阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It's not so easy to communicate with dads sometimes. My dad was never much of a ___21___. He was a private person and seemed to enjoy keeping that way. ___22___ up questions I had about him — his early ambitions, achievements, loves and sorrows ---was too ___23___ for me.
But when my career and marriage relation hit a serious problem a year ago, things had to ___24___ . I needed my dad to ___25___his true self so I could see him as real and accessible. I was facing serious questions about my own nature, and I wanted to know that he had faced them, too. I needed to know how he had found his ___26___ , because I felt like I had lost mine.
In a moment of desperation, it ___27___ to me that expressing my doubts and thoughts by e-mail may be the ___28___. An email could be worded carefully. I could speak at a ___29___ distance and give him____30____to adjust. So I wrote to him. I told him about my problems and fears, and asked him to answer,____31____he felt like it, and to share something about himself, something that would give me much-needed advice on my life.
In a fortnight's time, a three — page document appeared in my inbox. Dad had carefully considered my message, reached back into his____32____ and made a response — his history of love, longing, self-doubt, struggle ____33____ perseverance.
While reading the e-mail, I couldn't ____34____ myself and started to cry. If only I had done it earlier! However, I was grateful it wasn't too late. While I was in a bitter struggle, this letter ____35____ me at ease. In the end, talking to Dad was so ____36____: I just had to click ''Send''.
Since then, we've had masses of ____37____ . And now I can raise some questions face to face ____38____ getting a lump (肿块)in my throat. ____39____ still, sometimes he even tells me some of his stories forwardly. Some of my problems are still in the air, but finding a good way to communicate with my father contributes to making the trouble more ____40____and life sweeter.
21. A. talker B. listener C. dreamer D. writer
22. A. Thinking B. Taking C. Bringing D. Making
23. A. little B. many C. much D. few
24. A. adjust B. change C. turn D. happen
25. A. feel B. look C. build D. show
26. A. life B. way C. answer D. job
27. A. mentioned B. related C. occurred D. pointed
28. A. goal B. idea C. attempt D. key
29. A. considerable B. reasonable C. comfortable D. respectful
30. A. room B. privacy C. chance D. freedom
31. A. unless B. as C. even though D. if
32 A. memory B. secret C. computer D. heart
33. A. or B. and C. then D. but
34. A. face B. defend C. control D. devote
35. A. make B. put C. get D. take
36. A. unforgettable B. helpful C. effective D. simple
37. A. meetings B. exchanges C. problems D. topics
38. A. without B. about C. despite D. for
39. A. Better B. Worse C. Harder D. Less
40. A. imaginable B. avoidable C. predictable D. manageable
【答案】
It's not so easy to communicate with dads sometimes. My dad was never much of a ___21___. He was a private person and seemed to enjoy keeping that way. ___22___ up questions I had about him — his early ambitions, achievements, loves and sorrows ---was too ___23___ for me.
But when my career and marriage relation hit a serious problem a year ago, things had to ___24___ . I needed my dad to ___25___his true self so I could see him as real and accessible. I was facing serious questions about my own nature, and I wanted to know that he had faced them, too. I needed to know how he had found his ___26___ , because I felt like I had lost mine.
In a moment of desperation, it ___27___ to me that expressing my doubts and thoughts by e-mail may be the ___28___. An email could be worded carefully. I could speak at a ___29___ distance and give him____30____to adjust. So I wrote to him. I told him about my problems and fears, and asked him to answer,____31____he felt like it, and to share something about himself, something that would give me much-needed advice on my life.
In a fortnight's time, a three — page document appeared in my inbox. Dad had carefully considered my message, reached back into his____32____ and made a response — his history of love, longing, self-doubt, struggle ____33____ perseverance.
While reading the e-mail, I couldn't ____34____ myself and started to cry. If only I had done it earlier! However, I was grateful it wasn't too late. While I was in a bitter struggle, this letter ____35____ me at ease. In the end, talking to Dad was so ____36____: I just had to click ''Send''.
Since then, we've had masses of ____37____ . And now I can raise some questions face to face ____38____ getting a lump (肿块)in my throat. ____39____ still, sometimes he even tells me some of his stories forwardly. Some of my problems are still in the air, but finding a good way to communicate with my father contributes to making the trouble more ____40____and life sweeter.
21. A. talker B. listener C. dreamer D. writer
22. A. Thinking B. Taking C. Bringing D. Making
23. A. little B. many C. much D. few
24. A. adjust B. change C. turn D. happen
25. A. feel B. look C. build D. show
26. A. life B. way C. answer D. job
27. A. mentioned B. related C. occurred D. pointed
28. A. goal B. idea C. attempt D. key
29. A. considerable B. reasonable C. comfortable D. respectful
30. A. room B. privacy C. chance D. freedom
31. A. unless B. as C. even though D. if
32 A. memory B. secret C. computer D. heart
33. A. or B. and C. then D. but
34. A. face B. defend C. control D. devote
35. A. make B. put C. get D. take
36. A. unforgettable B. helpful C. effective D. simple
37. A. meetings B. exchanges C. problems D. topics
38. A. without B. about C. despite D. for
39. A. Better B. Worse C. Harder D. Less
40. A. imaginable B. avoidable C. predictable D. manageable
【答案】
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