When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch(接球) with me. I wasn’t very good at it,   16   we would play anyway. He was always telling me “Keep your eye on the ball” as I would not be able to catch even the   17   of throws.

As I got   18  , we didn’t play catch as much. If I had a problem and would go to my father to ask for his   19  , he would try to   20   with me and say “Keep your eye on the ball”. We would both laugh   21   usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he would try to make me   22  .

My father became   23   in 1995 when I was 23. There weren’t any more conversations, as he suffered from a stroke(中风).   24   could not speak. He could only give   25   words, which were sometimes hard to understand. I seemed to be pretty good at   26   his lips(唇) after a while, even better than the   27   who were caring for him there.

During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend.   28  , I could read his lips: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled.

That was the last time I saw my father   29   he passed away.

Sometimes, all these years later, when I get in trouble, I just   30   myself “Keep your eye on the ball”.

1.A. so                            B. and                                    C. but                                   D. or

2.A. fastest                          B. easiest                             C. slowest                            D. highest

3.A. taller                            B. heavier                            C. younger                          D. older

4.A. words                           B. advice                    C. answer                            D. thought

5.A. joke                     B. play                                  C. discuss                             D. stay

6.A. because             B. when                               C. since                                D. though

7.A. cry                       B. sad                                   C. shout                               D. smile

8.A. tired                             B. ill                                      C. angry                               D. free

9.A. We                      B. I                               C. He                                    D. They

10.A. throat                        B. finger                     C. body                                D. mouth

11.A. feeling                       B. reading                            C. hearing                            D. keeping

12.A. children           B. nurses                             C. parents                            D. friends

13.A. However                   B. Therefore                       C. Once again            D. Many times

14.A. after                           B. before                             C. as                                      D. until

15.A. comfort            B. believe                            C. tell                                    D. enjoy

When I was a little girl, my father loved to play the game of “catch the ball” with me. I wasn’t good at it 21  he didn’t mind at all. He was always telling me to 22  my eyes on the ball; otherwise I would not be able to 23  it when he threw it to me.
As I got older, we didn’t play the game as 24  as before. If I had a   25  , I would go to my father and   26   his advice. He would try to make a joke and say, “Keep your eyes on the ball.” We would both laugh   27   that advice was not usually able to   28   the problem, but he would just try to make me   29  .
My father became   30   in 1995 when I was 23. There were not any more conversations, as he was   31   from a terrible disease. He couldn’t   32  ; he could only move his   33   without making a sound, which was sometimes   34   to understand. I seemed to be   35   good at reading his lips after a while, even better than the nurses that were   36   him.
During one of our last   37   I was telling him about a difficulty I was   38  . Once again, I could read his lips. “Keep your eyes on the ball,” he said. We both smiled. That was the last time I saw my father   39   he passed away.
Sometimes now, all those years later when I get into a   40   situation, I just tell myself, “Keep your eyes on the ball.”

When I was a little girl, my father loved to play the game of “catch the ball” with me. I wasn’t good at it 21  he didn’t mind at all. He was always telling me to 22  my eyes on the ball; otherwise I would not be able to 23  it when he threw it to me.

As I got older, we didn’t play the game as 24  as before. If I had a   25  , I would go to my father and   26   his advice. He would try to make a joke and say, “Keep your eyes on the ball.” We would both laugh   27   that advice was not usually able to   28   the problem, but he would just try to make me   29  .

My father became   30   in 1995 when I was 23. There were not any more conversations, as he was   31   from a terrible disease. He couldn’t   32  ; he could only move his   33   without making a sound, which was sometimes   34   to understand. I seemed to be   35   good at reading his lips after a while, even better than the nurses that were   36   him.

During one of our last   37   I was telling him about a difficulty I was   38  . Once again, I could read his lips. “Keep your eyes on the ball,” he said. We both smiled. That was the last time I saw my father   39   he passed away.

Sometimes now, all those years later when I get into a   40   situation, I just tell myself, “Keep your eyes on the ball.”

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch(接球) with me. I wasn’t very good at it, 　16 we would play anyway. He was always telling me “Keep your eye on the ball” as I would not be able to catch even the 　17 of throws.

As I got 　18 , we didn’t play catch as much. If I had a problem and would go to my father to ask for his 　19 , he would try to 　20 with me and say “Keep your eye on the ball”. We would both laugh 　21 usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he would try to make me 　22 .

