第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go （放手）．As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the
__36__ side of this line．When I hold __
37__ the apron strings （围裙带） connecting us, Nicole, eager to
__38__ independence, tries to loosen my grasp．What results is a （an） __
39__ mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango．
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class （大学预修课程） so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s __
40__: “No, I’m not interested in that．”
………
I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares．
Two months ago, she was __
41__ to a great university．However, I was still the mother having a __
42__ time letting go．The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and __
43__ courses which I thought looked good．We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face __
44__ with excitement．“I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said．“Already?” I was astonished, __
45__ she should have discussed it with me．I examined the schedule．Nicole hadn’t taken a （an） __
46__ one of the courses I had suggested．Every course she had chosen __
47__ suited her interests．Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a __
48__ mind and the ability to shape her future．She no longer needed her mother __
49__ every decision she made．I felt proud, though still a bit __
50__．
I __
51__ the lessons carefully．Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: __
52__, sympathy, and hard work．There have been a few holes along the way．__
53__, she is well-equipped and eager to __
54__ the future．The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the __
55__ we both needed．
36．A．left B．right C．either D．each
37．A．onto B．up C．back D．out
38．A．keep B．refuse C．taste D．bear
39．A．awkward B．relaxing C．lively D．beautiful
40．A．comment B．word C．concept D．response
41．A．received B．invited C．treated D．accepted
42．A．good B．great C．hard D．easy
43．A．taken B．underlined C．offered D．emphasized
44．A．lit up B．built up C．turned up D．made up
45．A．imagining B．thinking C．hoping D．adding
46．A．only B．just C．even D．single
47．A．mostly B．hardly C．exactly D．slightly
48．A．sharp B．normal C．different D．typical
49．A．encouraging B．evaluating C．disagreeing D．agreeing
50．A．anxious B．excited C．sad D．tense
51．A．reviewed B．observed C．checked D．studied
52．A．competence B．creativity C．responsibility D．confidence
53．A．Therefore B．Instead C．Still D．Besides
54．A．embrace B．discover C．determine D．control
55．A．character B．strength C．relief D．Independence