Where one stage of child development has been left out, or not sufficiently experienced, the child may have to go back and (51) the experience of it. A good home makes this possible——for example by providing the opportunity for the child to (52) with a clockwork car or toy railway train up to any age if he still needs to do so. This principle, in fact, underlies all psychological treatment of children in difficulties with their (53), and is the basis of work in child clinics.
The beginnings of discipline are in the nursery. Even the youngest baby is taught by gradual stages to wait for food, to sleep and to wake (54) regular intervals and so on. If the child feels the world around him is a warm and (55) one, he slowly accepts its rhythm and accustoms himself to conforming to its demands. Learning to wait for things, particularly for food, is a very important element in (56), and is achieved successfully only if too great demands are not made before the child can understand them.
Every parent watches (57) the child's acquisition of each new skill——the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his (58) learning rate, but this can set up dangerous felings of failure and states of anxiety in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too (59) , a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, (60) a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural zest for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
【正确答案】：51. capture
52. play
53. development
54. at
55. friendly
56. upbringing
57. eagerly
58. natural
59. early
60. if