题目内容：

I’m sitting at the airport watching people in the last minutes before their loved ones arrive or depart.

A woman is running in circles trying to gather family members together for a _______. When the final moment comes before _______, she wraps her arms around her son, giving him a _______ hug that should protect him until she _______.

I sit with a book in my hands, waiting for my turn to leave, _______ because the ones I love have a different _______ from mine.

I think of other departures and arrivals. I _______ seeing my daughter. I wrapped myself around her as if she’d been _______. That year she was in her first year at university, coming home for the first time.

Today my flight is two hours late. When my flight is _______ called, I gather my book and luggage. ________ there is no one to see me off, I do not ________ to see where I have come from. ________, I think of my husband at work ________ if I have left yet.

As I head towards the plane, I find myself ________ yet another arrival and departure. That year, my 91-year-old grandfather died. After returning from his funeral, I arrived at the airport ________. My husband of only a year was waiting at the gate to take me in his arms. Because of my tears, ________ was looking at us, but I didn’t ________.

Life needs the important ________ all the time. I wish that all the people who went on a ________ could come back to find someone ________ them. I also wish they could leave with someone to see them off.

1.A. lecture    B. goodbye    C. dinner    D. party

2.A. gathering    B. boarding    C. announcing    D. landing

3.A. powerful    B. gentle    C. warm    D. common

4.A. leaves    B. survives    C. returns    D. recovers

5.A. frightened    B. anxious    C. relaxed    D. alone

6.A. schedule    B. attitude    C. position    D. target

7.A. imagine    B. enjoy    C. recall    D. consider

8.A. stolen    B. cheated    C. lost    D. punished

9.A. punctually    B. finally    C. abruptly    D. repeatedly

10.A. Although    B. While    C. Till    D. Since

11.A. slow down    B. get off    C. look back    D. run away

12.A. However    B. Besides    C. Instead    D. Therefore

13.A. doubting    B. asking    C. predicting    D. wondering

14.A. remembering    B. forgetting    C. planning    D. rejecting

15.A. shouting    B. crying    C. laughing    D. whispering

16.A. someone    B. everyone    C. none    D. anyone

17.A. care    B. respond    C. scold    D. flee

18.A. arrival    B. chance    C. departure    D. moment

19.A. journey    B. diet    C. picnic    D. holiday

20.A. worrying about    B. smiling at    C. talking of    D. waiting for