题目内容：

My father’s only child, I was an obvious candidate to be his fishing companion.

My most vivid ________ of our fishing outings are those at Lily Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. By the age of 6, I’d ________ my first lesson in fish behavior: fish like an ________ breakfast, which means crawling from our sleeping bags ________. We climbed the winding road to the lake, ________ the wooden footbridge, built above a dam. A path led us to the ________ tied up at the water edge.

My father rowed us through the dark green channels. We spoke ________, and the only other sounds were the liquid dipping of the oars（橹）and an occasional bird cry. ________ a promising-looking spot, we baited our hooks, ________ our lines, and waited. For those few hours, the lake was ours.

My father and I had an uneasy ________. His behavior had too often embarrassed me. But on those fishing mornings, he could ________ me the lessons of fishing---not only how to fish, but also other lessons:

We wouldn’t always get what we ________.

With patience, though, we might.

The wait could be as ________ as the reward.

Much could be heard in the quiet of the dawn.

_____ between two people don’t need to be filled.

I don’t remember how old I was the last time I went fishing with my father at Lily Lake. But those times ________ fishing were the closest moment I ________ with my father as a child.

My father is gone now, but I ________ recently to Lily Lake. I crossed the wooden footbridge and stood on the shore. A silver flash ________ the water’s surface, spreading littering rings. I was there again with my father, ________ through islands of lily pads, and I whispered a thank-you for ________ he taught me.

1.A. thoughts    B. honors    C. dreams    D. memories

2.A. deserves    B. benefited    C. learned    D. achieved

3.A. elegant    B. early    C. absolute    D. active

4.A. before dawn    B. during break    C. at night    D. after dark

5.A. crossing    B. reaching    C. following    D. examining

6.A. horse    B. house    C. bag    D. boat

7.A. loudly    B. silently    C. softly    D. eagerly

8.A. Noticing    B. Choosing    C. Checking    D. Digging

9.A. cast    B. left    C. put    D. pull

10.A. connection    B. relationship    C. communication    D. similarity

11.A. give    B. drive    C. teach    D. tell

12.A. want    B. keep    C. improve    D. gain

13.A. disappointing    B. puzzling    C. frightening    D. satisfying

14.A. Significances    B. Differences    C. Difficulties    D. Silences

15.A. spent    B. taken    C. brought    D. paid

16.A. stayed    B. had    C. carried    D. took

17.A. moved    B. adjusted    C. returned    D. refused

18.A. bothered    B. interrupted    C. damaged    D. broke

19.A. rowing    B. fishing    C. standing    D. going

20.A. why    B. what    C. when    D. which