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　　When l was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn't cry．Tears were a sign of being weak which a man isn't 　　1　　 to be．

　　However, just last June, I 　　2　　 that courage isn't all about trying to keep all the pain inside and trying to hide the 　　3　　

　　My 18-year-old sister had eloped(私奔)and then I saw how 　　4　　 my father's heart was．We were used to seeing him as a(an)　　5　　 father．

　　For three days he wouldn't talk．He would just sit quietly outside our house in the 　　6　　 On the fourth night, I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he felt about 　　7　　．

　　It had been years since I laid my hand on my father's shoulder as we have drifted(疏远)further and further apart while I was 　　8　　．That night though, I sensed my father trying to 　　9　　 his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out．We had all cried over what happened except him．

　　The simple 　　10　　 and my words,“Dad, it's not your fault．”broke my father's 　　11　　 In the darkness, he began to cry．I 　　12　　 his shoulders shaking as he whispered,“　　13　　 did I go wrong?All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up 　　14　　 Why couldn't your sister wait?”

　　I understood then why he 　　15　　 to be in the dark．　　16　　 being there, he had hoped not to spare his 　　17　　 a father's pain．His tears, 　　18　　 we hadn't seen them before that night, were there all the same．

　　I saw his 　　19　　, that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and 　　20　　 his pain．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。

　　Curt and I have the kind of friendship that I wish everyone would be able to experience．

　　Our friendship 　　1　　 many years ago．We met while 　　2　　 different high schools．As years passed, we became good friends．Curt was the best man(伴郎)in my wedding, and l was 　　3　　 a few years later when he married my sister’s roommate．And yet the event that most showed our partnership and 　　4　　 our friendship happened over 25 years ago, when we were in our 20s．

　　Curt and I were attending a pool party at the local Swim and Racquet Club．We were walking to the car, joking about the party, and Curt 　　5　　 me and said,“Steve, you’ve had too much 　　6　　 Maybe I should drive．”At first I thought he was 　　7　　．but since Curt is definitely the wiser of us, I 　　8　　 his judgment．

　　“Good idea,”I said, and handed him the 　　9　　．

　　After l was settled in the passenger seat and Curt sat behind the wheel, he said,“I’m going to need your 　　10　　 because I’m not sure how to get to your house from here．”

　　“No problem,”I 　　11　　．

　　Curt started the car and we were 　　12　　．The next 10 miles seemed like a hundred as I prompted(提示)Curt with．　　13　　－left now, right soon, slow down, speed up and so on．The important thing was that we got home 　　14　　 that night．

　　Ten years later at my wedding, Curt brought 　　15　　 to the eyes of 400 guests as he told the story of our partnership and 　　16　　 we drove home together that night．Why it was such a(n)　　17　　 story?We would all, I hope, offer our keys 　　18　　．We knew we shouldn’t drive．But you see, my friend Curt was blind．He had been blind from 　　19　　 and never sat behind the wheel of a car 　　20　　 that night．

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