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

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always   1. you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only  2. friends leave footprints (腳印).

I shall always recall (回憶) the autumn and the girl with the 3. .She will always bring back B. Dr. Carrol escaped the death in the end

the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 4. on the cool 5. .In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 6. to the sound of them.

Autumn is a 7. season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 8. .But one day, the sound of a violin 9. into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 10. in playing her violin.

I had 11. seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been 12. there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.

Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 13.I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became  14. .  15. we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly  16. . To my astonishment (驚訝), the girl came over to me.

“You must like violin.” she said.

“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

Suddenly, a 17. expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 18. me.” she said.

“In fact, it was your playing 19. gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

The girl smiled, and so did I.

I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a 20. —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

21.               A．with           B．for            C．a(chǎn)gainst    D．to

22.               A．good           B．true           C．new  D．old

23.               A．sound          B．song           C．play D．violin

24.               A．shaking         B．hanging        C．falling D．floating

25.               A．wind           B．snow           C．a(chǎn)ir   D．rain

26.               A．watching        B．listening        C．seeing    D．hearing

27.               A．lively          B．lovely          C．harvest    D．lonely

28.               A．up            B．off            C．down     D．over

29.               A．flowed         B．grew           C．entered   D．ran

30.               A．lost            B．a(chǎn)ctive          C．busy D．interested

31.               A．once           B．never          C．often D．usually

32.               A．waiting         B．stopping        C．standing   D．hearing

33.               A．because        B．so             C．when     D．but

34.               A．interesting      B．moving         C．encouraging    D．exciting

35.               A．But            B．However       C．Even D．Though

36.               A．stopped        B．began          C．gone D．changed

37.               A．happy          B．sad            C．strange    D．surprised

38.               A．surprised       B．excited         C．encouraged    D．interested

39.               A．that           B．which          C．it    D．who

40.               A．song           B．dream          C．fire   D．sister

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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