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完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。    Before I turned 29, my parents moved to Queensland, where I arrived for a visit six months later. I 1 upon my mother with hugs, and for the first time in my life I said, “I love you, mom!” Then I gently 2, expecting some kind of reciprocation. But it never came. Instead, she appeared 3 in horror.    When I was back at work, I overheard a workmate on a call to her mother and she concluded it with “I love you, Mum.” As 4 as that. Why wasn't it like that in mine? Something had to be done about this 5situation once and for all.    My 6 came the next Sunday during my weekly phone call to my mother. After we had shared our usual pleasantries and7, I took a deep breath and asked, “Do you love me, Mum?” After a short 8, she replied, “I love you. Don't be silly. You know we never said things like that in my family.”    “Well, I want it to be said in ours. From now on I want to 9 our conversations with 'I love you.'”    In May 2000 my mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 10 to hospital, and I phoned every day to 11 her. One evening when I rang, a nurse answered the phone and regretfully informed me that my mother's condition had rapidly worsened. She wasn't expected to 12 it through the night.    Knowing I couldn't get a flight in time, I asked the nurse to put the phone next to my mother's ear so I could talk to her. “She's 13 conscious,” the nurse replied. “It's unlikely she'll hear you.” But I didn't care. I wanted to do it 14.    15 she'd placed the phone by my mother's ear, I started 16 and telling Mum over and over again that I loved her. At first, all I could hear was “Hmmmm”—but then, like a miracle, with a deep 17she said, “Love you … love you, darling.” It was the last thing she said before drifting into 18.    Although I was overwhelmed by her death, the surprising part was how well I 19. Of course, losing a parent is extremely painful and I shed many tears, but receiving those lovely last words made it much more 20. I had closure in the best possible way. （1） A . fell      B . struck  C . relied D . depended （2） A . pushed off  B . turned up  C . pulled away D . looked on （3） A . deserted  B . frozen   C . guilty  D . clumsy （4） A . simple  B . sacred   C . apparent  D . original （5） A . stress   B . crisis      C . emergency  D . love （6） A . potential   B . opportunity C . inspiration D . choice （7） A . interests B . secrets C . expectations  D . updates （8） A . preparation  B . friction  C . hesitation D . identification （9） A . end    B . start   C . continue D . hold （10） A . permitted B . admitted    C . allowed  D . sentenced （11） A . check on   B . attend to C . call on D . see to （12） A . take       B . face C . make  D . cool （13） A . entirely   B . absolutely  C . slightly D . barely （14） A . therefore B . otherwise C . anyway  D . somehow （15） A . Before   B . Once  C . Unless  D . Since （16） A . whispering  B . yelling C . screaming D . sobbing （17） A . sigh     B . conversation C . thought D . sleep （18） A . calmness    B . unconsciousness  C . hardness D . sickness （19） A . prayed      B . clarified   C . coped D . concluded （20） A . authentic  B . arbitrary C . precise  D . bearable 答案：（1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）A；（5）D；（6）B；（7）D；（8）C；（9）A；（10）B；（11）A；（12）C；（13）D；（14）C；（15）B；（16）D；（17）A；（18）B；（19）C；（20）D；

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