第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
My earliest memory of dad is grabbing his hand while we walked together. As I   16   older, I remember my father and I listening to basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep   17   the game was over. When I woke up in the morning the score sheet with the   18   score on it would be lying   19   me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck  20   he delivered the bread to the stores. The   21   and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would   22   all my games. One night before an important game my father told me   23   that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour   24   from his route（路线）. The next day as the game time approached I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and   25   saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to   26   the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I had become a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been   27   in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart   28   in my ears. I   29   the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really   30   to me. I still taught in school   31   I couldn’t focus on my teaching. One day I was on the playground
32   a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two   33  . At that moment I found my   34   in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. My purpose was to use those   35   as he did. From that day On I started. I’ll always remember that!
16．A．seemed            B．grew                      C．turned                    D．changed
17．A．when               B．although                 C．because                   D．before
18．A．fresh               B．final                       C．official                   D．opposite
19．A．across from      B．in place of                     C．next to                    D．ahead of
20．A．as                   B．so                          C．until                       D．unless
21．A．smell               B．color                      C．taste                       D．shape
22．A．react               B．confirm                  C．serve                      D．attend
23．A．exactly            B．sadly                      C．slowly                    D．simply
24．A．drive               B．walk                       C．length                     D．ride
25．A．immediately     B．hopefully                C．surprisingly             D．unusually
26．A．make               B．keep                       C．take                        D．win
27．A．killed                     B．injured                   C．trapped                   D．saved
28．A．strike                     B．knock                     C．beat                        D．hit
29．A．held up            B．held back                C．hung on                  D．hung up
30．A．cared               B．mattered                 C．troubled                  D．meant
31．A．if                    B．once                       C．and                        D．but
32．A．while                     B．after                       C．when                      D．before
33．A．shoulders         B．fingers                    C．arms                       D．legs
34．A．purpose           B．pleasure                  C．position                  D．progress
35．A．lessons            B．prizes                     C．gifts                       D．subjects