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

　　In 1982, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs．Thatcher, was reported missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race from Paris to Daker．This sad unexpected news, shook the 　　1　　 calm and unhurried politician off her balance．Though she did her best to 　　2　　 as if nothing had happened and made her public appearances usual, people could not fail to notice that she was no longer the old self assured(自信的)prime minister who always had everything under 　　3　　．Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to recover from her 　　4　　．

　　One day when she was to 　　5　　 at a lunch party, a reporter caught her off her guard by bringing up the 　　6　　 of her missing son again．She was totally mentally 　　7　　 for the question and lost her 　　8　　．Tears were rolling down her eyes 　　9　　 she sobbingly told the reporter there was still no news of Mark and that she was very 　　10　　 about him．She said that all the countries concerned had promised to do their best to help her find her son．With that she 　　11　　 down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while．Gradually she 　　12　　 down and started to speak as planned．It was a very 　　13　　 scene which exposed a new side of Mrs．Thatcher’s 　　14　　 the public do not usually see, so people began to 　　15　　 about the Iron Woman’s motherly love, a feeling 　　16　　 is common to all human race．

　　Later Mark returned safe and 　　17　　 to his mother’s side, good humored and all smiles as usual 　　18　　 nothing unusual had 　　19　　 happened．The Iron Woman, however, broke down again and was 　　20　　 sobbing for the second time．

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