It was a cold morning several years ago. My alarm clock had just gone off but I was having    1    getting out of bed. Dad had died a few weeks before and I found myself just going through a range of    2  . I felt weighed down by grief, sadness, and depression.

Dad had a    3    and would sometimes shout at me, but he also had a kind and gentle laugh. But we still    4    touched and never hugged. Finally his own health began to rapidly    5    and soon brain cancer had taken him from us. I remember thinking what I haven’t had was just one    6    hug from him.

I sighed and got out my    7  . I turned on the lights. I saw my son walking down the hall to meet me. Suddenly, he opened his    8    and gave me a huge, heart-felt, hug. And just as he did I heard Dad’s    9    deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!” At the same time I    10    and smiled. At that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all    11   , I felt loved. I felt loved by Dad. And I knew that I couldn’t    12    on life. I still had a lot of things left to do and a lot of love left to    13   .

Life here can seem very long but in    14    it is so very brief. Never    15    an opportunity to love. And always keep your heart and your arms open for a hug!

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1.My alarm clock had just gone off but I was having (1) getting out of bed.

A need

B danger

C trouble

D power

解析：选C。C 从前面的“My alarm clock had just gone off, but...”可以得知作者不想起床，所以此处要用“have trouble getting out of bed”。

2.Dad had died a few weeks before and I found myself just going through a range of (2).

A actions

B emotions

C operations

D inventions

解析：选B。 B 从后面的“by grief, sadness, and depression”可以得知在父亲去世后，作者正在经历一系列的“情感（emotions）”波动。

3.Dad had a (3) and would sometimes shout at me, but he also had a kind and gentle laugh.

A thing

B fashion

C leisure

D temper

解析：选D。D 从后面的“sometimes shout at me”可以得知父亲是个有脾气的人，所以此处要用temper。

4.But we still (4) touched and never hugged.

A usually

B barely

C slowly

D slightly

解析：选B。B 从后面的“never hugged”可以得知作者和父亲“几乎没拥抱过”，所以此处要用barely。

5.Finally his own health began to rapidly (5) and soon brain cancer had taken him from us.

A rise

B add

C cut

D fail

解析：选D。D 从下面的“soon brain cancer had taken him from us”可以得知父亲的健康开始“衰败（fail）”。

6.I remember thinking what I haven’t had was just one (6) hug from him.

A best

B worst

C highest

D last

解析：选D。D 从上文可以得知作者的父亲去世了，结合上文的“never hugged”可推知作者没得到的是父亲的“最后一次拥抱”，所以此处要用last。

7.I sighed and got out my (7).

A bed

B chair

C kitchen

D table

解析：选A。A 根据第1题后面的“getting out of bed”可以得知作者不想起床，但是到了最后作者叹了口气，还是起来了，所以此处要用bed。

8.Suddenly, he opened his (8) and gave me a huge, heart-felt, hug.

A eyes

B books

C arms

D hairs

解析：选C。C 根据下面的“gave me a huge, heart-felt, hug”可以得知儿子只有展开双臂（arms），才能给作者一个大大的拥抱。

9.And just as he did I heard Dad’s (9) deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!”

A voice

B impression

C smile

D noise

解析：选A。A 从后面的“Joey, this hug is from me”可以得知作者感觉那是来自父亲的“声音（voice）”。此题容易误选D，这里指人的声音，因此用voice；而noise是指“噪音”，故排除。

10.At the same time I (10) and smiled.

A fell

B sang

C cried

D left

解析：选C。C 因为孩子的拥抱，作者感觉到了父亲的存在，所以作者因为这份感动而又哭（cried）又笑。

11.At that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all (11), I felt loved.

A separated

B crowded

C arrived

D met

解析：选D。D 就在那一刻，在心灵、思想和精神的交汇处，作者感受到了爱，所以此处要用met。

12.And I knew that I couldn’t (12) on life.

A turn on

B give up

C get off

D move in

解析：选B。B 从后面的“I still had a lot of things left to do”可以得知作者有很多事情要做，因此不能“放弃（give up）”生活。

13.I still had a lot of things left to do and a lot of love left to (13).

A sell

B obtain

C ignore

D share

解析：选D。D 作者认为有很多事情可以做，有很多的爱要“分享（share）”。

14.Life here can seem very long but in (14) it is so very brief.

A peace

B trouble

C truth

D need

解析：选C。C 从后面的“it is so very brief”可以得知生命看似漫长，但其实是很短暂的，所以此处要用in truth。

15.Never (15) an opportunity to love.

A miss

B use

C carry

D catch

解析：选A。A 从文章最后一段最后一句的“And always keep your heart and your arms open for a hug”可以得知不要“错过（miss）”给予的机会。