大学英语完形填空练习 (3)

Cloze (10 points)

Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked___1___at me and said “I love you. ” I didn’t know what to say. ___2___several seconds all I could do was to stand there and___3___down at him. My first thought was he must need___4___while doing his homework___5___he was trying to prepare me for some___6___. Finally, I asked, “What was that all about?” “Nothing. ” He said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an experiment. ” he next day I___7___his teacher at my office to find out more about this “experiment”and how the other parents had responded. “___8___, most of the fathers had the same reaction as you did. ” The teacher said, “When I first___9___ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The___10___is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of___11___. It’s some- thing all human beings___12___. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too ___13___that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be___14___to tell his dad that he loves him. ” The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how difficult it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say. When my son came to me___15___, I held on to him for an extra second. And just before he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly ___16___, “Hey, I love you. ” I didn’t know if saying that would make___17___of us healthier, but we did feel pretty ___18___. Maybe___19___time when one of my children says “I love you. ” , it would not take me a whole___20___ to think of the right answer.

1. A. down B. away C. out D. up

2. A. After B. For C. In D. On

3. A. glare B. get C. stare D. knock

4. A. money B. time C. help D. paper

5. A. or B. but C. when D. while

6. A. money B. news C. test D. explanation

7. A. advised B. told C. called D. informed

8. A. Basically B. Fortunately C. Usually D. Frequently

9. A. allowed B. agreed C. suggested D. planned

10. A. cause B. point C. way D. problem

11. A. body B. work C. study D. health

12. A. agree B. understand C. know D. require

13. A. bad B. good C. easy D. hard

14. A. happy B. afraid C. pleased D. able

15.A.that day B. that moment C.that evening D.that morning

16. A. sound B. voice C. whisper D. courage

17. A. neither B. either C. most D. few

18.A terrible B. disappointed C. bad D. good