WhenIwasachild,myfatherhadtodothreejobsforafamilyofseven.EverytimeIsawhimcomebacklate,lookingtired,IpromisedmyselfthatsomedayIwouldshowmy(16)___tomyfatherforwhathehaddone.Overthenexttwentyyear
When I was a child,my father had to do three jobs for a family of seven.Every time I saw him come back late,looking tired,I promised myself that someday I would show my (16)___ to my father for what he had done.
Over the next twenty years,my father worked hard to (17)___ our big family and suffered (遭受)a lot from a heart problem.One morning,my father's old car (18)___ and he asked me to pick him up after his medical examination.He had (19)___ refused when I offered to replace(取代) his old car.He said that he did not want something that he was unable to pay himself.
As he stepped out of the doctor's office,he looked unusually(20)___.We drove in silence and he made me promise to keep the medical report as a (21)___.I did this with a heavy heart.
At that time,I was(22)___ a new car.I asked my father to go with me to pick one out.(23)___ I startedtalking with the salesman,I noticed my father admiring a brown car.I (24)___ chose a white car.My father took one final look at the brown car and seemed kind of (25)___before leaving I heard him muttering (嘀咕) to himself,"Really like that car.Wish I could (26)___ it.
Several days later,I asked my father if he could go with me to pick up (27)___ new car.As we arrived,the salesman (28)___ him a key to his new car-the brown one-and explained that it was for him,(29)___me.My father looked at me in great(30)___.I explained it was my childhood promise and smiled at this man,who had given up everything for his family.
16.A.thanksB.dreamsC.talentsD.regrets17.A.buildB.saveC.protectD.support18.A.set offB.came backC.broke downD.went by19.A.stronglyB.rudelyC.shylyD.happily20.A.angryB.movedC.seriousD.friendly21.