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In the doorway of my home，I looked closely at my 23?year?old son，Daniel.In a few hours he would be flying to France to __1__ a different life.It was a transitional (过渡的) time in Daniel’s life.I wanted to __2__ him some words of significance.But nothing came from my lips，and this was not the __3__ time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five，I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten.He asked，“What is it going to be like，Dad？Can I do it？” Then he walked __4__ the steps of the bus and disappeared inside.The bus drove away and I said nothing.A decade later，a similar __5__ played itself out.
I drove him to college.As I started to leave，I tried to think of something to say to give him __6__ and confidence as he started this new stage of life.Again，words __7__ me.
Now，as I stood before him，I thought of those __8__ opportunities.How many times have I let such moments __9__？I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what he has __10__ to me.Or what he might __11__ to face in the years ahead.Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？__12__ as I stood before Daniel，I knew that it did matter.My father and I loved each other.Yet I always __13__ never hearing him put his __14__ into words.Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten.Why is it so __15__ to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry，and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.“Daniel，”I said，“if I could have picked，I would have picked you.” That’s all I could say.He hugged me.For a moment，the world __16__，and there were just Daniel and me.He was saying something，but tears misted my eyes，and I couldn’t understand what he was saying.All I was __17__ of was the stubble (短须) on his chin as his face pressed __18__ mine.What I had said to Daniel was __19__.It was nothing.And yet，it was __20__.
1.A.experience B．spend
C．enjoy D．shape
2．A.show B．give
C．make D．instruct
3．A.last B．first
C．very D．next
4．A.upward B．into
C．down D．up
5．A.sign B．scene
C．scenery D．sight
6．A.interest B．instruction
C．courage D．direction
7．A.failed B．discouraged
C．struck D．troubled
8.A.future B．embarrassing
C．obvious D．lost
9．A.last B．pass
C．fly D．remain
10．A.counted B．meant
C．valued D．cared
11．A.think B．want
C．expect D．wish
12．A.But B．And
C．Instead D．So
13．A.wondered B．regretted
C．minded D．tried
14．A.views B．actions
C．feelings D．attitudes
15．A.important B．essential
C．hard D．complex
16．A.disappeared B．changed
C．progressed D．advanced
17．A.sensitive B．convinced
C．aware D．tired
18．A.by B．against
C．on D．with
19．A.clumsy B．gentle
C．absurd D．moving
20．A.none B．all
C．anything D．everything
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In the doorway of my home，I looked closely at my 23?year?old son，Daniel.In a few hours he would be flying to France to __1__ a different life.It was a transitional (过渡的) time in Daniel’s life.I wanted to __2__ him some words of significance.But nothing came from my lips，and this was not the __3__ time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five，I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten.He asked，“What is it going to be like，Dad？Can I do it？” Then he walked __4__ the steps of the bus and disappeared inside.The bus drove away and I said nothing.A decade later，a similar __5__ played itself out.
I drove him to college.As I started to leave，I tried to think of something to say to give him __6__ and confidence as he started this new stage of life.Again，words __7__ me.
Now，as I stood before him，I thought of those __8__ opportunities.How many times have I let such moments __9__？I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what he has __10__ to me.Or what he might __11__ to face in the years ahead.Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？__12__ as I stood before Daniel，I knew that it did matter.My father and I loved each other.Yet I always __13__ never hearing him put his __14__ into words.Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten.Why is it so __15__ to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry，and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.“Daniel，”I said，“if I could have picked，I would have picked you.” That’s all I could say.He hugged me.For a moment，the world __16__，and there were just Daniel and me.He was saying something，but tears misted my eyes，and I couldn’t understand what he was saying.All I was __17__ of was the stubble (短须) on his chin as his face pressed __18__ mine.What I had said to Daniel was __19__.It was nothing.And yet，it was __20__.
1.A.experience B．spend
C．enjoy D．shape
2．A.show B．give
C．make D．instruct
3．A.last B．first
C．very D．next
4．A.upward B．into
C．down D．up
5．A.sign B．scene
C．scenery D．sight
6．A.interest B．instruction
C．courage D．direction
7．A.failed B．discouraged
C．struck D．troubled
8.A.future B．embarrassing
C．obvious D．lost
9．A.last B．pass
C．fly D．remain
10．A.counted B．meant
C．valued D．cared
11．A.think B．want
C．expect D．wish
12．A.But B．And
C．Instead D．So
13．A.wondered B．regretted
C．minded D．tried
14．A.views B．actions
C．feelings D．attitudes
15．A.important B．essential
C．hard D．complex
16．A.disappeared B．changed
C．progressed D．advanced
17．A.sensitive B．convinced
C．aware D．tired
18．A.by B．against
C．on D．with
19．A.clumsy B．gentle
C．absurd D．moving
20．A.none B．all
C．anything D．everything
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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can 41 on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll 42 that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had designed myself for a 43 announcer(播音员). So I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got 44 every time.
