who is lied to will lie.A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have 14 laughing and loving.
No child asks to be 15 .If you bring a life into the world,you owe the child something.
【小题1】A．findB．getC．affordD．receive【小题2】A．supporterB．helpC．path D．way【小题3】A．handsomeB．honestC．eagerD．worried【小题4】A．timeB．rightC．dutyD．energy【小题5】A．favorB．pleasureC．honorD．service【小题6】A．worth B．affairC．beliefD．confidence【小题7】A．broughtB．paredC．forcedD．taken【小题8】A．unsureB．desperateC．embarrassedD．dependent【小题9】A．properlyB．gentlyC．sincerelyD．severely【小题10】A．failureB．examinationC．faultD．test【小题11】A．mixedB．satisfiedC．sharedD．balanced【小题12】A．considerB．recognizeC．respectD．know【小题13】A．exampleB．guidanceC．wordD．deed【小题14】A．worryB．difficultyC．funD．problem【小题15】A．praised B．valuedC．born D．lovedC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】C。afford付得起。如果父母负担得起，当然可以把孩子送去最好的大学。
【小题1】D。如果你的孩子有天赋真想上学，他们自会有办法way。
【小题1】C。eager热切的；渴望的。对于聪明好学却付不起学费的人来说，借贷和奖学金的种类还是很多的。
【小题1】C。have the duty to do sth.有责任做某事。父母没有给子女当保姆照看孩子的责任。
【小题1】A。如果他们想这么做，那也只能看作是一种帮助favor，而绝不是一种义务。
【小题1】A。父母的主要责任和任务之一，是让孩子们懂得自身的价值worth。
【小题1】B。pare to与……相比较。一个青少年，如果总是拿他与比他聪明的兄弟姐妹或同龄的亲戚朋友相比。
【小题1】A。如果总是让他感到自己愚蠢和无用，那他就会变得毫无自信unsure。
【小题1】A。当然，如果子女做错了事，父母应该纠正他们的错误，这是孩子们学习做人的途径。
【小题1】A。他们必须容忍失败failure。
【小题1】D。不过，在教育子女时，批评应该与表扬并重balance，而且最好是面带微笑，并吻他一下。
【小题1】C。要教育他们尊重respect别人的权利和意见。
【小题1】D。deed行为。让孩子接受这些准则的最好办法是做父母的自己以身作则
【小题1】B。have difficulty (in) doing sth.做某事有困难。在家庭里听不到笑声，感觉不到爱的孩子，也难施他人以爱，报他人以笑。
【小题1】C。没有一个孩子是自己要求被生出来born的。