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(回憶) 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（外科手術(shù)）．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．

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(回憶) 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 you!”
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（外科手術(shù)）. 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.

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(回憶) 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（外科手術(shù)）. 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.

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(回憶) 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（外科手術(shù)）. 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.

1.A. works out      B. breaks out           C. turns out            D. comes out

2.A. wiser          B. busier               C. older                D. weaker

3.A. enjoy          B. remember             C. mind                 D. regret

4.A. Fortunately      B. Truthfully         C. Naturally            D. Obviously

5.D A. only             B. never                C. last                D. first

6.D A. melt             B. build                C. strike               D. break

7.A A. complaint        B. promise              C. impression           D. move

8.B  A. words           B. ideas                C. strength             D. attention

9.A. sigh               B. cry                  C. voice                D. silence

10.A. refused           B. shouted             C. explained            D. replied

11.A. frightened        B. touched              C. shocked              D. annoyed

12.A. excitedly     B. sadly                C. willingly            D. nervously

13.A. continued     B. checked             C. interrupted          D. ended

14.A. accepted          B. expected             C. learned              D. heard

15.A. quiet         B. difficult           C. special              D. different

16.A. level         B. idea                C. world                D. end

17.A. managed           B. escaped             C. avoided              D. faced

18.A. then              B. ago                 C. before               D. since

19.A. realized          B. found                C. doubted              D. wondered

20.A. challenged        B. experienced         C. survived             D. received

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(回憶) 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 you!”

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（外科手術(shù)）. 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.

1.A. works out      B. breaks out           C. comes out            D. turns out

2. A. wiser         B. busier               C. weaker           D. older

3.A. remember      B. enjoy                C. mind             D. regret

4.A. Truthfully     B. Fortunately          C. Naturally            D. Obviously

5.A. only           B. last             C. never               D. first

6.A. melt           B. break                C. strike               D. build

7.A. complaint      B. promise          C. move             D. impression

8.A. strength           B. ideas                C. words                D. attention

9.A. sigh           B. silence              C. voice                D. cry

10.A. refused           B. shouted              C. replied         D. explained

11.A. touched           B. frightened           C. shocked          D. annoyed

12.A. excitedly     B. nervously            C. willingly           D. sadly

13.A. continued     B. checked          C. ended               D. interrupted

14. A. accepted         B. expected         C. learned         D. heard

15. A. quiet            B. difficult            C. special         D. different

16.A. level         B. idea             C. world               D. end

17.A. managed       B. escaped          C. avoided         D. faced

18.A. then          B. ago              C. before          D. since

19.A. realized          B. found                 C. doubted         D. wondered

20.A. challenged        B. experienced          C. survived            D. received

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(回憶) 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（外科手術(shù)）．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．

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   1   to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows   2  ．

I do not 3  hearing the words from my father when I was growing up．  4  , I could not recall （回憶） when I had   5  said those words to him either．

One day, I decided to  6  the ice and make the first   7 ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my   8   and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a   9 at the other end and he awkwardly  10  , “Well, same back at ya!”

I was unexpectedly   11 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   12   asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad   13  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 14  ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this   15   moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   16 ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly  17  death following heart surgery（外科手術(shù)）．Many times   18 , I have   19   if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   20   the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．

1．A．works out             B．breaks out          C．comes out          D．turns out

2．A．wiser                 B．busier               C．weaker              D．older

3．A．remember            B．enjoy                C．mind                   D．regret

4．A．Truthfully             B．Fortunately          C．Naturally             D．Obviously

5．A．only                      B．last                     C．once                   D．first

6．A．melt                      B．break                  C．strike                  D．build

7．A．complaint              B．promise               C．move                  D．impression

8．A．strength                B．ideas                   C．words                 D．a(chǎn)ttention

9．A．sigh                      B．silence                 C．voice                  D．cry

10．A．refused               B．shouted               C．replied                 D．explained

11．A．touched               B．frightened            C．shocked              D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

12．A．excitedly             B．nervously            C．willingly              D．sadly

13．A．continued            B．checked              C．concluded           D．interrupted

14．A．a(chǎn)ccepted             B．expected              C．learned                D．heard

15．A．quiet                   B．difficult               C．special                D．different

16．A．level                    B．idea                     C．world                  D．end

17．A．managed             B．escaped               C．a(chǎn)voided               D．faced

18．A．then                    B．a(chǎn)go                     C．before                 D．since

19．A．realized               B．found                  C．doubted               D．wondered

20．A．challenged           B．experienced         C．survived              D．received

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   1   to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows   2  ．

I do not   3   hearing the words from my father when I was growing up．  4  , I could not recall（回憶） when I had   5   said those words to him either．

One day, I decided to   6   the ice and make the first   7  ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my   8   and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a   9   at the other end and he awkwardly   10  , “Well, same back at ya!”

