阅读下列短文,掌握大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a “night out with the boys”. He had no hobbies but just took care of his ________.
For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father ________ me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. He was always interested in my life and how my family was doing. The calls ________ came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.
Nine years ago, when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day, for three days, ________ my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. ________ he asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, ________ I got a new job and there was a lot of work to be done. Therefore, I ________ not take the time to hold the paintbrush or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my 71-year-old father came to help put together a swing set for my daughter. Again, he made the ________ requests—a glass of iced tea and talk to him, but again, I had clothes to wash, and the house to clean. ________ Sunday morning, January 16, 1995, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I ________ the conversation.
The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida, I got on a plane ________. And I promised that ________ I arrived, I would make up for the lost time and have a nice long ________ with him and really get to know him.
I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was ________ who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.
In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, ________ even more about every single day. Never wait until it’s too late.
1. A.life | B.family | C.house | D.business |
2. A.missed | B.called | C.texted | D.visited |
3. A.even | B.never | C.almost | D.hardly |
4. A.seeing | B.keeping | C.building | D.painting |
5. 6. A.though | B.whether | C.because | D.unless |
7. A.must | B.could | C.might | D.should |
8. A.strange | B.different | C.same | D.special |
9. 10. A.ended | B.started | C.entered | D.continued |
11. A.as usual | B.right away | C.once again | D.just now |
12. A.till | B.after | C.since | D.before |
13. A.talk | B.walk | C.rest | D.sleep |
14. 15.