2014届高三英语二轮专题复习测试题：完形填空62.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题复习测试题：完形填空 We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on, these events took on a　1　meaning for me: A traditional birthday party for Dad, and thanking for all that he had been doing to me in my life. When we knew it might be his　2　birthday, the whole family decided to　3　together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home.　 Dad was a good story-teller and here was the　4　he had had. During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s　5　to listen to stories for a change. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him. The room became　6　. Then one after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad　7　with tears in eyes. People　8　kinds of stories—stories about when they were little, stories about when Dad was young, and stories that shared family treasures.　 The stories　9　. Everyone seemed to have more than one story. Even the little grandchildren couldn’t　10　 to tell Dad why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our　11　to celebrate him. A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we more fully realized what we had　12　Dad that night. Those are the stories people　13　tell at a funeral after a loved one is no longer　14　to hear the words. They tell stories, full of　15　. But we had given those memories to Dad in his　16　, and we had told them through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joys. He had them to　17　and roll over in his mind during his last days and months.　 Words do　18　, and they are enough. We just need to say them or to speak them　19　to the ones we love. That’s the way to　20　love and our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life.　 1?. A. specialB. valuableC. doubleD. complex 2. A. anotherB. lastC. importantD. special 3. A. uniteB. arrangeC. moveD. gather 4. A. careerB. prideC. happinessD. audience 5. A. choiceB. wishC. turnD. right 6. A. livelyB. stillC. cosyD. noisy 7. A. thoughtB. noddedC. listenedD. ac