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　　I've worked all my life．I've done men's jobs．I've done everything．I've used screw drivers, electric drills, and punch presses．I really know what it means to do man's work．What gets me is, you work all your life like a dog．You pay your taxes into these government programs．But still, when you need help, the people that are paid to help you, they act like it's coming out of their own pockets．

　　My husband George had a stroke not long ago．I've always worked all my life and I never had to do this before, but when George had the stroke I knew I needed some help．After all, I had to quit my job to take care of him．

　　So I went down to the welfare and told them I needed help．We were living with my son at the time．The welfare people said that since we were staying there, he had to take care of us．If we wanted help, we'd have to move out．The trouble was we didn't have anything at all, and George was in the hospital．

　　When I knew I needed some help, I went up here to this place called Hub Center where they're supposed to help people．Well．I told this young kid that was working there that we were starving and didn't have the money to pay our rent or buy our medicine．Well．He started writing something down on a slip of paper, and he wrote for the longest time．Then he gave it to me and said．“Take this paper to 1631 Vine Street and they'll give you a sandwich．”

　　I said,“Thanks for nothing, kid．”

　　I never was so embarrassed in all my life．I thought, well, I know I have to be going crazy．I just have to be, this just can't be happening．

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　　Friendship is unconditional and uncritical, based only on mutual respect and the ability to enjoy each other's company．These authority figures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous(令人不可容忍的), and the rest of us would joke about it for days．We could have fun doing absolutely nothing at all－because the 　　1　　 we provided each other with was enough．Rather than discussing operas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just 　　2　　 each other without any one of us trying to outsmart the others．Still, I realize that these adults had a 　　3　　 to be concerned about the direction my friends were 　　4　　; I also was concerned for them, but I wasn't about to 　　5　　 them．

　　Many times I would advise my friends that some activity may be 　　6　　 or to think things through before doing something, but I would never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend(屈尊)to them．When Marvin would begin rolling joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped school because of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend was in a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their 　　7　　．However, I never 　　8　　 them with the threat of taking my friendship away．Contrary to the commercials on television, you can have 　　9　　 who use drugs．In fact, probably everyone does without 　　10　　 it．

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阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　There was a time when I thought my dad didn't know a thing about being a good father．I couldn't 　　1　　 him ever saying the words "I love you．" It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say "　　2　　"to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 　　3　　．Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver's licenses．Not my dad －he said that I'd have to get a job and buy my own．

　　So that is what I did．I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 　　4　　 every penny I could and 　　5　　 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to　　6　　 to．“Look, dad, a car of my own．If you ever want a ride, I'll only 　　8　　 you five dollars．” I offered with a smile．

　　"I see," was all he said．

　　One day, there was something wrong with my father's truck．So he needed a 　　8　　 to work．The sun wasn't even up when we left the house, 　　9　　 it was already getting warm out．It was going to be a(n)　　10　　 day．As I dropped my dad off, I 　　11　　 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 　　12　　 from the truck(车尾箱)of my car．Watching his sunweathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 　　13　　lines than I ever remembered being there before．I realized how hard my dad works for the family．My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工)．

　　In that instant, it 　　14　　 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family．And he did this day in and day out, 　　15　　 hot it got．Never, not once, had I heard him 　　16　　 about it．To him we were “worth” it．And never once did he “charge” us for it．

　　When he closed the trunk and put his tools to the side, he walked over to my window to 　　17　　 me five dollars．I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad．Keep your five dollars．It's my 　　18　　．Don't work too hard．I love you．”

　　His 　　19　　 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 　　20　　his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too．”

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