完型填空

　　More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance．

　　When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father．He was severely disabled and very 　　1　　, and when we walked together, his hand on my arm for 　　2　　, people would stare．I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted 　　3　　．If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never 　　4　　 that he knew．

　　It was 　　5　　 to coordinate(调整)our steps－his hesitant, mine impatient－and because of that, we didn’t 　　6　　 much as we went along．But as we started out, he always said, “You set the 　　7　　．I will try to follow you．”

　　Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was 　　8　　 he got to work．He went to work despite illnesses and nasty weather．He almost never missed a day and would 　　9　　 it to the office 　　10　　 others couldn’t．A matter of pride．

　　He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or 　　11　　．What he looked for 　　12　　 others was a “good heart” and if he found one, the 　　13　　 was good enough for him．

　　Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper 　　14　　 by which to judge people, even though I 　　15　　 don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is．　　16　　 I know the times when I don’t have one myself．

　　He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often．I wonder if he 　　17　　 I was unwilling to be seen with him during our 　　18　　．Now I am sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling 　　19　　 to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about trifles(something unimportant), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a“good heart”．

　　At such times I put my hand on his arm to 　　20　　 my balance, and say, “You set the pace．I will try to follow you．”

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完形填空

Good Heart to Lean on

　　More than I realized．Dad has helped me keep my balance．

　　When I was growing up, I was embarrassed(使不安)to be seen with my father．He was severely disabled and very 　　1　　, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for 　　2　　 , people would stare．I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted 　　3　　．If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never 　　4　　 that he knew．

　　It was 　　5　　 to coordinate(协调)our steps-his hesitant, mine impatient-and because of that, we didn't 　　6　　 much as we went along．But as we started out, he always said．“You set the 　　7　　．I will try to follow you．”

　　Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was 　　8　　 he got to work．He went to work despite illness and nasty weather．He almost never missed a day, and would 　　9　　 it to the office even if others could not．A matter of 　　10　　．

　　He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or　　11　　．What he looked for 　　12　　 others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the 　　13　　 was good enough for him．

　　Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper 　　14　　 by which to judge people, even though I 　　15　　don't know exactly what a “good heart” is．　　16　　 I know the times I don't have one myself．

　　He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often．I wonder if he 　　17　　 I was unwilling to be seen with him during our 　　18　　．Now that I am older, I'm sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling 　　19　　 to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about trifles(琐事), when I am envious of another's good fortune, and when I don't possess a “good heart”．

　　At such times I put my hand on his arm to 　　20　　 my balance, and say, “You set the pace．I will try to follow you．”

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Run Freely-A Lesson About Courage

　　One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work．I got there a little early so I 　　1　　 the car by the roadside and waited for her．

　　As I looked 　　2　　 the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around one and a half to two years old, 　　3　　 freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short 　　4　　．The boy had a big smile on his face 　　5　　 he had just been set free from some sort of 　　6　　．The boy would then fall to the grass, 　　7　　 , and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a 　　8　　 on his face．

　　Kids, when they fall down, don't view their falling down as failure, but 　　9　　, they treat it as a learning experience．They try and try again until they 　　10　　．Not only was I touched by the boy's persistence, but I was 　　11　　 touched by the manner in which he ran．With each attempt, he looked so 　　12　　 and so natural-no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged．His only 　　13　　 was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could．He was just being a 　　14　　 -just being himself-being completely in the moment．He was not looking for 　　15　　 or was not worrying about whether 　　16　　 was watching．He wasn't concerned about being judged．He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him 　　17　　 and that it would be 　　18　　 if he did fall．No, all that 　　19　　 to him was to him was to accomplish the task, to feel the experience of running fully and freely．I learned a lot from that 　　20　　 and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits in life．

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