题目内容：

    The day I received my letter of acceptance to NewYork university，I was extremely excited. It was my dream university. And my___ were pleased for me. But they also hadn’t___ me to get into such  a competitive  school. In  fact, the best thing  they ever did  for me was to ___  me from doing things___ - indeed, when I was in elementary school, they offered to buy me a present____I got a C.

It ___ when I was in  the third  grade. An  only child in  an Asian family, I had just ____   with my family to Los Angeles. Months into the third grade, I developed a strong feeling of___ about getting bad grades. Seeing my anxiety, Dad said, “Kate, tell you what. If you get a C or __ ，I'll buy you a present. If you score higher than that, I won't buy you anything，because you won't___ it.”

Clearly dad wasn't the  _______Asian tiger parent， pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best_______, and neither was my mom. They didn't want to push me. They wanted me to be___ and  healthy.  Dad's  ________    of  a  “failing grade”  gift amazingly___ my worries and ressure.What’s more, I______getting A's and B' s throughout high school, but without the added stress and fear of failing . I think it was my parents' lack of stress on grades that gaveme _____     to encourage my own desire for achievements. I now realize I was __ when I thought I didn’t receive a prese-nt from my dad that day. He gave me two invaluable___ : the spa-ce to develop my own desire for excellence ,and the healthy mind  to _____it.

1.A. friends B. classmates C. teachers D. parents

2.A. persuaded B. advised C. recommended D. pushed

3.A. discourage B. prevent C. inspire D. protect

4.A. passively B. actively C. perfectly D. proudly

5.A. if B. whether C. unless D. before

6.A. happened B. remembered C. remained D. came

7.A. moved B. reached C. returned D. left

8.A. anger B. embarrassment C. guilt D. worry

9.A. higher B. less C. lower D. fewer

10.A. accept B. receive C. need D. take

11.A. normal B. ordinary C. general D. typical

12.A. reputations B. subjects C. majors D. grades

13.A. friendly B. smart C. outgoing D. happy

14.A. suggestion B. supply C. purchase D. offer

15.A. piled on B. gave out C. removed D. dealt with

16.A. held up B. turned out C. ended up D. set up

17.A. wish B. time C. room D. opportunity

18.A. amazed B. wrong C. puzzled D. unlucky

19.A. gifts B. suggestions C. topics D. experiences

20.A. track B. catch C. achieve D. act