If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it
31 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows
32 I do not
33 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.
34 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had
35 said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to
_36_ the ice and make the first
37_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _
38 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a
39 at the other end and he awkwardly
40 _, “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly
41 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and
42 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad
43 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__
44 ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this
45 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new
46 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly
47 death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times
__48 , I have
49 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not
50 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
| 小题1: | | A．works out | B．breaks out | C．turns out | D．comes out |
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| 小题2: | | A．wiser | B．busier | C．older | D．weaker |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoy | B．remember | C．mind | D．regret |
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| 小题4: | | A．Fortunately | B．Truthfully | C．Naturally | D．Obviously |
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小题5:D
| A．only | B．never | C．last | D．first |
小题6:D
| A．melt | B．build | C．strike | D．break |
小题7:A
| A．complaint | B．promise | C．impression | D．move |
小题8:B
| A．words | B．ideas | C．strength | D．attention |
| 小题9: | | A．sigh | B．cry | C．voice | D．silence |
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| 小题10: | | A．refused | B．shouted | C．explained | D．replied |
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| 小题11: | | A．frightened | B．touched | C．shocked | D．annoyed |
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| 小题12: | | A．excitedly | B．sadly | C．willingly | D．nervously |
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| 小题13: | | A．continued | B．checked | C．interrupted | D．ended |
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| 小题14: | | A．accepted | B．expected | C．learned | D．heard |
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| 小题15: | | A．quiet | B．difficult | C．special | D．different |
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| 小题16: | | A．level | B．idea | C．world | D．end |
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| 小题17: | | A．managed | B．escaped | C．avoided | D．faced |
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| 小题18: | | A．then | B．ago | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题19: | | A．realized | B．found | C．doubted | D．wondered |
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| 小题20: | | A．challenged | B．experienced | C．survived | D．received |
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