I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a___36___ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___37___ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___38___ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the ___39___. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. ___40___, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

I knew Dad would be angry if he ___41___ I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I ___42___ there I apologized for being late, and told him I’d ___43___ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs. I’ll never forget the ___44___ he gave me. “I’m disappointed you ___45___ you have to lie to me, Jason. ” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t ___46___, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___47___, and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car. ” I felt ___48___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A ___49___ passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with ___50___. I realize I’ve failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about ___51___ I’ve gone wrong all these years. ” “But Dad, it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were ___52___. Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, ___53___ him all the way, but he walked silently.

Seeing Dad in so much ___54___and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was ___55___ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

36. A. lonely   B. small  C. distant D. familiar

37. A. kept     B. washed       C. watched     D. serviced

38. A. agreed  B. planned      C. determined D. promised

39. A. village  B. community C. garage D. theater

40. A. However      B. Then   C. Therefore   D. Still

41. A. realized       B. found out   C. thought      D. figured out

42. A. went     B. ran     C. walked       D. hurried

43. A. started  B. left     C. arrived       D. come

44. A. word    B. face    C. look    D. appearance

45. A. find      B. decide C. believe       D. feel

46. A. turn up B. drive out    C. go away     D. come out

47. A. questions     B. problems    C. mistakes     D. faults

48. A. ashamed      B. frightened  C. nervous      D. surprised

49. A. nervousness  B. sadness       C. silence       D. thought

50. A. you      B. myself       C. me      D. yourself

51. A. where   B. how    C. why    D. when

52. A. meaningless B. useless       C. helpless      D. worthless

53. A. asking  B. persuading  C. begging      D. following

54. A. physical       B. practical     C. personal     D. natural

55. A. indeed  B. always       C. also    D. almost

I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a___1___ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___2___ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___3___ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the ___4___. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. ___5___, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

I knew Dad would be angry if he ___6___ I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I ___7___ there I apologized for being late, and told him I’d ___8___ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs. I’ll never forget the ___9___ he gave me. “I’m disappointed you ___10___ you have to lie to me, Jason. ” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t ___11___, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___12___, and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car. ” I felt ___13___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A ___14___ passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with ___15___. I realize I’ve failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about ___16___ I’ve gone wrong all these years. ” “But Dad, it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were ___17___. Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, ___18___ him all the way, but he walked silently.

Seeing Dad in so much ___19___and emotional pain was my most painful experience. however, it was ___20___ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

1. A. lonely    B. small  C. distant D. familiar

2. A. kept       B. washed       C. watched     D. serviced

3. A. agreed    B. planned      C. determined D. promised

4. A. village    B. community C. garage D. theater

5. A. however B. Then   C. Therefore   D. Still

6. A. realized  B. found out   C. thought      D. figured out

7. A. went      B. ran     C. walked       D. hurried

8. A. started    B. left     C. arrived       D. come

9. A. word      B. face    C. look    D. appearance

10. A. find      B. decide C. believe       D. feel

11. A. turn up B. drive out    C. go away     D. come out

12. A. questions     B. problems    C. mistakes     D. faults

13. A. ashamed      B. frightened  C. nervous      D. surprised

14. A. nervousness  B. sadness       C. silence       D. thought

15. A. you      B. myself       C. me      D. yourself

16. A. where   B. how    C. why    D. when

17. A. meaningless B. useless       C. helpless      D. worthless

18. A. asking  B. persuading  C. begging      D. following

19. A. physical       B. practical     C. personal     D. natural

20. A. indeed  B. always       C. also    D. almost

I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a   31  village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be   32  at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and   33  to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the   34 . With several hours to spare. I went to a theater.   35 , when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!
I knew Day would be angry if he   36  I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I   37  there I apologized for being late, and told him I’d   38  as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I’ll never forget the   39  he gave me. “I’m disappointed you   40  you have to lie to me, Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t   41 . I called the garage to ask if there were any   42 , and they told me you hadn’t  yet picked up the car. ” I felt  43  as I weakly told him the real reason. A   44  passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with   45 . I realize I’ve failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about   46  I’ve gone wrong all these years.” “But Day, it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were   47 . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him,   48  him all the way, but he walked silently.
Seeing Dad in so much   49  and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was   50  the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a   31  village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be   32  at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and   33  to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the   34 . With several hours to spare. I went to a theater.   35 , when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

I knew Day would be angry if he   36  I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I   37  there I apologized for being late, and told him I’d   38  as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I’ll never forget the   39  he gave me. “I’m disappointed you   40  you have to lie to me, Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t   41 . I called the garage to ask if there were any   42 , and they told me you hadn’t  yet picked up the car. ” I felt  43  as I weakly told him the real reason. A   44  passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with   45 . I realize I’ve failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about   46  I’ve gone wrong all these years.” “But Day, it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were   47 . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him,   48  him all the way, but he walked silently.

Seeing Dad in so much   49  and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was   50  the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

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    I grew up in a community called Estepona．I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a  1     village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be     2 at a nearby garage．I readily accepted．I drove Dad into Mijas, and  3    to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off  the car at the  4     ．With several hours to spare, l went to a theater．    5 , when the last movie finished, it was six．1 was two hours late!

   I knew Dad would be angry if he   6  I'd been watching movies．So I decided not to tell him the truth．When I    7   there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd   8   as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs．I'll never forget the   9  he gave me．"I'm disappointed you   10    you have to lie to me, Jason．" Dad looked at me again．"When you didn't  ___11  , I called the garage to ask if there were any    12  , and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car．" I felt    13    as I weakly told him the real reason．A    14  passed through Dad as he listened attentively．"I'm angry with   15    ．I realize I've failed as a father．I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about   16  ．I've gone wrong all these years．" "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies were    17  ．Dad walked home that day．I drove behind him,   18    him all the way, but he walked silently．

    Seeing Dad in so much  19  and emotional pain was my most painful experience．However, it was    20    the most successful lesson．I have never lied since．

1．A．lonely               B．small             C．distant              D．familiar

2．A．kept                  B．washed          C．watched            D．serviced

3．A．agreed                 B．planned          C．determined         D．promised

4．A．village              B．community       C．garage            D．theater

5．A．However               B．Then                   C．Therefore            D．Still

6．A．realized                B．found out            C．thought               D．figured out

7．A．went              B．ran                   C．walked           D．hurried

8．A．started                 B．left                  C．arrived            D．come

9．A．word                   B．face             C．look               D．appearance

10．A．find                    B．decide           C．believe           D．feel

11．A．turn up                B．drive out         C．go away       D．come out

12．A．questions         B．problems             C．mistakes              D．faults

13．A．ashamed          B．frightened          C．nervous               D．surprised

14．A．nervousness       B．sadness          C．silence          D．thought

15．A．you               B．myself           C．me             D．yourself

16．A．where                B．how             C．why            D．when

17．A．meaningless       B．useless            C．helpless           D．worthless

18．A．asking             B．persuading         C．begging          D．following

19．A．physical           B．practical          C．personal          D．natural

20．A．indeed              B．always           C．also              D．almost