题目内容
My father was an ill-humored man. I knew he loved me and his love was deep. He just didn’t know how to ______it.
One evening we went out for a night on the town.We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively _____
When it played a familiar waltz tune ,I decided to __ my father for a dance. “Dad, you know I’ve never ___with you before. I begged you but you ___wanted to. How about right now?”
I waited for the ___refusal.But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s hit the floor and I’ll __ you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make.”
My father took me in his ___ and I felt overcome by emotion. As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he ____my eyes.
“Dad,” I finally __ tears in my eyes, “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?” At last his eyes dropped to my face.“ ____I love you so much.” he whispered back.I was struck dumb by his ____It wasn’t what I had thought.But it was of course exactly what I needed to __.
I had always known that he loved me. I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had __ him and made him silent.“I love you too, Dad!” I whispered back softly.He stumbled (结结巴巴地说) over the next few words: “I’m sorry that I’m not open. It’s ___for me, but just remember how much I love you.”
When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies’ room and during my absence ___changed.When I came back, Dad sat in his chair ___hisbody leaning forward, very pale.Everything was really too late.He was __.
That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face.But it’s a totally different scene that I __ now.I remember his saying “I love you” and my saying itback.The three words ______on forever long after we are gone.
1.A. answer B. express C. mention D. understand
2.A. bar B. hall C. sofa D. band
3.A. invite B. teach C. help D. show
4.A. chatted B. sang C. danced D. stayed
5.A. still B. never C. also D. even
6.A. final B. normal C. usual D. rough
7.A. show B. tell C. ask D. explain
8.A. hands B. arms C. heart D. mind
9.A. noticed B. ignored C. avoided D. greeted
10.A. whispered B. complained C. explained D. shouted
11.A. Because B. Though C. If D. While
12.A. response B. advise C. promise D. excuse
13.A. find B. hear C. know D. think
14.A. surprised B. pleased C. inspired D. frightened
15.A. clear B. important C. impossible D. hard
16.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
17.A. for B. with C. on D. from
18.A. moved B. tired C. gone D. lost
19.A. discover B. remember C. remind D. consider
20.A. live B. carry C. depend D. Take