完形填空。 In the doorway of my home，I looked closely at my 23yearold son，Daniel.In a few hours he would be flying to France to  __ 1 __ a different life.It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel's life.I wanted to  __ 2 __  him some words of significance.But nothing came from my lips，and this was not the __ 3 __ time I had let such moments pass. When Daniel was five，I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten.He asked，“What is it going to be like，Dad? Can I do it？” Then he walked__ 4 __  the steps of the bus and disappeared inside.The bus drove away and I said nothing.A decade later，a similar __ 5 __  played itself out.I drove him to college.As I started to leave，I tried to think of something to say to give him __ 6 __  and confidence as he started this new stage of life.Again，words  __ 7 __ me. Now，as I stood before him，I thought of those__ 8 __ opportunities.How many times have I let such moments  __ 9 __ ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have __ 10 __ to me.Or what he might want to face in the years  __ 11 __.Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？__ 12 __  as I stood before Daniel， I knew that it did matter.My father and I loved each other.Yet，I always__ 13 __  never hearing him put his__ 14 __into words.Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten.Why is it so  __ 15 __  to tell a son something from the heart? My mouth turned dry，and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.“Daniel，” I said，“If I could have picked，I would have picked you.” That's all I could say.He hugged me.For a moment，the world__ 16 __ and there were just Daniel and me.He was saying something，but tears misted my eyes，and I couldn't understand what he was saying.All I was__ 17 __ of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed__ 18 __ mine.What I had said to Daniel was  __ 19 __.It was nothing.And yet， it was  __ 20 __ . (     )1．A.experience (     )2．A.show (     )3．A.last (     )4．A.upward (     )5．A.sign (     )6．A.interest (     )7．A.failed (     )8．A.future (     )9．A.last (     )10．A.counted (     )11．A.forward (     )12．A.But (     )13．A.wondered (     )14．A.views (     )15．A.important (     )16．A.disappeared (     )17．A.sensitive (     )18．A.by (     )19．A.clumsy (     )20．A.none B．spend B．give B．first B．into B．scene B．instruction B．discouraged B．embarrassing B．fly B．meant B．before B．And B．regretted B．actions B．essential B．changed B．convinced B．against B．gentle B．all C．enjoy C．leave C．very C．down C．scenery C．courage C．struck C．obvious C．pass C．valued C．ago C．Instead C．minded C．feelings C．complex C．progressed C．aware C．on C．absurd C．anything D．shape D．instruct D．next D．up D．sight D．direction D．troubled D．lost D．remain D．eared D．ahead D．So D．tried D．attitudes D．hard D．advanced D．tired D．with D．moving D．everything