When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch(接球) with me. I wasn’t very good at it, 16 we would play anyway. He was always telling me “Keep your eye on the ball” as I would not be able to catch even the 17 of throws. As I got 18 , we didn’t play catch as much. If I had a problem and would go to my father to ask for his 19 , he would try to 20 with me and say “Keep your eye on the ball”. We would both laugh 21 usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he would try to make me 22 . My father became 23 in 1995 when I was 23. There weren’t any more conversations, as he suffered from a stroke(中风). 24 could not speak. He could only give 25 words, which were sometimes hard to understand. I seemed to be pretty good at 26 his lips(唇) after a while, even better than the 27 who were caring for him there. During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend. 28 , I could read his lips: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled. That was the last time I saw my father 29 he passed away. Sometimes, all these years later, when I get in trouble, I just 30 myself “Keep your eye on the ball”. 小题1: A．so B．and C．but D．or 小题2: A．fastest B．easiest C．slowest D．highest 小题3: A．taller B．heavier C．younger D．older 小题4: A．words B．advice C．answer D．thought 小题5: A．joke B．play C．discuss D．stay 小题6: A．because B．when C．since D．though 小题7: A．cry B．sad C．shout D．smile 小题8: A．tired B．ill C．angry D．free 小题9: A．We B．I C．He D．They 小题10: A．throat B．finger C．body D．mouth 小题11: A．feeling B．reading C．hearing D．keeping 小题12: A．children B．nurses C．parents D．friends 小题13: A．However B．Therefore C．Once again D．Many times 小题14: A．after B．before C．as D．until 小题15: A．comfort B．believe C．tell D．enjoy