Reading and Listening (B6U1) More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance. When I was growing up, I was embarrassed ( 尴尬的 ) to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very___1___,and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for___2___, people would stare. I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted___3___.If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never___4___that he knew. It was__5___to coordinate (cooperate ) our steps — his hesitant, mine impatient — and because of that, we didn’t___6___much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said,"You set the___7___.I will try to follow you." Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was___8___he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day and would___9___it to the office even if others could not. A matter of___10___. He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or___11___. What he looked for___12___others was a "good heart", and if he found one, the___13___was good enough for him. Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper___14___by which to judge people, even though I___15___don’t know exactly what a "good heart" is.___ 16___I know the times I don’t have one myself. He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he___17___I was unwilling to be seen with him during our___18___. Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling___19___be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter. I think of him when I complain about trifles (something unimportant ), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a "good heart". At such times I put my hand on his arm to___20___my balance, and say, "You set the pace. I will try to follow you." 1 . A . strong B . energetic C . short D . handsome 2 . A . balance B . strength C . comfort D . courage 3 . A . care B . attention C . situation D . friendship 4 . A . hoped B . found C . liked D . showed 5 . A . easy B . difficult C . possible D . necessary 6 . A . see B . pay C . say D . give 7 . A . rule B . time C . step D . pace 8 . A . how B . why C . when D . where 9 . A . get B . make C . take D . walk 10 . A . joy B . faith C . belief D . pride 11 . A . rich B . successful C . able D . hardworking 12 . A . on B . in C . at D . with 13 . A . owner B . keeper C . winner D . other 14 . A . method B . value C . standard D . level 15 . A . yet B . also C . ever D . still 16 . A . And B . But C . Now D . Then 17 . A . sensed B . smelled C . agreed D . recognized 18 . A . walks B . talks C . stays D . visits 19 . A . afraid B . proud C . ashamed D . disappointed 20 . A . find B . keep C . refill D . regain