I was unexpectedly   11   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   12   asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad   13   our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “  14  ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this   15   moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   16  ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly   17   death following heart surgery（外科手術(shù)）．Many times   18 , I have   19   if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   20   the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．

1．A．works out             B．breaks out          C．comes out          D．turns out

2．A．wiser                 B．busier               C．weaker              D．older

3．A．remember            B．enjoy                C．mind                   D．regret

4．A．Truthfully             B．Fortunately          C．Naturally             D．Obviously

5．A．only                      B．last                     C．once                   D．first

6．A．melt                      B．break                  C．strike                  D．build

7．A．complaint              B．promise               C．move                  D．impression

8．A．strength                B．ideas                   C．words                 D．a(chǎn)ttention

9．A．sigh                      B．silence                 C．voice                  D．cry

10．A．refused               B．shouted               C．replied                 D．explained

11．A．touched               B．frightened            C．shocked              D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

12．A．excitedly             B．nervously            C．willingly              D．sadly

13．A．continued            B．checked              C．concluded           D．interrupted

14．A．a(chǎn)ccepted             B．expected              C．learned                D．heard

15．A．quiet                   B．difficult               C．special                D．different

16．A．level                    B．idea                     C．world                  D．end

17．A．managed             B．escaped               C．a(chǎn)voided               D．faced

18．A．then                    B．a(chǎn)go                     C．before                 D．since

19．A．realized               B．found                  C．doubted               D．wondered

20．A．challenged           B．experienced         C．survived              D．received

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it1to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows2
I do not3hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.4, I could not recall(回憶) when I had5said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to 6 the ice and make the first 7 . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my 8and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a9at the other end and he awkwardly 10 , “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly11and 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 and12asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad13our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “14” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this15moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new16.Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly17death following heart surgery(外科手術(shù)). Many times18, I have19if I had not taken the first step and Dad not20the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      works out
   2. B.
      breaks out
   3. C.
      turns out
   4. D.
      comes out
2. 2.
   1. A.
      wiser
   2. B.
      busier
   3. C.
      older
   4. D.
      weaker
3. 3.
   1. A.
      enjoy
   2. B.
      remember
   3. C.
      mind
   4. D.
      regret
4. 4.
   1. A.
      Fortunately
   2. B.
      Truthfully
   3. C.
      Naturally
   4. D.
      Obviously
5. 5.
   1. A.
      only
   2. B.
      never
   3. C.
      last
   4. D.
      first
6. 6.
   1. A.
      melt
   2. B.
      build
   3. C.
      strike
   4. D.
      break
7. 7.
   1. A.
      Acomplaint
   2. B.
      promise
   3. C.
      impression
   4. D.
      move
8. 8.
   1. A.
      words
   2. B.
      ideas
   3. C.
      strength
   4. D.
      attention
9. 9.
   1. A.
      sigh
   2. B.
      cry
   3. C.
      voice
   4. D.
      silence
10. 10.
    1. A.
       refused
    2. B.
       shouted
    3. C.
       explained
    4. D.
       replied
11. 11.
    1. A.
       frightened
    2. B.
       touched
    3. C.
       shocked
    4. D.
       annoyed
12. 12.
    1. A.
       excitedly
    2. B.
       sadly
    3. C.
       willingly
    4. D.
       nervously
13. 13.
    1. A.
       continued
    2. B.
       checked
    3. C.
       interrupted
    4. D.
       ended
14. 14.
    1. A.
       accepted
    2. B.
       expected
    3. C.
       learned
    4. D.
       heard
15. 15.
    1. A.
       quiet
    2. B.
       difficult
    3. C.
       special
    4. D.
       different
16. 16.
    1. A.
       level
    2. B.
       idea
    3. C.
       world
    4. D.
       end
17. 17.
    1. A.
       managed
    2. B.
       escaped
    3. C.
       avoided
    4. D.
       faced
18. 18.
    1. A.
       then
    2. B.
       ago
    3. C.
       before
    4. D.
       since
19. 19.
    1. A.
       realized
    2. B.
       found
    3. C.
       doubted
    4. D.
       wondered
20. 20.
    1. A.
       challenged
    2. B.
       experienced
    3. C.
       survived
    4. D.
       received