C. if the invitation to a dinner party is not extended repeatedly
D. if the invitation to a dinner party is extended to too many people
4. The word "misunderstanding" can be explained as ____________.
A. failing to attend a party
B. failing to understand correctly
C. standing in one's way
D. standing on one's own feet
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. In the US it's normal to keep someone waiting for some time.
B. In the US it's not polite to keep someone waiting for an hour.
C. In the US one is always expected to be on time.
D. In the US one is expected to apologize if he is five minutes late
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Correct answer: (1) guilty (2) moved away (3) divorce (4) so as not (5) smelled of (6) uncomfortable (7) grew up (8) appreciate (9) apparent (10) so did his problem (11) function (12) communicating (13) arguments (14) frustrated (15) hold (16) depressed (17) face up (18) process (19) fall asleep (20) at least
I never could really talk to my father. I always felt pretty 1 for that, but it was just so hard. I 2 from home to go to college when I was 18. When I returned home to visit, I found my mother and father had just gotten a 3 . I always put in a visit to his place 4 to hurt my dad's feelings. But his place was dark and cold and 5 cigarette smoke and beer; it was generally 6 .
When I was little, my father would take me fishing all the time. It seemed like I 7 on the shores of small lakes. To me, at the age of eight, there was nothing wrong with being like my dad. I still 8 his love for being outdoors, free and away from everyone else. But as I moved into my teens, it became 9 that my dad had a drinking problem. As our family's financial situation became worse, 10 .
When I was very young, my dad was able to 11 without alcohol. He could at least keep a job. As I grew older, he became less functional and 12 with him became painful. Most of our talks turned into 13 and then he became very angry. He was 14 at not being able to 15 on to a job. And we were 16 with him not being able to 17 to the fact that he had a problem with alcohol. When he got home from whatever job he was in the 18 of losing, it was not uncommon that if he didn't get in a fight with my mom he would usually 19 in front of the TV before we had dinner. If he made it to the dinner table to eat with us, I knew that before the meal was over, he would be very angry with 20 one of us. It was usually my mom or me.
Guilty embarrassed conscience conscious
Moved away moved for moved along moved in
Departure parting divorce gap
Not as so so not as so as not not so as
Smelled of sounded of tasted of breathed of
Uncomfortable unfavorable unavailable unfashionable
Grew out grew up grew by grew into
Anticipate associate appreciate compensate