四、完形填空
My father was the gentlest, most loving dad in the world—until we had an argument. During those moments, he
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B
a stubborn（固执的）man. My words never reached his “open mind” because his ears were shut. He spoke with such authority（权威）that it was easy for me to
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B
my own point of view. He always had the last word. I could
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D
win.
So when he said “no” to my senior class trip to Montreal, I could do
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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
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A
, I began to write a note that began with “Dear Daddy” and how much I respected his opinion, how much I hated to fight with him and,
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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
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D
I heard a knock at my door. Seeing the look on my father’s face, I knew my note calmed him down and
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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
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D
with a hug. My “Dear Daddy” notes became a follow-up to many of our arguments. When his “I’m your father, that’s why!” left me
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C
, I knew just how to get through to him.
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B
) 1. A. agreed with B. turned into C. broke into D. dealt with
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B
) 2. A. support B. doubt C. believe D. record
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D
) 3. A. correctly B. mainly C. exactly D. hardly
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C
) 4. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
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A
) 5. A. ears B. mouth C. nose D. hands
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C
) 6. A. in all B. at all C. above all D. after all
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D
) 7. A. after B. when C. since D. before
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B
) 8. A. lost B. touched C. froze D. covered
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D
) 9. A. moreover B. anyway C. otherwise D. instead
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C
)10. A. careless B. restless C. speechless D. senseless
