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第二节完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the doorway, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he’d be flying to France to   36   a different life. I wanted to    37   him some words. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the    38   time I had had such moments.
        When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked    39   the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. Ten years later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to give him   41   and confidence as he started his new life. Again, words   42    me.
        Now before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   , only not to tell him what he has   45     to me. Or what he might   46   to face in the years ahead.
        What does it matter if a father never tells his son what he really thinks of him?   47   I knew it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so   50  to tell a son something from the heart?
       My mouth turned dry, but finally I said, “Daniel, if I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but I couldn't hear, for tears misted my eyes. All I was     52      of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was short and    54  . It was nothing to others. However, it was    55   to me.
36. A. experience          B. spend                C. enjoy                D. shape
37. A. show          B. give          C. leave          D. instruct
38. A. last                    B. first          C. very                  D. next 
39. A. upward               B. into                  C. down                D. up
40. A. sign                    B. scene                C. scenery             D. sight
41. A. interest              B. instruction         C. courage             D. direction
42. A. failed          B. discouraged    C. struck           D. troubled
43. A. future          B. embarrassing    C. obvious       D. lost
44. A. last            B. pass          C. fly                    D. remain
45. A. counted                     B. mean                C. valued               D. earned
46. A. think                  B. want                 C. expect               D. wish
47. A. But                    B. And                  C. Instead        D. So
48. A. wondered            B. regretted          C. minded       D. tried
49. A. views                 B. actions                     C. feelings             D. attitudes
50. A. important            B. strange       C. hard         D. great
51. A. disappeared     B. changed       C. progressed         D. advanced
52. A. afraid           B. proud             C. aware           D. tired
53. A. by                B. against         C. on                D. with
54. A. simple         B. gentle         C. meaningful       D. moving
55. A. none          B. all           C. anything       D. everything