In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to
36 a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to
37 him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the
38 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. 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. A decade later, a similar
40 played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him
41 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words
42 me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those
43 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments
44 ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have
45 to me. Or what he might
46 to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?
47 as I stood before Daniel, I knew that 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, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “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 tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. 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
54 . It was nothing. And yet, it was
55 .
| 小题1: | | A．experience | B．spend | C．enjoy | D．shape |
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| 小题2: | | A．show | B．give | C．leave | D．instruct |
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| 小题3: | | A．last | B．first | C．very | D．next |
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| 小题5: | | A．sign | B．scene | C．scenery | D．sight |
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| 小题6: | | A．interest | B．instruction | C．courage | D．direction |
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| 小题7: | | A．failed | B．discouraged | C．struck | D．troubled |
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| 小题8: | | A．future | B．embarrassing | C．obvious | D．lost |
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| 小题9: | | A．last | B．pass | C．fly | D．remain |
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| 小题10: | | A．counted | B．meant | C．valued | D．eared |
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| 小题11: | | A．think | B．want | C．expect | D．wish |
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| 小题13: | | A．wondered | B．regretted | C．minded | D．tried |
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| 小题14: | | A．views | B．actions | C．feelings | D．attitudes |
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| 小题15: | | A．important | B．essential | C．hard | D．complex |
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| 小题16: | | A．disappeared | B．changed | C．progressed | D．advanced |
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| 小题17: | | A．sensitive | B．convinced | C．aware | D．tired |
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| 小题19: | | A．clumsy | B．gentle | C．absurd | D．moving |
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| 小题20: | | A．none | B．all | C．anything | D．everything |
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