My father became 　23 in 1995 when I was 23. There weren’t any more conversations, as he suffered from a stroke(中风). 　24 could not speak. He could only give 　25 words, which were sometimes hard to understand. I seemed to be pretty good at 　26 his lips(唇) after a while, even better than the 　27 who were caring for him there.

During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend. 　28 , I could read his lips: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled.

That was the last time I saw my father 　29 he passed away.

Sometimes, all these years later, when I get in trouble, I just 　30 myself “Keep your eye on the ball”.

16. A. so 　　　　　　　　　　 B. and 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

17. A. fastest 　　　　　　　 B. easiest 　　　　　　　　　 C. slowest 　　　　　　　　 D. highest

18. A. taller 　　　　　　　　 B. heavier 　　　　　　　　　 C. younger 　　　　　　　　 D. older

19. A. words 　　　　　　　 B. advice 　　　　　　　　　 C. answer 　　 　　　　　　 D. thought

20. A. joke 　　　　　　　　 B. play 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. discuss 　　　　　　　　　 D. stay

21. A. because 　　　　　　 B. when 　　　　　　　　　　 C. since 　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

22. A. cry 　　　　　　　　　 B. sad 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shout 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. smile

23. A. tired 　　　　　　　　 B. ill 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. angry 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. free

24. A. We 　　　　　　　　　 B. I 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. He 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. They

25. A. throat 　　　　　　　 B. finger 　　　　　　　　　　 C. body 　　　　　　　　　　 D. mouth

26. A. feeling 　　　　　　　 B. reading 　　　　　　　　　 C. hearing 　　　　　　　　　 D. keeping

27. A. children 　　　　　　 B. nurses 　　　　　　　　　 C. parents 　　　　　　　　　 D. friends

28. A. However 　　　　　 B. Therefore 　　　　　　　 C. Once again 　　　　　　 D. Many times

29. A. after 　　　　　　　　 B. before 　　　　　　　　　 C. as 　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

30. A. comfort 　　　　　 B. believe 　　　　　　　　　 C. tell 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoy

When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch(接球) with me. I wasn’t very good at it, 1 we would play anyway. He was always telling me “Keep your eye on the ball” as I would not be able to catch even the 2 of throws.
As I got 3, we didn’t play catch as much. If I had a problem and would go to my father to ask for his 4, he would try to 5 with me and say “Keep your eye on the ball”. We would both laugh 6 usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he would try to make me 7.
My father became 8 in 1995 when I was 23. There weren’t any more conversations, as he suffered from a stroke(中风). 9 could not speak. He could only give 10 words, which were sometimes hard to understand. I seemed to be pretty good at 11 his lips(唇) after a while, even better than the 12 who were caring for him there.
During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend. 13, I could read his lips: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled.
That was the last time I saw my father 14 he passed away.
Sometimes, all these years later, when I get in trouble, I just 15 myself “Keep your eye on the ball”.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      so
   2. B.
      and
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      or
2. 2.
   1. A.
      fastest
   2. B.
      easiest
   3. C.
      slowest
   4. D.
      highest
3. 3.
   1. A.
      taller
   2. B.
      heavier
   3. C.
      younger
   4. D.
      older
4. 4.
   1. A.
      words
   2. B.
      advice
   3. C.
      answer
   4. D.
      thought
5. 5.
   1. A.
      joke
   2. B.
      play
   3. C.
      discuss
   4. D.
      stay
6. 6.
   1. A.
      because
   2. B.
      when
   3. C.
      since
   4. D.
      though
7. 7.
   1. A.
      cry
   2. B.
      sad
   3. C.
      shout
   4. D.
      smile
8. 8.
   1. A.
      tired
   2. B.
      ill
   3. C.
      angry
   4. D.
      free
9. 9.
   1. A.
      We
   2. B.
      I
   3. C.
      He
   4. D.
      They
10. 10.
    1. A.
       throat
    2. B.
       finger
    3. C.
       body
    4. D.
       mouth
11. 11.
    1. A.
       feeling
    2. B.
       reading
    3. C.
       hearing
    4. D.
       keeping
12. 12.
    1. A.
       children
    2. B.
       nurses
    3. C.
       parents
    4. D.
       friends
13. 13.
    1. A.
       However
    2. B.
       Therefore
    3. C.
       Once again
    4. D.
       Many times
14. 14.
    1. A.
       after
    2. B.
       before
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       until
15. 15.
    1. A.
       comfort
    2. B.
       believe
    3. C.
       tell
    4. D.
       enjoy