As I thought about the various things l would teach Mekhi Eli, my son, I thought about
how 41 I was for the lesson my father taught me, for which I am extremely appreciative.
This lesson wasn't 42 taught. It was accidental. It wasn't a conversation or
shining example of what to do. It was a 43 —a costly mistake. There are things,
44 ,that are seldom learned 45 a mistake is made.
My father was my 46 hero, so it was pretty hard for me to accept their divorce
(离婚). But that was nothing 47 to what was coming. When I was 15 he told me
something that absolutely devastating(灾难性的)-he was 48 to drugs. I remember
standing there in complete _ 49 _ thinking to myself. "My dad is taking drugs! Now you're
not my father; you're a(an) 50 ! Heroes don't 51 to the bad guys." Pain and
confusion _ 52 the air. I wanted to 53 , but I couldn't. There was too much _ 54
too much resentment(怨恨).
For a few years he 55 his addiction and I, along with my two little brothers and
three little 56 , battled our emotions. 57 , we all won. That day my dad came up
to me and said, "Son, I did it. I 58 it. I'm 59 ! ,'
No matter what happens or what mistakes you make-a bad grade, a bad interview or
just bad _ 60 , if my father can come back from that, then you know you can come back
from anything.
41. A. regretful B. grateful C. forgetful D. pitiful
42. A gradually B. carefully C. intentionally D. generally
43. A. mistake B. coincidence C. lesson D. disaster
44. A. fortunately B. unfortunately C. furthermore D. however
45. A. if B. unless C. though D. because
46. A. childhood B. adulthood C. daughterhood D. brotherhood
47. A. exposed B. shown C. connected D. compared
48. A. attached B. attracted C. addicted D. devoted
49. A. belief B. disbelief C. agreement D. disagreement
50. A. cheater B. hero C. star D. fool
51. A. lead B. add C. lose D. appeal
52. A. emptied B. opened C. closed D. filled
53. A. shout B. cry C. laugh D. scream
54. A. anger B. discomfort C. offence D. failure
55. A. defeated B. enjoyed C. battled D. accepted
56. A. daughters B. sons C. sisters D. cousins
57. A. Eventually B. Immediately C. Instantly D. Directly
58. A. took B. beat C. hit D. hated
59. A. dirty B. hungry C. sorry D. clean
60. A. results B. examples C. conversations D. decisions