完形填空

　　It was New Year's night, An aged man was standing at a window．He raised his mournful(悲哀的)eyes towards the deep 　　1　　 sky, where the stars were 　　2　　 like white lilies(百合花)on the surface of a clear calm lake．Then he threw them on the earth．Where a few more 　　3　　 people than himself now moved towards their certain goal-the 　　4　　, He had already passed sixty of the 　　5　　 leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and regret．Now his health was poor, his mind 　　6　　, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of 　　7　　．

　　The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him．and he recalled the 　　8　　 moment when his father placed him at the 　　9　　 to the two roads-one leading to a 　　10　　．sunny place．covered with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs; the other 1eading to a deep, dark cave．which was endless．　　11　　 poison flowed instead of water and where deviIs(恶魔)and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled．

　　He saw the 　　12　　 fading away in the darkness．and these were the days of his 　　13　　 life; He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the 　　14　　 of himself．His regret, which was like a sharparrow．Struck deeply into his heart．Then he remembered his friends in his childhood．who entered on life together with him．But they had 　　15　　 to success and were now honored and happy on this New Year's night The clock in the high church tow struck and the sound made him remember his parents' early love for him．They had taught him and 　　16　　 to God for his good．But he chose the 　　17　　 way．With shame and grief he 　　18　　 no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived．

　　His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing 　　19　　, he burst out a cry; “Come back, my 　　20　　 days!Come back!”