阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really
__1__your feeling?”
Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special
2 that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”
The
3 was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I
4 , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”
Again, his
5 was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the
6 because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and
7 in a hurry. Remember?”“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he
8 all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were
9 . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everything
had been thrown all over the place, and you
10 me.”
“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.
“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”
My heart sank. I felt
11 . I hugged Keith and asked him to
12 me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his
13 , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”
Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The
14 thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too
15 and didn’t keep it as their father.
| 小题1: | | A．showed | B．hurt | C．attended | D．expressed |
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| 小题2: | | A．candy | B．book | C．picture | D．toy |
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| 小题3: | | A．challenge | B．message | C．idea | D．fact |
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| 小题4: | | A．complained | B．apologized | C．continued | D．explained |
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| 小题5: | | A．suggestion | B．answer | C．memory | D．blame |
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| 小题6: | | A．hospital | B．church | C．school | D．garden |
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| 小题7: | | A．settled down | B．went on | C．set off | D．got up |
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| 小题8: | | A．knew | B．imagined | C．discovered | D．remembered |
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| 小题9: | | A．angry | B．worried | C．happy | D．satisfied |
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| 小题10: | | A．praised | B．punished | C．helped | D．educated |
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| 小题11: | | A．terrible | B．hopeless | C．inspired | D．encouraged |
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| 小题12: | | A．support | B．criticize | C．suspect | D．forgive |
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| 小题13: | | A．mother | B．brother | C．sister | D．father |
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| 小题14: | | A．strange | B．interesting | C．important | D．difficult |
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| 小题15: | | A．lightly | B．rudely | C．equally | D．truly |
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