试题出自试卷《华东师范大学2015年考博英语真题》

To say that the child learns （ 1 ） imitation and that the way to teach is to set a good example oversimplifies. No child imitates every （ 2 ） he sees. Sometimes, the example the parent wants him to（ 3） is ignored while he takes over contrary patterns from some other example. Therefore we must turn（4） a more subtle theory than “Monkey see, monkey do”.
Look at it from the child's point of view. Here he is in a new situation, lacking a（5）response. He is seeking a response which will gain certain（6）. If he lacks a ready response for the situation, and cannot reason（7）what to do, he observes a （ 8 ） who seems able to get the right （ 9 ） . The child looks for a/an （ 10 ）   or expert who can show what to do.
There is a second element at （ 11 ） in this situation. The child may be able to（ 12） his immediate goal only to （ 13 ） that his method brings criticism （ 14 ） people who observe him. When shouting across the house achieves his immediate end of delivering a message, he is（ 15） emphatically that this action is unpleasant, that he should walk into the next room and say his say quietly. Thus,the desire to（ 16） any objective situation is overlaid（ 17） the desire to solve it properly. One of the early things the child learns is that he gets more affection and（ 18）   when his parents like his response. Then other adults （ 19 ） some actions and criticize others. If one is to maintain the support of others and his own self-respect, he must（ 20） responses his social group approves.