题目内容：

I always feel sorry for world leaders busy dealing with fights between nations. When my three children were young, most days it was hard keeping my __ from becoming a battlefield.

It got worse as they got older. Three years ago, Zack, then 16, couldn’t make it __ a day without making his __, Alex 11 and Taryn 9, angry.

My husband and I tried to be understanding the boy at such an age. We reasoned, punished, and __ heartfelt notes on his bed about __ he was hurting our family. His answer was “I say it because it’s true.”

I __ tried telling the girls to fight back. Bad idea. Now I had three children at war. __ I said to them, they paid no attention. When there was no __ out, I told everything to my sister in an e-mail. She replied, “Don’t __ me. E-mail him.”

Our son was online every day, mailing and talking with his friends. Maybe he would actually __ me this way. I didn’t say anything __, but e-mail just took the __ away. There’d no shouting or door banging. Zack wouldn11 feel __.

Zack didn’t __ for days. When he finally did, his entire message was four small words. I __ when I read them: “You’re right. I’m sorry.

The children still fought, of course, __ Zack changed. __, I now have a better way to talk with not one but three of them. I like that they don, t __ me as much as, they used to. They like not having to listen to me shouting to them. Or __ Alex says, “You’re so much nicer online.”

All I know is that the house is quiet，but we’re __.

1.A. house    B. garden    C. neighborhood    D. backyard

2.A. into    B. within    C. through    D. over

3.A. cousins    B. brothers    C. neighbors    D. sisters

4.A. advertised    B. left    C. attached    D. took

5.A. where    B. when    C. why    D. how

6.A. even    B. still    C. ever    D. again

7.A. However    B. Wherever    C. Whichever    D. Whatever

8.A. way    B. access    C. path    D. approach

9.A. call    B. ask    C. e-mail    D. inform

10.A. find    B. hear    C. recognize    D. write

11.A. normal    B. else    C. nice    D. different

12.A. tension    B. pressure    C. gap    D. misunderstanding

13.A. at home    B. in vain    C. under attack    D. at a loss

14.A. fight    B. reply    C. appear    D. comment

15.A. shouted    B. froze    C. smiled    D. signed

16.A. so    B. and    C. or    D. but

17.A. Best of all    B. After all    C. Therefore    D. Instead

18.A. blame    B. ignore    C. interrupt    D. dismiss

19.A. when    B. as    C. what    D. as if

20.A. quarreling    B. working    C. talking    D. travelling