It's hard being an astronaut'
s son．I mean, everybody 1 you to be special or perfect, and I'm just a （n） 2 student, and I'm also ordinary, too…when it 3 basketball, football, soccer and baseball．
I often wonder how my father 4 had a son like me．I mean he is so special and so good at everything． 5 I used to dream about doing something unusual to 6 my father and make him proud of me．
In one class, my teacher 7 a Father's Day essay contest for us and the winner's essays would be read in front of all the parents and students．After school, I walked home, 8 about my father, who I would write about in my essay．
He sat with me in the 9 when I was a kid and had a nightmare （恶梦）．He 10 me with a new puppy （小狗） at my eighth birthday party．He sat and tried to 11 death to me when Grandpa Bob died．To me, he wasn't a world famous astronaut, 12 my dad．
I wrote about all these 13 in my essay．
One of our neighbors said, "I 14 you will win the contest, David．You are the only one in town who could write about being the son of an astronaut．”I 15 ．
I hadn't shown anyone the essay, but now I almost hoped I wouldn't win．I didn't want to win just 16 my father was an astronaut．
I won the second prize．When I finished reading my essay, the audience （听众） applauded．I saw my father blowing his 17 ．I went back to my seat．Dad nodded to me, 18 his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．"Son, this is the 19 moment of my life, he said．
It was the proudest moment of my life, too．Maybe I'll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but just then, it was 20 just to be my father's son．
1．A．hopes B．expects C．imagines D．supposes
2．A．average B．excellent C．stupid D．bright
3．A．refers to B．relates to C．occurs to D．comes to
4．A．ever B
．never C．just D．already
5．A．For B．As C．But D．So
6．A．influence B．appeal C．impress D．interest
7．A．announced B．offered C．reminded D．confirmed
8．A．caring B．worrying C．thinking D．talking
9．A．panic B．dark C．sadness D．distance
10．A．pleased B．supported C．encouraged D．inspired
11．A．account B．explain C．declare D．claim
12．A．still B．already C．thus D．just
13．A．memories B．affairs C．accidents D．experiences
14．A．deny B．bet C．argue D．guess
15．A．shrugged B．stared C．nodded D．smiled
16．A．because B．like C．while D．if
17．A．mouth B．face C．nose D．eyes
18．A．cleaned B．cut C．cleared D．opened
19．A．proudest B．best C．biggest D．fittest
20．A．hopeful B．enough C．natural D．happy