My son Lzzy a nine-year-old boy was begging me to let him find his way home by subway by himself. After all we live in New York City and getting around by 1 transportation is a basic part of life. It’s also the first step toward feeling 2 . So last Sunday I gave him a subway map a transportation card $20 for emergencies and a few 3 so that he could call me if necessary. I didn’t give him a cellphone 4 nine-year-olds lose things. A few days later I 5 about it for a newspaper. Little did I 6 the idea that a kid could tour the city on his own and that a mom would agree was big 7 . It turned out that many TV shows called me and 8 an interview. Many people were going 9 and letters poured in. Finally I found out 10 this was such a big story: we have bee fearful for our children. Fear is 11 a new thing for parents of course. But the fear of letting our children out of 12 for even a second—that’s new. How did this happen? I asked the question when a reporter 13 me. “News reports ”he answered. “News reports 14 us. What is more horrible than a kidnapped(绑架)kid—no matter how far away? Because there are so many such stories it starts to feel 15 kidnappings are happening all the time. That’s why the kid-on-the-subway story 16 the whole world. ” Lzzy did show that kids 17 leave home alone and return home 18 but he didn’t think it was a big 19 . “It was fun ”he said. “But I missed some classes because of the interviews. ”Sometimes it really 20 to be brave. 1. A. new B. public C. fortable D. correct 2. A. special B. active C. independent D. cool 3. A. coins B. tips C. addresses D. names 4. A. though B. unless C. because D. until 5. A. read B. asked C. talked D. wrote 6. A. realize B. hear C. remember D. follow 7. A. trouble B. news C. information D. advice 8. A. paid for B. answered for C. asked for D. looked for 9. A. bad B. angry C. weak D. crazy 10. A. when B. where C. how D. why 11. A. hardly B. sometimes C. always D. once 12. A. mind B. order C. range D. sight 13. A. met B. interviewed C. stopped D. supported 14. A. attract B. excite C. frighten D. interest 15. A. as if B. even though C. in case D. so that 16. A. disappoints B. discourages C. surprises D. amuses 17. A. should B. must C. might D. could 18. A. happily B. safely C. freely D. luckily 19. A. lesson B. topic C. program D. deal 20. A. hurts B. pays C. matters D. bothers英语
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