When my son unexpectedly volunteered for the Marines（美國海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊）, I was busy writing my novels and giving little thought to the men and women in the army ．

My son John Schaeffer, recently came home   1   from the Middle East． He slowly appeared from a broken car． John   2   all night from a base near Washington,   3   he had landed the day before． He did not want me to   4   him there． “I need time to myself,” my son said   5   calling from Kuwait on the way home．

I gave my wife a head start． Mother   6   son． “I was so worried,” Genie said． She pulled away to look up again and again to   7  he was really there．

My wife gave me a great gift:   8    alone with my boy． John was tired and lay   9   on his bed． I lay down next to him and was grasping his hand the whole time． I just wanted to be certain that the nightmares I’d had about John being killed were   10   ．

I kept holding my son, the way I   11   when he was two and came into our bed after a   12   dream． I asked John if he’d rather sleep than talk, and he said there would be time for   13   later．

With the   14   over, under and around me came incredible tiredness． I slept with his voice dying away． It was the first good   15   I’d had in months． I woke and John was asleep next to me． Sitting by his bed watching him breathe, I found myself praying and   16   for all the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and wives of those who were not coming home． For the first time in my life, I was weeping for   17   ．

Before my son went to war I would never have shed tears for them． My son   18   me． He taught me that our men and women in uniform are not the “  19  ”． They are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters． Sometimes shedding tears for strangers is a holy 20  ．Sometimes it’s all we can do．

1． A．angry              B．excited                    C．frightened               D．alive

2． A．drove              B．was driving             C．had driven               D．would have driven

3． A．where              B．when                      C．which                     D．who

4． A．meet         B．congratulate            C．permit                    D．accept

5． A．once         B．when                      C．unless                     D．since

6． A．abandoned       B．patted                     C．concluded               D．embraced

7． A．make sure B．set down                 C．get across               D．make sense

8． A．period              B．chance                    C．time                    D．moment

9． A．expanded  B．stretched              C．extending                D．spreading

10． A．facts              B．truth                       C．proofs                    D．lies

11． A．used to           B．ought to                  C．should                    D．must

12． A．happy            B．cheerful                  C．scary                      D．dull

13． A．advice            B．discussion               C．talk                        D．sleep

14． A．chat               B．worries                   C．meeting                  D．curiosity

15． A．conversation   B．observation             C．sleep                      D．difficulty

16． A．crying            B．cursing                   C．screaming               D．regretting

17． A．friends           B．neighbors                C．strangers             D．soldiers

18． A．persuaded      B．changed                  C．frightened               D．accused

19． A．another          B．other                      C．others                     D．one

20． A．function         B． adventure              C．shame                    D．duty

When my son unexpectedly volunteered for the Marines（美國海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊）, I was busy writing my novels and giving little thought to the men and women in the army .

My son John Schaeffer, recently came home 　1 from the Middle East. He slowly appeared from a broken car. John 　2 all night from a base near Washington, 　3 he had landed the day before. He did not want me to 　4 him there. “I need time to myself,” my son said 　5 calling from Kuwait on the way home.

I gave my wife a head start. Mother 　6 son. “I was so worried,” Genie said. She pulled away to look up again and again to 　7 he was really there.

My wife gave me a great gift: 　8　 alone with my boy. John was tired and lay 　9 on his bed. I lay down next to him and was grasping his hand the whole time. I just wanted to be certain that the nightmares I’d had about John being killed were 　10 .

I kept holding my son, the way I 　11 when he was two and came into our bed after a 　12 dream. I asked John if he’d rather sleep than talk, and he said there would be time for 　13 later.

With the 　14 over, under and around me came incredible tiredness. I slept with his voice dying away. It was the first good 　15 I’d had in months. I woke and John was asleep next to me. Sitting by his bed watching him breathe, I found myself praying and 　16 for all the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and wives of those who were not coming home. For the first time in my life, I was weeping for 　17 .

Before my son went to war I would never have shed tears for them. My son 　18 me. He taught me that our men and women in uniform are not the “ 19 ”. They are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. Sometimes shedding tears for strangers is a holy 　20 . Sometimes it’s all we can do.

1. A. angry　　　 B. excited　　　 C. frightened　　　 D. alive

2. A. drove　　　 B. was driving　　　 C. had driven　　 D.would have driven

3. A. where　　 　 B. when　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. who

4. A. meet　　　　 B. congratulate　　 C. permit　　　　 D. accept

5. A. once　　　　 B. when　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　 D. since

6. A. abandoned 　 B. patted　　　　 C. concluded　　　　 D. embraced

7. A. make sure　 B. set down　　　　 C. get across　　　 D. make sense

8. A. period　　　 　 B. chance　　　　 C. time　　　　　 　 D. moment

9. A. expanded　　 B. stretched　　 　 C. extending　　 　 D. spreading

10. A. facts　　　　　 B. truth　　　　 　 C. proofs　　　　 D. lies

11. A. used to　　 B. ought to　　　　 C. should　　　　 　 D. must

12. A. happy　　　 B. cheerful　　　　 C. scary　　　　 　 D. dull

13. A. advice　　 B. discussion　　 　 C. talk　　　　　　 D. sleep

14. A. chat　　　 B. worries　　　 C. meeting　　　 D. curiosity

15. A. conversation　 B. observation　　　 　 C. sleep　　　　 　 D. difficulty

16. A. crying　　 B. cursing　　　 C. screaming　　 　 D. regretting

17. A. friends　　 B. neighbors　　 　 C. strangers　　 　 D. soldiers

18. A. persuaded　　　 B. changed　　　 C. frightened　　 　 D. accused

19. A. another　　 B. other　　　　 　 C. others　　　　 　 D. one

20. A. function 　 B. adventure　　 　 C. shame　　　　 　 D. duty