四、完形填空
My father was the gentlest, most loving dad in the world — until we had an argument. During those moments, he 1.
B
a stubborn (固执的) man. My words never reached his "open mind" because his ears were shut tight. He spoke with such authority (权威) that it was easy for me to 2. _______
B
my own point of view. He always had the last word. I could 3. _______
D
win.
So when he said "no" to my senior class trip to Montreal, I could do 4.
C
but race from his room in sadness and a thought just struck me — if I couldn't get him to listen to my side of our arguments, maybe I could get him to read it.
With the hope that his eyes would be more open than his 5.
A
, I began to write a note that began with "Dear Daddy" and how much I respected his opinion, how much I hated to fight with him, 6. _______
C
how much I loved him. I put my note in an envelope (信封), laid it under the door of his bedroom and raced back to my own room.
It was only minutes 7.
D
I heard a knock at my door. Seeing the look on my father's face, I knew my note had melted his heart and 8. _______
B
his anger.
Winning my dad's permission (认可) was sweet. However, even sweeter was the discovery of a strategy (策略) that let me have an argument with my dad that didn't end in tears (眼泪), but 9.
D
with a hug (拥抱). My "Dear Daddy" notes became a follow-up to many of our arguments. When his "I'm your father, that's why!" left me 10. _______
C
, I knew just how to get through to him.
() 1. A. agreed with
B. turned into
C. broke into
D. dealt with
() 2. A. support
B. doubt
C. believe
D. record
() 3. A. correctly
B. mainly
C. exactly
D. hardly
() 4. A. something
B. everything
C. nothing
D. anything
() 5. A. ears
B. mouth
C. nose
D. hands
() 6. A. in all
B. at all
C. above all
D. after all
() 7. A. after
B. when
C. since
D. before
() 8. A. lost
B. touched
C. froze
D. covered
() 9. A. moreover
B. anyway
C. otherwise
D. instead
() 10. A. careless
B. restless
C. speechless
D. senseless