In one station, a kind lady told me that 45 stations wouldn’t risk employing a person without 46 since I had just graduated. “Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance,” she said.
I returned to Dixon, 47 I had finished my high school education and had 48 in the school football team. My father said that our town had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 49 its sports department(部门). The job sounded just 50 for me but I wasn’t hired.
My 51 had shown as if by design. “Everything happens for the best,” Mum 52 me. Dad offered me his car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired a/an 53 . 54 I left his office, my frustration boiled over(发怒). I asked aloud, “ 55 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer 56 he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
Suddenly, I heard the director 57 ?. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to 58 an imaginary game.
It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 59 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 60 Saturday.
41.A. put B. take C. get D. carry
42.A. recognize B. realize C. react D. respond
43.A. news B. sports C. weather D. TV
44.A. invited B. promised C. refused D. accepted
45.A. large B. all C. good D. small
46.A. experience B. examination C. agreement D. degree
47.A. which B. where C. there D. here
48.A. played B. joined C. taken D. fought
49.A. own B. manage C. report D. enter
50.A. possible B. successful C. right D. important
51.A. disappointment B. delight C. pleasure D. interest
52.A. woke B. advised C. demanded D. reminded
53.A. manager B. clerk C. worker D. announcer
54.A. While B. As C. Until D. So
55.A. What B. How C. Whenever D. Wherever
56.A. because B. but C. if D. once
57.A. calling B. answering C. broadcasting D. announcing
58.A. make B. act C. broadcast D. play
59.A. moved B. sorry C. thankful D. satisfied
60.A. future B. coming C. last D. later
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I was assigned to take care of this patient a couple of weeks ago and began to grow closer to her. Communicating with her was 36 because everything she wanted to say to me had to be written on a notepad. As a nursing graduate, I was able to 37 her mind by observing even a slight 38 in a patient's facial expression.
One day, when I was checking the patient，she 39 me on the shoulder to show me a note，"Do you think I could be let go 40 the hospital in a month to see my niece get married?，，Taking her hand in mine, I told her that I could not 41 her，because I did not want to leave her a 42 sense of hope. 43，I made her believe that I would be there with her every step of the way on her journey toward 44 . Hearing that, the patient gave me a 45 and a hug.
Day by day, I built her 46 by walking around the floor with her. As I did this, I could see before my own eyes that her health was 47 improving and able to walk more steadily. On her last day in hospital, just before her niece’s 48 ，she wrote me one last note, “I couldn’t have done this 49 you; I love you.” After kissing goodbye, I had a strong sense of achievement. I realized that moments like this were 50 I woke up early for 51 in the hospital and spent long hours with her. I truly felt, and her 52 confirmed, that I was an 53 part of this woman’s recovery. My experience with this patient shows me that this career allows me to touch the 54 of people in ways that people in other 55 will never get to experience.
36. A. difficult B. funny C. simple D. interesting
37. A. see B. know C. read D. feel
38. A. worry B. change C. pain D. excitement
39. A. tapped B. hit C. knocked D. struck
40. A. of B. to C. in D. from
41. A. disappoint B. promise C. comfort D. trust
42. A. false B. strong C. right D. good
43. A. Therefore B. Besides C However D. Furthermore
44. A. death B. success C. destination D. recovery
45. A. surprise B. stare C. smile D. whistle
46. A. future B. strength C. hope D. confidence
47. A. slowly B. completely C. rapidly D. finally
48. A. presence B. visit C. wedding D. presentation
49. A. without B. behind C. except D. beside
50. A. what B. why C. when D. how
51. A. work B. school C. office D. exercise
52. A. expression B. note C. feeling D. treatment
53. A. irrelevant B. insignificant C. instructive D. important
54. A. fortunes B. shoulders C. lives D. tears
55. A. hospitals B. areas C. lands D. fields
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