阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A.B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。答案写在答题卡上。
As a proud dad of two young children, I love my kids most of the time. 21 there are some specific situations that prove especially 22 for my wife and me: going out to eat with friends who don't have kids.
Whenever we'd head out to a 23 ,it was almost impossible to have a conversation with friends because my son always said, "I am bored."So, like many other parents I know, we'd try our best to keep them 24 and give us the best opportunity for saving the evening. We 25 over the phone to our children. I always felt a little guilty(愧疚的）doing it, like I was 26 them. Then,I read a great article which is about "Let Children Get Bored Again. Boredom is useful. When we reach our breaking point, 27 teaches us to respond creatively, to make something happen for ourselves.
The next time we went out to eat, it didn't take five minutes.
＂Can I play a video game?"
＂No."I responded.
＂Then what should I do?"
＂I don't know.You have to 28 something to do."Then something interesting started to happen. My son,who's learning to read,started 29 . He began sounding out words, wherever he could find them: posted signs, the menu. This was 30 Of course, that only lasted a few minutes.
“Now I 31 don't know what to do,"my son told me "Maybe you can try talking to our friends,” I 32 . What followed was a great conversation between my children and our adult 33 They learned about their likes and dislikes, what they shared in 34 .
Best of all, my children were no longer a trouble .They were part of that evening playing a (an) 35 role like the rest of us.
21.A.So B.But C.And D.Or
22.A.strong B.familiar C.private D.challenging
23.A.cinema B.hospital C.restaurant D.kindergarten
24.A.busy B.powerful C.curious D.humorous
25.A.parked B.turned C.handed D..knocked
26.A.examining B.cheating C.surviving D.noticing
27.A.honesty B.respect C.boredom D.convenience
28.A.lose B.buy C.lend D.find
29.A.getting away B.looking around C.gathering up D.taking off
30.A.amazing B.confusing C.informal D.responsible
31.A.really B.sharply C.unusually D.obviously
32.A.changed B.debated C.acquired D.suggested
33.A.daughters B.students C.friends D.neighbors
34.A.common B. person C.advance D.panic
35.A.expert B.important C.possible D.shallow
