题目内容：

My father lived a long life and was deeply loved by his wife, three children，eleven grandchildren and a large number of friends. He was smart and quick-headed. When I asked if he’d like to join me on Virgin Airlines, I remember him ________  replying: “Why not? It’s as close to heaven as I’ll ever get!”

While he could always make us____, he was also quiet, considerate and full of  wonderful___ for us so that we could do better.

When I was a child, I ________  myself to the change in Dad’s loose drawer—I didn’t     see it as stealing, but rather as just borrowing without a___ to give back—and bought chocolate from our local corner shop.

One day, while____ the shop with my father, the shopkeeper questioned my____  spending habits: “Now I don’t want to get him into any____, Mr. Branson, but I don’t know  where  young  Richard  is  getting  all  his___________from. He’s becoming my best customer—I __________he isn’t stealing it.”

Dad ______  by looking her straight in the eyes and saying loudly, “Madam, how dare  you___ my son of stealing?”

After we left the shop, my father never spoke a word about the____. However, his deliberate ______ for the rest of the day expressed everything. The way he ______  the    situation taught me a hugely effective lesson. I learned that the power of the ______  words can be frighteningly influential.

By ________  my honesty he made me feel more _________  than if he had scolded me. I     also learned the power of _______  and second chances. And these lessons have ________  me well in both life and work.

1.A. nervously    B. deliberately    C. sensitively    D. humorously

2.A. calm    B. laugh    C. benefit    D. reflect

3.A. advice    B. patience    C. expectation    D. appreciation

4.A. guided    B. forced    C. helped    D. attracted

5.A. dream    B. receipt    C. way    D. plan

6.A. visiting    B. discussing    C. exploring    D. processing

7.A. reasonable    B. flexible    C. usual    D. careless

8.A. debt    B. trouble    C. honor    D. change

9.A. confidence    B. pleasure    C. pride    D. money

10.A. know    B. hope    C. admit    D. remember

11.A. responded    B. exploded    C. attacked    D. betrayed

12.A. convince    B. inform    C. accuse    D. warn

13.A. question    B. incident    C. trip    D. shopkeeper

14.A. absence    B. sadness    C. anger    D. silence

15.A. met with    B. lived off    C. dealt with    D. lived through

16.A. unspoken    B. proper    C. meaningful    D. enjoyable

17.A. discovering    B. losing    C. defending    D. exhibiting

18.A. guilty    B. powerful    C. annoyed    D. embarrassed

19.A. communication    B. friendship    C. blame    D. forgiveness

20.A. grasped    B. served    C. expressed    D. presented