Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very (1)_____, particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, (2)_____, a younger sibling.

    (3)_____, there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to (4)_____: a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, (5)_____ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy (6)_____. Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a (7)_____ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.

    You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can (8)_____ you just a little too far. And then the (9)_____ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too (10)_____ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could (11)_____ the clock and start over. We’ve all been there. 

    (12)_____, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may (13)_____ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also (14)_____ your child’s self-esteem.

    If you consistently lose your (15)_____ with your kids, then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the (16)_____ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when (17)_____ by stress is one of the most important of all life’s skills.

    Certainly, it’s incredibly (18)_____ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with (19)_____ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and (20)_____ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.

答案精析：动词辨析题。空格所在句后半句大意为：在某个疲惫的时刻，你可能会对你的孩子说出让你可能      很长时间的话。在前文第三段倒数第二句中，已经提到了父母在疲惫时可能会对孩子发火，并说出一些“对谁都没有好处”（does nobody any good）的话，他们之后又会希望时光倒流，收回自己说过的话。这里的a moment of fatigue对应上文中的get exhausted。因此D项regret（后悔）符合前文“希望时光倒流”的表述，故D项正确。

错项排除：“喜欢”、“想念”、“相信”均不符合原文中父母后悔的心情，故排除A、B、C三项。

长难句分析：However, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may regret for a long time.

本句的主干为it’s important to keep in mind，为主系表结构，其中it是形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式短语to keep in mind。在本句开头，However做状语表示转折，之后是由even though引导的一个让步状语从句。在keep in mind后面有一个that引导的宾语从句，用来充当keep的宾语。在该宾语从句中，your child后面又嵌套着一个that引导的定语从句，用来修饰先行词something。

句意为：然而，虽然这种情况很常见，但有一点很重要，就是要记得在某个疲惫的时刻，你可能会对你的孩子说出让你后悔很久的话。