My father was an ill-humored man. I knew he loved me and his love was deep. He just didn’t know how to
it.
One evening we went out for a night on the town．We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively
．When it played a familiar waltz tune I decided to
my father for a dance. “Dad, you know I’ve never
with you before. I begged you but you
wanted to. How about right now?” I waited for the
refusal．But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s hit the floor and I’ll
you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make.” My father took me in his
and I felt overcome by emotion. As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he
my eyes. “Dad,” I finally
, tears in my eyes, “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?” At last his eyes dropped to my face．“
I love you so much.” he whispered back．I was struck dumb by his
．It wasn’t what I had thought．But it was of course exactly what I needed to
．I had always known that he loved me. I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had
him and made him silent．“I love you too, Dad!” I whispered back softly．He stumbled （结结巴巴地说) over the next few words: “I’m sorry that I’m not open. It’s
for me, but just remember how much I love you.” When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies’ room and during my absence
changed．When I came back, Dad sat in his chair
his body leaning forward, very pale．Everything was really too late．He was
．
That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face．But it’s a totally different scene that I
now．I remember his saying “I love you” and my saying it back．The three words
on forever long after we are gone．
| 小题1: | | A．answer | B．express | C．mention | D．understand |
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| 小题3: | | A．invite | B．teach | C．help | D．show |
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| 小题4: | | A．chatted | B．sang | C．danced | D．stayed |
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| 小题5: | | A．still | B．even | C．also | D．never |
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| 小题6: | | A．final | B．normal | C．rough | D．usual |
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| 小题7: | | A．tell | B．show | C．ask | D．explain |
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| 小题8: | | A．arms | B．hands | C．heart | D．mind |
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| 小题9: | | A．noticed | B．ignored | C．avoided | D．greeted |
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| 小题10: | | A．complained | B．whispered | C．explained | D．shouted |
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| 小题11: | | A．Because | B．Though | C．If | D．While |
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| 小题12: | | A．response | B．advise | C．promise | D．excuse |
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| 小题13: | | A．find | B．know | C．hear | D．think |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprised | B．pleased | C．inspired | D．frightened |
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| 小题15: | | A．clear | B．important | C．impossible | D．hard |
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| 小题16: | | A．everything | B．something | C．nothing | D．anything |
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| 小题18: | | A．moved | B．tired | C．lost | D．gone |
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| 小题19: | | A．discover | B．remember | C．remind | D．consider |
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| 小题20: | | A．depend | B．carry | C．live | D．take |
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