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They say after a parent dies, the surviving children can take on some of their parent’s characteristics. I 21 becoming anything like my dad for years 22 I wanted to be me, not him; but there I sat at his memorial service several months ago, telling myself, “ You’ve 23 a lot more of your dad in you than you think.”

There is this phrase my dad 24 , and I know I’m going to sound 25 to complain about it, but it used to 26 me. “I am so proud of you,” he told us kids, whether we’d won a race or helped others. That should be a (n) 27 thing, but here’s what always 28 my mind: “You are taking credit for what isn’t really yours. You can be proud, but the 29 is mine.

Your parent is doing his best to give you 30 , but you do not 31 it. “I’m so proud of you.” It came out of my dad’s mouth 32 , on those calls where I might have 33 something that happened at work or when he and Mom came to visit and we 34 the talents of our two boys. I knew the feeling of parental 35 well, especially when my boys achieved in ways that were 36 my comprehension and ability, but I looked for other ways to 37 it. “That’s an extremely good story you’ve written!” I would say about the composition. I thought that by making my praise 38 , it would feel like I was claiming their achievement less as mine and more as one they could own themselves.

So just the other day when my older son sent me an email about his scholarship, I searched for 39 things to say, but finally 40 he doesn’t need my cleverness. They just want what my dad gave me. “I’m so proud of you,” I wrote. Just like the old man to me.

21.	A. insisted	B. resisted	C. considered	D. meant
22.	A. if	B. until	C. though	D. because
23.	A. remembered	B. explained	C. missed	D. got
24.	A. used	B. created	C. changed	D. translated
25.	A. interesting	B. funny	C. silly	D. rude
26.	A. worry	B. harm	C. bother	D. reward
27.	A. basic	B. good	C. difficult	D. important
28.	A. opened up	B. went through	C. tested out	D. broke down
29.	A. adjustment	B. enjoyment	C. achievement	D. assignment
30.	A. praise	B. comment	C. support	D. information
31.	A. win	B. offer	C. accept	D. hear
32.	A. in no time	B. ahead of time	C. all the time	D. for a time
33.	A. complained	B. written	C. forgotten	D. mentioned
34.	A. showed off	B. depended on	C. found out	D. drew out
35.	A. control	B. choice	C. responsibility	D. pride
36.	A. beyond	B. near	C. below	D. about
37.	A. feel	B. express	C. take	D. analyze
38.	A. scientific	B. reliable	C. specific	D. logical
39.	A. personal	B. powerful	C. clever	D. secure
40.	A. believing	B. realizing	C. proving	D. suggesting