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2014届江苏省无锡市高考英语专项训练：完形填空、阅读理解（18）附答案 (一) (201·海淀第二学期期末) Its a typical Snoopy card: cheerful message, bright colors, though a little yellow and faded now. Although Ive received fancier, more expensive cards over the years, this is the only one Ive __1__. One summer，it spoke volumes to me. I received it __2__ the first June I faced as a widow to raise two teenage daughters alone. In all the emotional confusion of this sudden single __3__， I even had difficulty in the simplest housework ：leaky taps, oil changes, even barbecues. Those had always been my husbands __4__. I was embarrassed every time I __5__ my thumb with a hammer. My uncertain attempts only __6__ the fear inside me：How could I be both a father and mother to my girls? Clearly，I __7__ the tools and skills. That morning，my girls pushed me into the living room to see something. (I prayed it wasnt __8__ repair job. )The“something”turned out to be an __9__ and several wrapped things on the carpet. My __10__ must have been plain as I stared from the colorful packages to my daughters __11__ faces. “Go ahead! Open them！” they urged. As I __12__ the packages, I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary __13__ including a green kitchen glove. “But why？”I asked. “Happy Fathers Day！”they shouted together. “Moms dont get presents on Fathers Day，”I said. “You forgot to open the __14__ ，”Jane reminded. I pulled it from the envelope. There sat Snoopy, merrily wishing me a Happy Fathers Day. “Because，” the girls said，“ youve been a father and mother to us，why shouldnt you be __15__ on Fathers Day？” As I fought back tears, I realized they were __16__ . I wanted to be a “professional” dad，who had the latest tools. The girls __17__ wanted a parent they could count on to be there, day after day, __18__ repeatedly the tasks of basic care and love. The girls are grown now, __19__ they still send me Fathers Day cards, but none of those cards means as much to me as tha