David, my neighbor, has two young kids who are five and seven. One day he was【C1】______his

seven-year-old son Kelly how to push the lawn mower(割草机)around the yard. As he was telling him how to turn the mower【C2】______, his wife, Jan, called to him to ask a question. As David answered the question, Kelly pushed the lawn mower【C3】______through the flower bed at the edge of the lawn—【C4】______a two-foot wide path leveled to the ground! When David turned back and saw what had happened, he began to lose【C5】______. David had put a lot of time and【C6】______into making those flower beds the【C7】______of the neighbourhood. As he began to【C8】______his voice to his son, Jan walked quickly over to him, put her hand on his shoulder and said, "David, please remember we are raising children, not【C9】______!" Jan【C10】______me how important【C11】______is as a parent to remember our priorities(things that need attention before others). The window shattered(打碎)by a【C12】______, a lamp knocked over by a careless child, or a plate dropped in the kitchen are already【C13】______. The flowers are already dead. We must remember not to【C14】______to the destruction by breaking a childs spirit and deadening his【C15】______. A few weeks ago Mark Michaels, the owner of a store, and I were together【C16】______parenting. He told me while his family were out for dinner, his daughter knocked over her water glass.【C17】______the water was cleaned up without any blaming remarks from her parents, she looked up and said, "I【C18】______want to thank you for not being like other parents. Most of my friends parents【C19】______have shouted at them and given them a lecture about paying more attention. Thanks for not【C20】______that!"

【C1】

A．teaching

B．helping

C．looking at

D．asking