二、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

I was 15 when my mother died. As I walked out of church after the funeral, it   16   me: we never got to have one of those heart-to-heart mother-daughter   17  . At that moment, I believe, God had a plan for us:   18   Mom so much, we’d learn to know Dad. Our father had always been loving us, working hard as a high school teacher. He always had Mom talk to us about   19   things. He’d get embarrassed to talk them—it was his upbringing, I guess.

Now here he was with three teenage girls   20  . Suddenly he had to   21   things like dating (约会) and bra (乳罩). The man who   22   showed his emotions became a man who’d listen to all our deepest heartaches.

When I was in college, my boyfriend, Paul,   23   with me. I thought it was the end of the world. When I came home for the weekend, Dad saw something was wrong   24   I walked in the door. I   25   him, and everything spilled out. He didn’t have a lot of answers, but he was there to listen. I never felt that   26   could have done better.

Dad’s support helped me get things through: Paul and I decided to   27  . And when the time came, Dad insisted on doing the reception. I was so   28   to be getting married that I never thought I’d be a nervous bride. But   29   Dad walked me down the passageway of the church, tears rolled down my cheeks. When I looked over at him, he was   30   too.

Paul and I now have three kids, and Grandpa is part of their life too. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas we go back to   31  . Then recently we decided with my brothers and sisters to take a camping trip the way we used to   32   Mom. We camped out for a week —12 of us —Dad and all his kids and grandchildren.

Dad helped me   33   that every person is here for a reason, affecting   34   in ways we cannot see. We all miss Mom   35   words can express, but we were given the best mom a dad could be.

16. A. injured       B. harmed   C. hurt    D. hit

17. A. reports    B. talks    C. lectures   D. meetings

18. A. missing   B. losing   C. touching   D. owning

19. A. public    B. valuable   C. free    D. personal

20. A. on his hands  B. off his hands  C. on all hands D. out of hand

21. A. get along with     B. deal with

C. escape from      D. keep away from

22. A. often    B. always   C. frequently   D. seldom

23. A. broke away   B. broke out   C. broke up   D. broke down

24. A. the minute   B. before   C. while       D. in the meanwhile

25. A. referred to   B. turned to   C. pointed to   D. applied to

26. A. a friend   B. a man   C. a mom   D. a dad

27. A. get married   B. be separated   C. make friends   D. keep in touch

28. A. anxious    B. uncomfortable  C. hopeless    D. happy

29. A. long before   B. ever since   C. right after   D. shortly after

30. A. thinking    B. talking   C. laughing    D. crying

31. A. friends’   B. Dad’s   C. brother’s   D. sister’s

32. A. with    B. without   C. within   D. beside

33. A. examine   B. observe   C. see    D. watch

34. A. either    B. another   C. others   D. the other

35. A. more than   B. other than   C. better than   D. rather than