题目内容：

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

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. promiseB. wordsC. birthdayD. appointment

2.A. whenB. thoughC. thatD. since

3.A. finallyB. graduallyC. constantlyD. actually

4.A. whisperedB. weptC. repliedD. screamed

5.A. excitementB. shockC. reliefD. peace

6.A. packingB. wearingC. searchingD. mending

7.A. howB. whenC. whetherD. what

8.A. woke upB. cheered upC. stayed upD. turned up

9.A. removedB. ironedC. sewedD. chose

10.A. untilB. overC. inD. after

11.A. confirmB. announceC. denyD. explain

12.A. whenB. thatC. whereD. why

13.A. couldn’tB. wouldn’tC. needn’tD. mustn’t

14.A. mealB. weekendC. talkD. lesson

15.A. apologyB. helloC. thanksD. good-bye

16.A. AnythingB. EverythingC. NothingD. Something

17.A. missingB. goneC. lostD. puzzled

18.A. stillB. evenC. everD. yet

19.A. seriouslyB. frequentlyC. loudlyD. occasionally

20.A. belongsB. appealsC. countsD. happens