If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   31  to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows    32 
I do not   33  hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.   34 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had   35 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to _36_ the ice and make the first   37_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 38  and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a   39  at the other end and he awkwardly   40 _, “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly   41  and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   42  asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad   43  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__44 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this   45  moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   46 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly   47  death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times   __48 , I have   49  if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   50  the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

In the process of my growing up I cannot remember hearing the words ‘‘I love you” from my father．When your father never says them to you when you are a child，it gets ? ? ? for him to say those words as he gets older．In fact，I could not honestly remember when I had last ? ? ? my love to him either．I decided to ? ? ? my pride and make the first ? ? ? ．After some hesitation，in our next phone conversation I burst out the words．“Dad．．．I love you!”

There was a silence at the other end and he ? ? ? replied，“Well，same back at ya!”

I chuckled and said，“Dad，I know you love me，and when you are ? ? ? ，I know you will say what you want to say．’’

Fifteen minutes later my mother ? ? ? and nervously asked，“Paul，is everything okay?’’

A few weeks later，Dad ? ? ? our phone conversation with the words，“Paul，I love you．’’I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I ? ? ? “heard’’ the love．As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new ? ? ? ．

A short while after this special moment，my father ? ? ? escaped death following heart surgery．Many times since，I have ? ? ? whether l would have ever “heard” the love if I had not taken the first step and Dad had not ? ? ? the surgery．

1.A．rougher????????????? B．tougher????????????? C．shyer????????????? D．severer

2.A．conveyedB．left????????????? C．passed????????????? D．devoted

3.A．get acrossB．put up????????????? C．set aside????????????? D．take on

4.A．assumptionB．move????????????? C．decision????????????? D．remark

5.A．fearfully????????????? B．excitedly????????????? C．cheerfully????????????? D．awkwardly

6.A．cautious????????????? B．casual????????????? C．relaxed????????????? D．ready

7.A．called????????????? B．dropped????????????? C．removed????????????? D．glanced

8.A．continuedB．performed????????????? C．concluded????????????? D．obtained

9.A．naturally????????????? B．finally????????????? C．indirectly????????????? D．gradually

10.A．1evel????????????? B．situation????????????? C．class????????????? D．rank

11.A．slightly????????????? B．nearly????????????? C．narrowly????????????? D．hardly

12.A．realized????????????? B．wondered????????????? C．understood????????????? D．believed

13.A．operatedB．performed????????????? C．tolerated????????????? D．survived

Recently I gave my adult students homework. It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have  36  said those words to before or at least haven't  37  those words with for a long time. "

       Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the  38  of men that were taught  39  feelings is not "manly", this was very  40  homework for some.

       In our next  41 , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us. I fully _42 one of the women to volunteer, as was  43  the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand. As he  44 out of his chair (all 1.85 meters of him), he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite  45  with you last week when you gave us this homework.  46  were you to tell me to do something so personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew  47  who I needed to say 'I love you' to. "

       "My father and I had a severe  48  five years ago, and since then we had  49  seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas. But even then, we hardly  50  to each other. So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, 'Dad, I just  51 to tell you that I love you. '"

       "Dad reached out and  52  me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it.' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will  53  it. So, I'm here to tell all of you that my  54  in this is: Don't wait to do the thing  55  it is too late. Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"

1.A. ever               B. always                  C. never                D. even

2.A. said               B. shared            C. talked            D. discussed

3.A. year               B. occasion            C. period            D. generation

4.A. explaining      B. hurting              C. devoting            D. expressing

5.A. interesting      B. threatening       C. interested          D. exciting

6.A. class                     B. term                 C. holiday             D. week

7.A. asked             B. disliked             C. advised             D. expected

8.A. often              B. probably           C. not                   D. seldom

9.A. sat                 B. rose                  C. jump                 D. struggle

10.A. bored           B. amused             C. curious              D. angry

11.A. How                    B. Why                 C. Who                 D. What

12.A. exactly         B. immediately      C. directly             D. simply

13.A. condition             B. discussion       C. disagreement     D. experiment

14.A. hated            B. avoided             C. reduced             D. continued

15.A. spoke           B. smiled            C. looked                  D. turned

16.A. dropped out  B. ran across          C. came over      D. came across

17.A. touched        B. tested                C. inspired             D. hugged

18.A. get               B. make                C. deserve             D. overcame

19.A. sense            B. point                 C. thought             D. message

20.A. until                    B. when                C. before            D. as

第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

When I was growing up, I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father. When your father never says ___31___ to you when you are a child, it gets tougher and tougher for him ___32___ (say) those words as he gets ___33___ (old). To tell the truth, I could not honestly remember ___34___ I had last said those words to him either. I decided to set my ego (自我) aside and make the first move. ___35___ some hesitation, in our next phone conversation I blurted out (突然说出) the words, “Dad … I love you!”

There was a silence at the ___36___ end and he ___37___ (awkward) replied, “Well, same back at you!”

I laughed and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are ready, I know you ___38___ (say) what you want to say.”

A few weeks later, Dad concluded our phone conversation ___39___ the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks ___40___ I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new level.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

       Recently I gave my adult students homework．It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them．It has to be someone you have   25   said those words to before or at least haven't   26   those words with for a long time．"

       Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the   27   of men that were taught    28   feelings is not "manly", this was very   29   homework for some．

       In our next   30   , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us．I fully   31  one of the women to volunteer, as was   32   the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand．As he   33   out of his chair （all 1．85 metres of him）, he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite   34   with you last week when you gave us this homework．   35   were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew   36   who I needed to say 'I love you' to．"

       "My father and I had a severe   37   five years ago, and since then we had  38  seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas．But even then, we hardly   39   to each other．So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, "Dad, I just    40  to tell you that I love you. '"

       "Dad reached out and    41    me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it．' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will  42    it．So, I'm here to tell all of you that my    43    in this is: Don't wait to do the things    44    it is too late．Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"

A．ever       B．always      C．never     D．even

A．said       B．shared      C．talked       D．discussed

A．year       B．occasion   C．period      D．generation

A．explaining     B．hurting     C．devoting   D．expressing

A．interesting     B．threateningC．inspiring  D．exciting

A．class      B．term      C．holiday     D．week

A．asked     B．disliked    C．advised     D．expected

A．usually   B．probably   C．not        D．seldom

A．sat  B．rose       C．stood      D．struggle

A．bored   B．amused     C．curious     D．angry

A．How    B．Why      C．Who      D．What

A．exactly B．fully      C．directly     D．simply

A．condition     B．discussion C．disagreement   D．experiment

A．hated   B．avoided    C．reduced    D．continued

A．spoke   B．smiled      C．looked      D．turned

A．dropped in   B．ran across C．came over D．came across

A．touched       B．tested      C．inspired    D．hugged

A．get       B．make     C．deserve     D．overcome

A．sense    B．point     C．thought     D．message

A．until    B．when       C．before      D．as