In a(n) 39 of over 2,000 primary school-age kids by Fathers Direct, kids were very clear on what they wanted from their 40 . They did not want 41 holidays, new bikes or computers. They wanted their fathers? 42 . They wanted to play ball, to chat at bedtime, to get help with their homework, and to spend time “just 43 ” together. They wanted to be “known” and 44 by their fathers, and they wanted to know their fathers.
This can be 45 in a country, in which, according to the Family and Work Institute, the 46 man works 49 hours per week, and the woman 47 works 43.5 hours per week. It?s difficult to do in a country, in which the large majority of 48 at American businesses (67%) say they don?t have enough time with their 49 . It is interesting to note that 50 kids want from their fathers is the same thing that fathers want for their kids. And it is the 51 thing researchers say that is best for kids. It is not just pockets of time 52 to the kids that we call “quality time (黄金时光)”. It is time!
As you look ahead at the choices you?ll 53 about your family, what are your priorities (首要事情)? What would you like your 54 with your kids to look like? For fathers who would like to 55 their child?s heart, the choices will be clear. And they?ll be clear to your children, who will remember them forever. 36. A. treasure 37. A. naughty 38. A. win
B. forget B. clever B. lose B. view
C. develop C. loved C. protect C. result C. fathers C. cheap C. money
D. avoid D. foolish D. change D. survey D. parents D. boring D. praise D. holding up D. remembered D. difficult D. poor D. hardly D. employers D. relatives
39. A. exam
40. A. mothers 41. A. expensive 42. A. place
B. classmates B. short B. time
43. A. hanging out 44. A. forgiven 45. A. easy 46. A. special 47. A. never
B. hanging on B. refused B. funny
C. holding back C. accepted C. possible C. strong C. seldom
B. average B. usually B. bosses B. students
48. A. managers 49. A. children
C. employees C. workers
