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 .
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D
题目分析：父爱无语。离别时作为父亲的“我”该向儿子说些什么呢？简短而又略显不得体的话“假如让我选择的话，我会选择你”让儿子深深地懂得了父子情深。
小题1:考查动词：A. experience经验，经历，B. spend花费，C. enjoy享受，D. shape形状，体验一种不同的生活。experience 有“经历、体验”的意思。enjoy 意为“享受”，不符合语境。选A。
小题2:考查动词：A. show 展示，B. give给，C. leave留下，D. instruct 指导，B “我想留给他一些有重要意义的话语。”故用leave。其他选项不符合语境。 选C。
小题3:考查形容词：A. last最后的，B. first最先的，C. very正是，D. next下一个，根据下文判断这不是“我”第一次让这种时刻溜走。选B
小题4:考查介词：A. upward向上，B. into到…里面，C. down向下，D. up向上，根据情景判断，表示“上车”，所以用up。 选D
小题5:考查名词：A. sign标志，B. scene场景，C. scenery风景，D. sight视力，风景，． a similar scene 类似的一幕 (情景)。 选B
小题6:考查名词：A. interest兴趣，B. instruction指示，C. courage 勇气，D. direction方向，指导，根据所填词的并列项 confidence 及下文as 引导的句子可以判断，此处作者想说点什么以给儿子勇气和信心。故C 项符合语境。
小题7:考查动词：A. failed失败，B. discouraged使…泄气，C. struck敲打，D. troubled麻烦， Words failed me 相当于“I couldn’t express how I felt.”，意为“我说不出话来”。选A
小题8:考查形容词和上下文串联：A. future 未来， B. embarrassing令人尴尬的，C. obvious 显然的，D. lost迷失的，根据上下文可知，作者在回忆那些已经失去了的机会。选D
小题9:考查动词：A. last持续，B. pass通过，流逝，C. fly飞行，D. remain仍然，根据第一段最后一句可知答案。pass 在此处指 (时间)流逝。选B
小题10:考查动词：A. counted数，计算，B. meant意味着，C. valued评价，D. eared听见，本句的意思为“我无法找到一个安静的时候来告诉他他对我来说意味着什么”。 选B。
小题11:考查动词：A. think思考，B. want 想要，C. expect期待，预料，预计。D. wish希望， think 后面不能接动词不定式；want 和wish 表示主观上的意愿或希望，选C
小题12:考查连词：A. But 但是，B. And并且，C. Instead代替，D. So因此，上文的言下之意是这件事情不重要，这样本句和上文构成转折关系，所以用 But。选A
小题13:考查动词：A. wondered想知道，B. regretted后悔，遗憾，C. minded 介意，D. tried尝试， 作者对没有听到父亲对他表达爱的话而感到遗憾，所以用regret。选B
小题14:考查名词：A. views观点，B. actions行为，C. feelings感觉，D. attitudes态度，把情感 (feelings)通过语言 (words)的形式表达出来。选C。
小题15:考查形容词：A. important重要的，B. essential基本的，C. hard困难的，D. complex复杂的，根据上文判断，作者不知道为什么向儿子说一些肺腑之言如此困难。选C。
小题16:考查动词：A. disappeared消失，B. changed改变，C. progressed进步，D. advanced前进， 根据下文的there were just Daniel and me 判断本句表示世界消失 (disappear) 了。选A
小题17:考查动词：A. sensitive敏感的，B. convinced使…相信，C. aware意识到，D. tired 尝试， “我”能感觉到的是….be aware of 感觉到，意识到；be convinced of 相信，确信；be tired of 对??厌倦。sensitive 敏感的，常用be sensitive to 意为“对…敏感”。根据语境可知C 项正确。
小题18:考查介词：A. by通过，B. against反对，C. on在..上面，D. with和…一起，根据语境“他的脸贴着我的脸”可知，press against“使贴着”符合语境。选B。
小题19:考查形容词：A. clumsy笨拙的，B. gentle温柔的，C. absurd荒诞的，D. moving 感人的，根据下文It was nothing 可知我说的话都是很笨拙的，答案是A。
小题20:考查代词：A. none三者以上都不， B. all三者以上都C. anything任何事，D. everything每件事，本句和上句构成转折关系 (and yet 相当于however)，所以填everything 和nothing 相对应。选D