In the process of my growing up I cannot remember hearing the words ‘‘I love you” from my father．When your father never says them to you when you are a child，it gets for him to say those words as he gets older．In fact，I could not honestly remember when I had last my love to him either．I decided to my pride and make the first ．After some hesitation，in our next phone conversation I burst out the words．“Dad．．．I love you!” There was a silence at the other end and he replied，“Well，same back at ya!” I chuckled and said，“Dad，I know you love me，and when you are ，I know you will say what you want to say．’’ Fifteen minutes later my mother and nervously asked，“Paul，is everything okay?’’ A few weeks later，Dad our phone conversation with the words，“Paul，I love you．’’I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I “heard’’ the love．As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new ． A short while after this special moment，my father escaped death following heart surgery．Many times since，I have whether l would have ever “heard” the love if I had not taken the first step and Dad had not the surgery． 小题1: A．rougher B．tougher C．shyer D．severer 小题2: A．conveyed B．left C．passed D．devoted 小题3: A．get across B．put up C．set aside D．take on 小题4: A．assumption B．move C．decision D．remark 小题5: A．fearfully B．excitedly C．cheerfully D．awkwardly 小题6: A．cautious B．casual C．relaxed D．ready 小题7: A．called B．dropped C．removed D．glanced 小题8: A．continued B．performed C．concluded D．obtained 小题9: A．naturally B．finally C．indirectly D．gradually 小题10: A．1evel B．situation C．class D．rank 小题11: A．slightly B．nearly C．narrowly D．hardly 小题12: A．realized B．wondered C．understood D．believed 小题13: A．operated B．performed C．tolerated D．survived