Parents with only one child tend to have higher academic ______ for their child.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 名词词义辨析。ambition“野心，抱负”；intention“意图，目的”；proposition“命题，提议”；aspiration“渴望，抱负”。句中提及父母对儿女的期盼和渴望，故答案为A。