"Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the  36  things or did something foolish．

Dad  37  drinking exactly one year before I was born．He  38   a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I  39  the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more  40   to him than I was．But with my  41   coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you  42   it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He  43  , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"

Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling  44   for myself．Dad started to leave, then  45   and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are  46  ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week   47  so much。

After we arrived, Dad announced the  48  of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm  49   seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most  50   gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has  51   seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．

Later, a man called Dave also told his  52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and  54  with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so  55   of him．

1.                A．wrong          B．kind           C．careful   D．serious

2.                A．considered      B．enjoyed        C．quitted   D．practiced

3.                A．encouraged     B．joined          C．respected D．mentioned

4.                A．forgot          B．explored        C．regretted D．hated

5.                A．important       B．funny          C．successful D．helpful

6.                A．exam          B．chance         C．fortune   D．birthday

7.                A．change         B．replace         C．miss D．finish

8.                A．declared        B．promised       C．continued D．refused

9.                A．sorry          B．ready          C．good     D．guilty

10.               A．parked         B．paused         C．doubted   D．wondered

11.               A．surprised       B．prepared       C．welcome  D．excited

12.               A．benefited       B．required        C．offered   D．mattered

13.               A．theme         B．result          C．origin D．secret

14.               A．facing          B．performing      C．celebrating D．suffering

15.               A．precious        B．expensive       C．generous  D．attractive

16.               A．Ever           B．never          C．nearly D．seldom

17.               A．joke           B．puzzle          C．response  D．story

18.               A．value          B．result          C．purpose   D．reason

19.               A．living          B．meeting        C．arguing    D．moving

20.               A．tired           B．proud          C．fond  D．ashamed

The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.

A.put down      B.shut out      C.cut short      D.taken off

His speech at the meeting was really wonderful, and it could never be any         .

A. best          B. better        C. worse     D. worst

After the meeting was over, the secretary ________ the new worker to the manager’s office.

A. rejected        B. suspected        C. arranged      D. guided

The reason  _____ he was late for the meeting was ____ his little son fell ill this morning.

1. A.
   for,that
2. B.
   why,that
3. C.
   for,because
4. D.
   why,because