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IfhadtoselectawordthatbestdescribesthemajorityofAmericanparentsthatwordwouldbeGUILT-RIDDEN(内疚的).Howsaditistoseeparentsbecomethewillingvictims(受害者)ofthe“give-megame”onlytodiscoverthatnomatterwhattheydoitisn'tenough.Intheendtheyareblamedwhentheirspoiledchildrengetintotrouble.WiththisinmindIshallfirstanswerthequestion“Whatdoparentsowetheirchildren?”andIshallstartwithwhattheydon'towethem.
Parentsdon'towetheirchildreneveryminuteoftheirdayandeveryounceoftheirenergy.Theydon'towethemround-the-clockcarservicesinginglessonstennislessonsexpensivebicyclesamotorcycleoracarwhentheyreachsixteenortriptoEuropewhentheygraduate.
Itakethefirmpositionthatparentsdonotowetheirchildrenacollegeeducation.Iftheycanaffordittheycancertainlysendthemtothebestuniversities.Buttheyneedn'tfeelguiltyiftheycan't.Ifthechildrenreallywanttogothey'llfindaway.Thereareplentyofloansandscholarshipsforthebrightandeagerwhocan'taffordtopay.
Afterchildrenmarrytheirparentsdonotowethemdownpaymentonahouseormoneyforthefurniture.Theydonothaveanobligationtobaby-sitortotaketheirgrandchildrenintheirhomewhentheparentsareonvacation.Iftheywanttodoititmustbeconsideredafavornotanobligation.
Inmyopinionparentsdonotowetheirchildrenaninheritancenomatterhowmanymoneytheyhave.Oneofthesurestwaystoproducealoaferistoletchildrenknowtheirfutureisassured(有保证).
1.Whomistheauthorblaminginthepassage?
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A.Theguiltyparents
B.Thespoiltchildren
C.AlltheAmericaparents
D.Boththeparentsandthechildren
2.Accordingtotheauthor________.
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A.parentsoughttosendtheirchildrentocollegesasaduty
B.parentsneedn'tfellguiltyiftheyarc;unableforwhateverthereasontosendtheirchildrentocollege
C.iftheycan'taffordparentsshouldtakeloanstosendtheirchildrentogotocollege
D.parentsmustsupporttheirchildrenevenaftertheirmarriage
3.Theunderlinedword“loafer”inthelastparagraphmostprobablyrefersto______
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