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．”

　　………

　　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