题目内容：

Last March my dad told us that there was a chance he would be deployed （部署，派遣）overseas. My brother and I didn't think anything of it and forgot his  _____. Two weeks later, Dad didn't come home on time. We didn't think it was serious _____it wasn't the first time. We waited, and _____at midnight Dad came in. We asked where he'd been. He just _______, “I am leaving tomorrow for Afghanistan（阿富汗）.”

Hearing that, we were in _____, thinking that this could not be happening to us. But when he started _____ his desert uniforms we knew it was for real.
   He sat us all down and my brothers and I had a discussion about _____ we were going to do while he was away. And then we _____ and helped him get ready. We _____his uniforms and talked more about what we needed to do. We didn't get to sleep ______ 4 a.m. Therefore, my dad called school to _____ we were not going to be there that day.

We took off for Madison _____he would check in and get ready to leave. When we got there the official told us that he _____ leave until 5 p.m. We had our last _____together and then headed to the airport. We were told it was time to leave. We hugged him and said  _____.

“_____is going to happen to me, and I love you,” he said. Then he was _____. We left the airport not saying anything to each other.

My dad is _____gone, and he won't be home for a while. He talks to us ____ on the phone. I hope that my story makes you think about your own family now and what _____to you.

1.A. promise    B. words    C. birthday    D. appointment

2.A. when    B. though    C. that    D. since

3.A. finally    B. gradually    C. constantly    D. actually

4.A. whispered    B. wept    C. replied    D. screamed

5.A. excitement    B. shock    C. relief    D. peace

6.A. packing    B. wearing    C. searching    D. mending

7.A. how    B. when    C. whether    D. what

8.A. woke up    B. cheered up    C. stayed up    D. turned up

9.A. removed    B. ironed    C. sewed    D. chose

10.A. until    B. over    C. in    D. after

11.A. confirm    B. announce    C. deny    D. explain

12.A. when    B. that    C. where    D. why

13.A. couldn’t    B. wouldn’t    C. needn’t    D. mustn’t

14.A. meal    B. weekend    C. talk    D. lesson

15.A. apology    B. hello    C. thanks    D. good-bye

16.A. Anything    B. Everything    C. Nothing    D. Something

17.A. missing    B. gone    C. lost    D. puzzled

18.A. still    B. even    C. ever    D. yet

19.A. seriously    B. frequently    C. loudly    D. occasionally

20.A. belongs    B. appeals    C. counts    D. happens