“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __21___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __22__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied. My mind could not ___23__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __24__ my horse show, football games and the 15 th birthday party. He always used the same __25__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __26__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __27__. As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__28__ 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 __29__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __30__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __31__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __32__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___33__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __34___. Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __35__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __36__inside, and I could feel my tears __37__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __38__ on the couch. __39__ 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__40__ than his whiskey bottle. 小题1: A．confidently B．eagerly C．proudly D．fearfully 小题2: A．reach B．keep C．take D．make 小题3: A．create B．support C．appreciate D．accept 小题4: A．watch B．avoid C．attend D．speed 小题5: A．excuse B．reply C．promise D．trick 小题6: A．Besides B．Thus C．Otherwise D．However 小题7: A．active B．formal C．different D．serious 小题8: A．recognized B．greeted C．encouraged D．showed 小题9: A．air B．audience C．school D．playground 小题10: A．rather than B．other than C．except for D．along with 小题11: A．stage B．position C．office D．exit 小题12: A．Jill’s B．teacher’s C．mother’s D．father’s 小题13: A．fixed B．touched C．hurt D．inserted 小题14: A．successfully B．disappointedly C．delightedly D．hopefully 小题15: A．drunk B．woken C．forgiven D．hidden 小题16: A．stepped B．noticed C．examined D．glanced 小题17: A．getting off B．taking down C．building up D．turning around 小题18: A．learning B．lying C．putting D．carrying 小题19: A．How B．Where C．Why D．Whether 小题20: A．perfect B．comfortable C．fortunate D．important