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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C、D) 中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

After my mother passed away, my dad tried even harder to stay healthy and active. Each morning he swam in the pool, and no matter how he felt, he would _________  swim one more lap (圈) than the previous day, just to prove there was always room for _________  .

By his late 70s, in spite of his swimming, his strength and energy had noticeably   _________ . By age 81, he was in poor health because of heart problems and arthritis (关节炎). He pretended he didn’t   _________ to lean heavily on me for support as we walked slowly, I pretended not to _________ , and naturally held him. One day he said, “In case of an emergency, I do not _________ to be kept alive by any medical means. I’ve made an official will for that _________   .”

A month later he had a heart attack. In the emergency room,   _________, he told me his wish. He was _________ with intensive care (重症护理), but he still had his sense of _________  , asking me, “Does this mean we can’t keep our lunch date tomorrow?” Then he turned toward the wall next to his bed, and _________ to look at me. There was a miserable silence between us. Then he said, “I don’t want you to _________ me as a helpless old man.   _________ you won’t, darling! And please go now.”

Those were my father’s last   _________  . I had regretted not holding his hand and telling him of my love as he had passed on, _________  a dream set me free. My father came to visit me in the dream and told me his _________ of the story:

I’m telling you the truth, my darling daughter. I _________  you love me as I love you. And I did not want you there _________ my death. That was what you wanted, not what I wanted. My death was _________, just the way it was. There are two sides to everything－ _________ death.

1.A. never      B. seldom       C. occasionally      D. always

2.A. success     B. activeness   C. improvement        D. feeling

3.A. decreased  B. increased   C. recovered         D. protected

4.A. like        B. dare      C. need               D. expect

5.A. accept      B. notice     C. mention           D. believe

6.A. pretend    B. order        C. believe        D. want

7.A. situation  B. decision    C. condition         D. subject

8.A. instead    B. again      C. besides           D. moreover

9.A. curious    B. satisfied    C. uncomfortable    D. unfamiliar

10.A. reasoning B. purpose    C. humor              D. direction

11.A. failed    B. refused    C. tended             D. intended

12.A. remember  B. treat        C. recognize          D. accept

13.A. Promise  B. Permit       C. Forbid             D. Try

14.A. lessons    B. suggestions  C. awards             D. words

15.A. unless  B. if           C. until              D. because

16.A. ground  B. side         C. step               D. line

17.A. doubt      B. imagine      C. know               D. require

18.A. before  B. after        C. at                D. without

19.A. perfect    B. incredible  C. amazing           D. imaginable

20.A. mostly  B. nearly       C. even               D. ever