Sometimes You Just Have to Cry

There are a lot of things about parenthood that could make one cry: sleepless nights, or diaper(尿布) messes and so on. _________, for me the worst had to be — immunization shots(防疫针).

At about two months into _______, I learned the true meaning of the word "heartbreak". There could not have been anything worse than _______ helplessly as he receives his first round of immunization shots. I would rather have been run over by a truck than have to watch him _______ through that. I kept thinking that surely medical science could have come up with a better way of doing this by now while listening to his _______. As for comfort from the doctor, all he could say was, "Ah, look at those healthy tears." As we left the office, I whispered into my son’s ear, "It’s okay, Sam. Sometimes you just_______to cry."

In a way I guess it was only a matter of time before Sam was introduced to _______ in his life. I remembered losing my _________ to a sudden car accident a number of years ago. I tried to remain _______ through it all. One day, when a song came on the radio that ________ me of my father. It was the first time since the funeral that I just let go and cried. It felt ________ to not hold back any more.

The earliest ________ I have of my father is one of me as a young boy holding his hand by his two last ________ as we walked together. His hands seemed so ________ that his fingers were all I could actually grip. He always took me with him to basketball games even at my young age. I will never ________ that.

1.A. Anyway B. Instead C. Moreover D. However

2.A. parenthood B. childhood C. neighborhood D. adulthood

3.A. standing B. watching C. sitting D. complaining

4.A. look B. pull C. go D. walk

5.A. screams B. words C. songs D. whispers

6.A. have B. prefer C. refuse D. remember

7.A. pleasure B. pain C. society D. hospital

8.A. mother B. grandpa C. grandma D. father

9.A. active B. clever C. strong D. patient

10.A. cured B. reminded C. warned D. recalled

11.A. unusual B. terrible C. frightening D. good

12.A. idea B. effect C. picture D. memory

13.A. arms B. legs C. fingers D. hands

14.A. large B. small C. dirty D. clean

15.A. mind B. forget C. do D. accept

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