完形填空。 'Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?' I 1 asked my father. 'I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I'll be able to 2 it on time. I am just too busy right now,' he replied. My mind could not 3 the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to 4 my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same 5 . Why had I even bothered to ask? 6 , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be 7 . As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends 8 me.'Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.' I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the 9 as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, 10 three others. I followed my classmates to the 11 . When I reached out my hand to shake the 12 , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother's camera 13 my eyes and I knew my dad wasn't there. I walked back to my seat 14 . Back at home, seeing my dad's car in the garage, I told myself he would not be 15 . But the strong smell of alcohol (酒精) hit me as soon as I 16 inside, and I could feel my tears 17 . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him 18 on the couch. 19 did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more 20 than his whiskey bottle. (     )1. A. confidently (     )2. A. reach (     )3. A. create (     )4. A. watch (     )5. A. excuse (     )6. A. Besides (     )7. A. active (     )8. A. recognized (     )9. A. air (     )10. A. apart from (     )11. A. stage (     )12. A. Jill’s (     )13. A. fixed (     )14. A. successfully (     )15. A. drunk (     )16. A. stepped (     )17. A. getting off (     )18. A. leaning (     )19. A. How (     )20. A. perfect B. eagerly B. keep B. support B. avoid B. reply B. Thus B. formal B. greeted B. audience B. other than B. position B. teacher’s B. touched B. disappointedly B. woken B. noticed B. taking down B. lying B. Where B. comfortable C. proudly C. take C. appreciate C. attend C. promise C. Otherwise C. different C. encouraged C. school C. except for C. office C. mother’s C. hurt C. delightedly C. forgiven C. examined C. building up C. putting C. Why C. fortunate D. fearfully D. make D. accept D. speed D. trick D. However D. serious D. showed D. playground D. along with D. exit D. father’s D. inserted D. hopefully D. hidden D. glanced D. turning around D. carrying D. Whether D. important