完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填在答题卡上。
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked 21 at me and said “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. 22 several seconds all I could do was to stand there and 23 down at him. My first thought was he must need 24 while doing his homework 25 he was trying to prepare me for some 26 .
Finally, I asked, “What was that all about?” “ 27 .” He said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an experiment. ”
The next day I 28 his teacher at my office to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had responded .
“ 29 , most of the fathers had the same reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first 30 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The point is,” the teacher explained, “feeling 31 is an important part of 32 . It’s something all human beings 33 . What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too 34 that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be able to tell his dad that he loves him. ”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how difficult it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me 35 , I held on to him for an extra second. And just 36 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you. ”
I didn’t know if saying that would make 37 of us healthier, but we did feel pretty 38 . Maybe 39 time when one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole 40 to think of the right answer.
21. A. down B. away C. out D. up
22. A. After B. For C. In D. On
23. A. glare B. get C. stare D. knock
24. A. money B. time C. help D. paper
25. A. or B. but C. when D. while
26. A. money B. news C. test D. explanation
27. A. Anything B. Nothing C. Important D. Interesting
28. A. advised B. told C. called D. informed
29. A. Basically B. Fortunately C. Usually D. Frequently
30. A. allowed B. agreed C. suggested D. planned
31. A. loved B. helpful C. interested D. trusted
32. A. body B. work C. study D. health
33. A. agree B. understand C. know D. require
34. A. bad B. good C. easy D. hard
35. A. that day B. that moment C. that evening D. that morning
36. A. before B. after C. because D. as
37. A. neither B. either C. most D. few
38. A. terrible B. disappointed C. bad D. good
39. A. next B. last C. each D. every
40. A. afternoon B. morning C. day D. week