Question

       In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to   36   a different life. It was a transitional(過(guò)渡的) time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to   37   him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass.

       When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     39     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  41    and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words   42   me.

       Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me. Or what he might want to face in the years   46  . Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

       What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so   50   to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was   52   of was the stubble(短須) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was   54   . It was nothing. And yet, it was    55     .

36. A. experience       B. spend           C. enjoy                  D. shape

37. A. show            B. give            C. leave               D. instruct

38. A. last                 B. first                C. very               D. next

39. A. upward              B. into                C. down              D. up

40. A. sign                 B. scene                C. scenery                     D. sight

41. A. interest               B. instruction           C. courage            D. direction

42. A. failed               B. discouraged          C. struck              D. troubled

43. A. future                B. embarrassing         C. obvious            D. lost

44. A. last                 B. fly             C. pass               D. remain

45. A. counted              B. meant               C. valued             D. eared

46. A. forward              B. before              C. ago                      D. ahead

47. A. But                  B. And                 C. Instead             D. So

48. A. wondered             B. regretted           C. minded           D. tried

49. A. views               B. actions              C. feelings            D. attitudes

50. A. important             B. essential             C. complex                  D. hard

51. A. disappeared           B. changed             C. progressed          D. advanced

52. A. sensitive              B. convinced           C. aware              D. tired

53. A. by               B. against         C. on                 D. with

54. A. clumsy           B. gentle          C. absurd              D. moving

55. A. none             B. all                    C. anything            D. everything

Answer 1

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