阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
More than I realized,Dad has helped me keep my balance.
When I was growing up,I was embarrassed(尴尬的) to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very__ __,and when we would walk together,his hand on my arm for___ ____,people would stare. I would inwardly(内心地)feel uncomfortable at the unwanted____ ____.If he ever noticed or was bothered,he never____ ___that he knew.
It was____ __to coordinate(协调)our steps—his hesitant,mine impatient—and because of that,we didn’t___ ___much as we went along. But as we started out,he always said,“You set the____ ____.I will try to follow you.”
Our usual walk was to or from the subway,which was___ ____he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day,and would____ ____it to the office even if others could not. A matter of____ ____.
He never talked about himself as an object of pity,nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or____ ___.What he looked for____ ___others was a “good heart”,and if he found one,the____ ____was good enough for him.
Now that I am older,I believe that his idea is a proper___ ____by which to judge people,even though I___ ____don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is.__ ___ 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___ ____I was unwilling to be seen with him during our__ ____.Now that I am older,I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling____ ___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____ ____my balance,and say,“You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
A.strong B.energetic C.short D.handsome
A.balance B.strength C.comfort D.courage
A.care B.attention C.situation D.friendship
A.hoped B.found C.liked D.showed
A.easy B.difficult C.possible D.necessary
A.see B.pay C.say D.give
A.rule B.time C.step D.pace
A.how B.why C.when D.where
A.get B.make C.take D.walk
A.sorrow B.thought C.energy D.pride
A.helpful B.interesting C.successful D.encouraging
A.on B.in C.at D.with
A.owner B.another C.winner D.other
A.method B.value C.standard D.level
A.never B.also C.ever D.still
A.And B.But C.Now D.Then
A.sensed B.smelled C.agreed D.hoped
A.walks B.talks C.stays D.visits
A.afraid B.proud C.ashamed D.disappointed
A.find B.remain C.refill D.regain