四、完形填空
My father was the gentlest,most loving dad in the world — until we had an argument(争论). During those moments,he 1. (
B
) a stubborn(固执的)man. My words never reached his "open mind" because his ears were shut(关闭). He spoke with such authority(权威)that it was easy for me to 2. (
B
) my own point of view(观点). He always had the last word. I could 3. (
D
) win.
So when he said "no" to my senior class trip to Montreal,I could do 4. (
C
) but race from his room in sadness and a thought just struck me — If I couldn't get him to listen to my side of our arguments,maybe I could get him to read it.
With the hope that his eyes would be more open than his 5. (
A
),I began to write a note that began "Dear Daddy" and how much I respected his opinion,how much I hated to fight with him and,6. (
C
) how much I loved him. I put my note into an envelope(信封),laid it under the door of his bedroom and raced back to my own room.
It was only minutes 7. (
D
) I heard a knock at my door. Seeing the look on my father's face,I knew my note calmed him down and 8. (
B
) his heart.
Winning my dad's permission(认可)was sweet. However,even sweeter was the discovery of a strategy(策略)that let me have an argument with my dad that didn't end in tears(眼泪),but 9. (
D
) with a hug(拥抱). My "Dear Daddy" notes became a follow-up of many of our arguments. When his "I'm your father,that's why!" left me 10. (
C
),I knew just how to get through to him.
( )1. A. agreed with
B. turned into
C. broke into
D. dealt with
( )2. A. support
B. doubt
C. believe
D. record
( )3. A. correctly
B. mainly
C. exactly
D. hardly
( )4. A. something
B. everything
C. nothing
D. anything
( )5. A. ears
B. mouth
C. nose
D. hands
( )6. A. in all
B. at all
C. above all
D. after all
( )7. A. after
B. when
C. since
D. before
( )8. A. lost
B. touched
C. froze
D. covered
( )9. A. moreover
B. anyway
C. otherwise
D. instead
( )10. A. careless
B. restless
C. speechless
D. senseless