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My father enjoys bike riding.Ever since I was little, I've always loved going biking with my dad.
__1__, as I became a teenager, other thins began to draw my__2__.Suddenly, it was important to
do things with__3__.I saw my dad every evening at home.Why did I have to__4__my Sundays to
allday bike trips with him, too?If my indifference (冷漠) hurt him, my father kept__5__, but he would
always let me know when he was planning a bike trip__6__I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low__7__.Two of my friends had gone to the movies
without inviting me.Just then my father__8__my room." It's a beautiful day.Want to go for a__9__,
today, Beck?""Leave me alone!"I impatiently__10__.
Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that__11__.
Several hours later, the police called us, __12__us that Dad had a traffic accident.My father's
injuries were serious.It took several days before he could__13__speak.Beside his bed I
eldhishandgently__14__of hurting him.
"Daddy...I'm sorry...""It's okay, sweetheart.I'll be okay."
"No, " I said, "I__15__what I said to you that day.You know, that morning?"
"Sweetheart, I don't__16__anything about that day.I remember kissing you goodnight the night
before, though." He__17__a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I__18__, wanted him to leave me alone.My teacher once
told me that__19__have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they can heal.And we all have the
__20__to choose our words.I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

(     )1. A. Therefore (     )2. A. attention     (     )3. A. Dad        (     )4. A. start     (     )5. A. silent     (     )6. A. unless     (     )7. A. spirits     (     )8. A. left       (     )9. A. ride       (     )10. A. whispered   (     )11. A. moment     (     )12. A. convincing   (     )13. A. eventually   (     )14. A. tired     (     )15. A. discuss     (     )16. A. hate         (     )17. A. got         (     )18. A. often         (     )19. A. apologies     (     )20. A. experience

B. Instead     B. sight       B. friends     B. save       B. busy       B. in case     B. conditions B. checked     B. walk       B. warned     B. morning     B. reminding   B. generally   B. afraid     B. think       B. forget     B. expressed   B. never       B. promises   B. honor

C. Besides     C. effort       C. teachers     C. devote     C. asleep       C. so that     C. states       C. entered       C. picnic       C. announced     C. afternoon     C. informing     C. strictly     C. aware         C. care         C. remember     C. exchanged     C. even         C. smiles       C. power

D. However       D. energy         D. brothers       D. waste         D. awake         D. as if         D. hopes         D. knocked       D. game           D. shouted       D. evening       D. phoning       D. broadly       D. sorry         D. mean           D. like           D. managed       D. once           D. words         D. desire

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