If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it
36 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows
37 ．
I do not
38 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up．
39 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had
40 said those words to him either．
One day, I decided to
41 the ice and make the first
42 ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my
43 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a
44 at the other end and he awkwardly
45 , “Well, same back at ya!”
I was unexpectedly
46 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
47 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad
48 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “
49 ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this
50 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new
51 ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly
52 death following heart surgery（外科手术）．Many times
53 , I have
54 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not
55 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．
| 小题1: | | A．works out | B．breaks out | C．comes out | D．turns out |
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| 小题2: | | A．wiser | B．busier | C．weaker | D．older |
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| 小题3: | | A．remember | B．enjoy | C．mind | D．regret |
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| 小题4: | | A．Truthfully | B．Fortunately | C．Naturally | D．Obviously |
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| 小题5: | | A．only | B．last | C．once | D．first |
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| 小题6: | | A．melt | B．break | C．strike | D．build |
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| 小题7: | | A．complaint | B．promise | C．move | D．impression |
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| 小题8: | | A．strength | B．ideas | C．words | D．attention |
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| 小题9: | | A．sigh | B．silence | C．voice | D．cry |
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| 小题10: | | A．refused | B．shouted | C．replied | D．explained |
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| 小题11: | | A．touched | B．frightened | C．shocked | D．annoyed |
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| 小题12: | | A．excitedly | B．nervously | C．willingly | D．sadly |
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| 小题13: | | A．continued | B．checked | C．concluded | D．interrupted |
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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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