Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　"What's it like to have a gap between your teeth?"a girl asked me one day．

　　Nobody had ever 　　1　　 before．My hand unconsciously rose to cover my mouth．But, as she looked at me, sincerely waiting for 　　2　　, 1 realized she was not trying to be rude．"I never think about it,"I truthfully replied．She nodded and turned away．I was left wondering if people 　　3　　 me and saw only gappy teeth．

　　Later that day at home, I began to 　　4　　 my teeth again．I felt upset．I thought my life would be somehow better if my teeth were not gappy．How I wanted the perfect teeth that everyone else seemed to have!

　　Of course, Mom 　　5　　 everything．She has lived her entire life with gappy teeth, and tried to convince me that there was nothing to 　　6　　．When I refused to listen, she told me I could get the surgery to close the gap if it was that important．"Let's be 　　7　　, though,"she said．"If everyone got surgeries to become pretty, everyone would be exactly the same．There is beauty in differences．"

　　Her 　　8　　 made me consider my teeth seriously．The thought of losing my gap was more terrible than the reality that people were going to notice it．I realized how important it was to me．It is part of my 　　9　　 ．

　　Nowadays many people do ridiculous things to realize their dream of"perfection．"The 　　10　　 is that no one is perfect．When all potential for ugliness is removed, so is all of the potential for 　　11　　．

　　So if that girl ever asked about my teeth 　　12　　, would truthfully answer．"You know? It's really cute．"

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　　When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry．The tears were signs of being 　　(1)　　, which a man isn’t supposed to be．

　　But later, I 　　(2)　　 that courage isn’t all about trying to keep all the pain in check and trying to hide the 　　(3)　　．

　　My 18-year-old sister eloped(私奔)and with it, I saw how weak my father’s heart was．We were used to seeing him as a(n)　　(4)　　 father．

　　For three days he wouldn’t talk．He would just sit 　　(5)　　 outside our house in the dark．On the fourth night, I sat beside him and 　　(6)　　 him to tell me what he feels about 　　(7)　　．

　　It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we have drifted apart(疏远)farther and farther while I was 　　(8)　　 up．That night though, I sensed my father trying to 　　(9)　　 his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out．We all have cried over what happened except him．

　　The 　　(10)　　 touch and my words,“Dad, it’s not your 　　(11)　　”, broke my father’s dam(水闸)．In the darkness, he began to cry．I 　　(12)　　 his shoulders shaking as he whispered,“　　(13)　　 did I go wrong?All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up 　　(14)　　．Why couldn’t your sister wait?”

　　I understood then why he 　　(15)　　 to be in the dark．　　(16)　　 being there, he hoped to spare his 　　(17)　　 a father’s pain．His tears, 　　(18)　　 we didn’t see them before that night, were there all the same．

　　I saw his 　　(19)　　, that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and 　　(20)　　 his pain．

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　　When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry．The tears were signs of being 　　1　　, which a man isn’t supposed to be．

　　But later, I 　　2　　 that courage isn’t all about trying to keep all the pain in check and trying to hide the 　　3　　．

　　My 18-year-old sister eloped(私奔)and with it, I saw how weak my father’s heart was．We were used to seeing him as a(n)　　4　　 father．

　　For three days he wouldn’t talk．He would just sit 　　5　　 outside our house in the dark．On the fourth night, I sat beside him and 　　6　　 him to tell me what he feels about 　　7　　．

　　It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we have drifted apart(疏远)farther and farther while I was 　　8　　 up．That night though, I sensed my father trying to 　　9　　 his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out．We all have cried over what happened except him．

　　The 　　10　　 touch and my words,“Dad, it’s not your 　　11　　”, broke my father’s dam(水闸)．In the darkness, he began to cry．I 　　12　　 his shoulders shaking as he whispered,“　　13　　 did I go wrong?All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up 　　14　　．Why couldn’t your sister wait?”

　　I understood then why he 　　15　　 to be in the dark．　　16　　 being there, he hoped to spare his 　　17　　 a father’s pain．His tears, 　　18　　 we didn’t see them before that night, were there all the same．

　　I saw his 　　19　　, that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and 　　20　　 his pain．

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