题目内容：

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项﹙A、B、C和D﹚中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was only eight, my father decided to work far from home to earn a living for the whole family. He _________that he would come back home once a year. Thinking that he didn't love me, I had too much difficulty_________  the unexpected and sudden _________  at that time. No matter how many times mother explained it to me, l could not help _________ him for his leaving.

Whenever I saw other parents sending their children to school _________  while I only had my mother with me, I couldn't  _________  asking myself, “Why can't I have the honor?” Whenever there was a sports meet, I felt that I was the only one _________  to get encouragement from a father. Obviously I didn't understand my father; _________  , I even blamed him for not being there for me. I _________  the only way to let him know my feelings was to _________  him the cold shoulder, so I never gave him any  _________. He did not know how to _________ to my indifferent attitude, which gradually formed a great_________  between father and me.

However, one day things _________ . I was ill. While lying in bed, suddenly my phone rang, and it was my dad. When I answered the phone, to my _________ , I heard him crying. I never saw him cry. After a while he said, “You don't know how  _________ I feel. If there is one-in-a-thousand chance that I could get back to you, I will not _________ . However, I cannot. Sometimes one must give something up to take his real_________  . You don't know how much I _________you. Every time I hear your voice, I cannot stop blaming myself for leaving you.” At that moment, I _________ him and knew that sometimes one has to stop trying something so as to be really responsible.

1.A. promoted   B. promised   C. proved  D. persuaded

2.A. receiving B. adapting C. accepting D. controlling

3.A. decision  B. idea C. feeling D. advice

4.A. punishing  B. blaming  C. forgiving  D. teasing

5.A. gently B. strictly  C. hurriedly D. happily

6.A. regret B. remember C. like D. stop

7.A. unwilling B. uncertain C. unable  D. unfit

8.A. instead  B. therefore C. otherwise  D. however

9.A. thought   B. searched C. hoped  D. noticed

10.A. send B. give  C. make D. bring

11.A. look B. money C. face D. call

12.A. respond  B. contribute C. return D. attend

13.A. bridge B. opinion C. barrier D. connection

14.A. arose B. changed  C. cleared D. adjusted

15.A. relief B. sorrow C. disappointment D. surprise

16.A. empty B. lucky C. guilty  D. calm

17.A. hesitate  B. accept C. avoid D. doubt

18.A. credit B. fame C. responsibility  D. advice

19.A. value B. trust  C. know D. love

20.A. admired B. understood  C. supported D. respected