Sometimes, the best gifts from Parents don’t come in boxes. When I think of the first ______my father had given to me, it would be a love of ______. He is not usually an observer of life, but he can be thoughtful and______. He is always right in our study reading and gave me a love of _________. He has been totally deaf in one ear since he was two years old, so we ______ listen to music. In my childhood, storybooks were king—not songs.
The second is ______ all. Even when my sister and I were little, the ______ around the dinner table was noisy but adult-level. Your______didn’t matter. If you ______ an opinion, you had to present your case and give evidence. He treats everything the same,______or adult, cleaner or CEO.
The greatest gift to us, however, was that he took ______ in our brains but not our ______. He always told us reading enriched the minds which was more important than looks. I know most successful women had fathers who_______ their intelligence and maybe I will be. My father said my mother was the most _____ person he had ever met. He still says that. They met while camping out in a golden autumn. Trees was______ in sunshine and a girl was reading under one. Impressed by the ______, he approached and told her that she _______him of Jane Austen’s Emma, then mistakenly quoted the book. She ______ him and he was in______ from that moment.
Over the years, my father taught me never to stand still and accept the way things are; I should fight for______ and I will continue to follow his lead.
1.A.chance B.gift C.answer D.advice
2.A.reading B.working C.writing D.exercising
3.A.serious B.cheerful C.influential D.modest
4.A.science B.poems C.pictures D.words
5.A.normally B.eventually C.rarely D.naturally
6.A.controlling B.respecting C.analyzing D.describing
7.A.joke B.interview C.speech D.conversation
8.A.skill B.experience C.age D.reputation
9.A.voiced B.shared C.accepted D.formed
10.A.plant B.animal C.teacher D.child
11.A.pride B.pleasure C.part D.interest
12.A.practice B.scores C.appearances D.awards
13.A.valued B.praised C.balanced D.doubted
14.A.elegant B.humorous C.enthusiastic D.intelligent
15.A.lost B.bathed C.deep D.hidden
16.A.surroundings B.setting C.scene D.scenery
17.A.reminded B.informed C.warned D.told
18.A.comforted B.guided C.criticized D.corrected
19.A.love B.panic C.sorrow D.thought
20.A.wealth B.freedom C.change D.knowledge