题目内容：

When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, every time he asked me to ______ the hammer, just so we would have a time for a ______ with each other. I ______saw my dad drinking or taking a night out with the boys, all he did after ______ was taking care of his family.

I ______ and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning, no matter what. And when several ______ later I bought a house, my dad was ______ it by himself for three days in the 80°F summer heat. All he ______ was to hold his paint brush and talk to him. But I was too ______ in those days, I did not find any time for a conversation with my dad.

One Sunday ______ we had a telephone talk as usual, I noticed that my dad had _______some things that we discussed ______ . I was in a hurry, so our conversation was ______ . Few hours later that day came a call. My father was in a hospital with an aneurysm(动脉瘤). ______ I bought a ticket for a flight and ______ I was thinking about all ______ occasions(场合) to have a talk with my dad.

By the time I ______ at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who did not have ______ for a conversation with me. After his death I ______much more about him, and even more about myself. All he ever asked me was my time. And now he has all my ______every single day.

1.A. find    B. hold    C. pack    D. select

2.A. conversation    B. opinion    C. debate    D. bargain

3.A. ever    B. just    C. even    D. never

4.A. work    B. midnight    C. school    D. disaster

5.A. fell ill    B. broke up    C. grew up    D. brought up

6.A. weeks    B. years    C. hours    D. days

7.A. building    B. making    C. fixing    D. painting

8.A. shouted    B. disliked    C. asked    D. solved

9.A. busy    B. lazy    C. selfless    D. lonely

10.A. morning    B. evening    C. afternoon    D. midnight

11.A. recognized    B. buried    C. explored    D. forgotten

12.A. soon    B. lately    C. personally    D. briefly

13.A. short    B. boring    C. unbelievable    D. sad

14.A. Exactly    B. Gradually    C. Immediately    D. Finally

15.A. in a way    B. on my way    C. by the way    D. in my way

16.A. missed    B. impressed    C. suffering    D. painful

17.A. pointed    B. stared    C. arrived    D. called

18.A. words    B. time    C. permission    D. benefit

19.A. worried    B. concerned    C. cared    D. learned

20.A. sorrow    B. happiness    C. determination    D. attention