完形填空。
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   1  a different life. It was a transitional (过渡的) time in Daniel's life. I wanted to  2  
him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the  3  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  4  the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus
drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar  5  played itself out.
I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  6  and
confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words  7  me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those  8  opportunities. How many times have I let such
moments  9  ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what he has 10 to me. Or what he might 11 to face
in the years ahead. 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? 12 
as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet I always 13 never
hearing him put his 14  into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 15 
to tell a son somethin 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
 16 , 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 17 of was the stubble (短须) on his chin as his face pressed 18 
mine. What I had said to Daniel was 19 . It was nothing. And yet, it was 20 .

(     )1.A.experience    (     )2.A.show　         (     )3.A.last          (     )4.A.upward         (     )5.A.sign           (     )6.A.interest      (     )7.A.failed        (     )8.A.future        (     )9.A.last　　　    (     )10.A.counted      (     )11.A.think        (     )12.A.But          (     )13.A.wondered     (     )14.A.views        (     )15.A.important    (     )16.A.disappeared  (     )17.A.sensitive    (     )18.A.by            (     )19.A.clumsy        (     )20.A.none

B.spend     B.give            B.first       B.into          B.scene            B.instruction   B.discouraged   B.embarrassing     B.pass        B.meant           B.want        B.And           B.regretted     B.actions         B.essential    B.changed        B.convinced   B.against       B.gentle        B.all

C.enjoy            C.make            C.very             C.down            C.scenery        C.courage          C.struck          C.obvious         C.fly             C.valued           C.expect           C.Instead          C.minded           C.feelings         C.hard             C.progressed      C.aware             C.on               C.absurd           C.anything

D.shape            D.instruct          D.next           D.up                D.sight          D.direction                     D.troubled        D.lost            D.remain          D.cared           D.wish           D.So               D.tried             D.attitudes       D.complex          D.advanced       D.tired             D.with            D.moving          D.everything

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