Ⅰ.完形填空 Lose-Win is weak. It's easy to get steps on. It's easy to be the nice guy. It's easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker. A girl named Jenny once told me about her __1__ in the world of Lose-Win during her eighth grade year before she finally broke __2__: My __3__ with my mom all started one day __4__ she said to me sarcastically (讽刺地),“Wow, you're sure sassy (时髦的) today. ” I__5__ it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close myself off from her and never __6__ back to her. So every time she would say something __7__ I disagreed with her, I would just say, “Okay,__8__ you want, Mom.” But I really got cold quickly. And my __9__ began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that's __10__,”and then went back to mop the floor. “Don't you ever __11__?”I thought. But I didn't say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was __12__ upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I __13__ her how important it was to me. At last, I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to __14__. You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it's __15__ than fighting. Well, I'm sick of it. ” This all came as a __16__ to her. After my blow-up, we felt like we were __17__ all over in our relationship. But it's getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always __18__ my feelings with her. |