One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been asking me to play chess with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly（1） ______ . It was a school night.however, and at nine o'clock my daughter asked if I could（2） ______ my moves,because she needed to go to bed： she had to get up at six in the morning. I knew she had strict sleeping habits,（3） ______ I thought she ought to be able to（4） ______ some of this strictness. I said to her,"（5） ______ ，you can stay up late for once. We're having fun. "We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked（6） ______ . Finally she said, "Please, Daddy, do it quickly. ""No, "I replied,"If you're going to play it well, you're going to play it slowly. And so we continued for another ten minutes, until（7） ______ my daughter burst into tears, and admitted that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made（8） ______ .I had started the evening wanting to have a happy time with my daughter but had allowed my desire to win to become more（9） ______ than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win（10） ______ me well, As a parent, I realized that it got in my way. So I had to change.




A. allowed B. expected C. replied D. accepted

A. change B. repeat C. hurry D. pass

A. so B. for C. but D. or

A. put up B. take up C. pick up D. give up

A. As usual B. Go ahead C. By the way D. Come on

A. excited B. proud C. anxious D. angry

A. nervously B. immediately C. strangely D. suddenly

A. a mistake B. a decision C. an attempt D. an effort

A. important B. attractive C. practical D. interesting

A. offered B. served C. controlled D. taught