When I was growing up, I seldom heard the words “I love you” from my father. If your father never   1  them to you when you are a   2 , it gets more and more   3 for him to say those words as you get older. To tell you the truth, I could hardly   4  when I heard those words from my father. Neither could I remind when I had last said those words to 5  . I decided to   6 my shyness aside and make the first move. 7  hesitating for some time, in our next  8 conversation, I spoke out the words suddenly, “Dad ... I love you!”
There was a  9 at the other end. It wasn’t after a while did he awkwardly(笨拙地) reply, “Well,  10 to you!” I laughed and said, “Dad, I  11  you love me, and when you are ready, I know you will say what you want to say.”Fifteen minutes later my mother called and  12  asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad  13 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the 14  was (were) rolling down my cheeks as I finally “  15  ” the love. As we both sat there in tears, we  16  that this special moment had taken our father and son  17 to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father  18 escaped death from the following heart surgery. Many times since his return to the usual state of health, I have  19  , if I did not take the first step and Dad did not  20 the surgery, I would have never heard him say those words.

【小题1】
A.speaksB.saysC.offersD.provides
【小题2】
A.manB.motherC.childD.father
【小题3】
A.easyB.possible C.delightedD.difficult
【小题4】
A.forgetB.remember C.mindD.decide
【小题5】
A.himB.herC.meD.them
【小题6】
A.dropB.letC.setD.lose
【小题7】
A.BeforeB.AfterC.When D.Since
【小题8】
A.phoneB.emailC.letterD.record
【小题9】
A.smileB.voiceC.cryD.silence
【小题10】
A.sameB.difficultC.true D.similar
【小题11】
A.hopeB.knowC.wonderD.doubt
【小题12】
A.crazilyB.delightedlyC.nervouslyD.terribly
【小题13】
A.concludedB.disturbedC.brokeD.carried
【小题14】
A.hairsB.waterC.sweatD.tears
【小题15】
A.understoodB.expressed C.heardD.saw
【小题16】
A.discussedB.consideredC.believed D.realized
【小题17】
A.decisionB.developmentC.relationshipD.situation
【小题18】
A.narrowlyB.easilyC.unlikely D.generally
【小题19】
A.saidB.thoughtC.dreamedD.apologized
【小题20】
A.thinkB.fightC.fail D.Survive

My husband and I both work at home. We have four children, so the times when I am   36  in the house are few. Like many work-at-home moms, when I do get a   37  to be by myself, I fill that time with more   38  , whether it’s related to my career or taking care of the housework. Most of the time, I don’t mind.   39  , I wanted this job as wife and mother, and I knew from the start that it often   40  putting others’ needs before my own. But, other times, I can’t help but feel a little  41  because I seldom had any plans for myself, and everyone knew it. My life   42  on my family, but they seldom appreciated this, which often  43  me a lot.

One day, when the kids were at school, I  44  for the movie theater-alone, I’d   45  been to the movies alone before, so I was a little nervous. Would I look pitiful going to the theater by myself? Was I being ridiculous(荒唐可笑) by seeing a movie   46  so much work waited for me at home? I  47 myself to swallow these   48  and bought myself a ticket. And then I walked into the theater with my   49  held high and enjoyed every minute of the movie. I laughed and felt my good spirits   50  for a couple of hours, I was   51  wife or mother. I was just myself.

From that point on, I   52  that Fridays would be mine,  53 for a couple of hours. Some Fridays, I head to(前往) the beach with a good book. Other Fridays, I go shopping,   54  up a little fast food or some clothes just for myself. I really  55  my Fridays after a long week of caring of my family.

1.                A.busy           B.alone          C.tense D.brave

 

2.                A.chance         B.way            C.purpose  D.fortune

 

3.                A.fun            B.fear            C.work D.love

 

4.                                  A.So far  B.From then on

C.As a result                        D.After all

 

5.                A.practiced       B.advised         C.meant    D.considered

 

6.                A.happy          B.excited         C.angry D.nervous

 

7.                A.centred        B.insisted         C.depended D.knocked

 

8.                A.moved         B.bothered       C.amused   D.scared

 

9.                A.applied         B.waited          C.longed   D.headed

 

10.               A.ever           B.also           C.never D.instead

 

11.               A.if             B.when          C.unless D.until

 

12.               A.forced         B.allowed        C.ordered   D.taught

 

13.               A.answers        B.efforts         C.thoughts   D.results

 

14.               A.hands          B.head           C.legs  D.ticket

 

15.               A.leave          B.happen         C.return D.weaken

 

16.               A.everybody’s    B.somebody’s    C.anybody’s    D.nobody’s

 

17.               A.expressed      B.declared        C.agreed    D.decided

 

18.               A.at least         B.at last          C.in all  D.in time

 

19.               A.making         B.picking         C.taking     D.bringing

 

20.                                A.come up with    B.break away from

C.look forward to                    D.pay attention to

 

 

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