II．完形填空
命题意图：以下两篇完形填空题的主题突出，语言简明，容易理解，绝大部分试题属于根据主旨分析判断的理解题，有利于学生解题，提高他们的解题能力和自信心。请针对学生实际情况，选用以下训练题。
（1） My father was an ill-humored man．I knew he loved me and his love was deep．He just didn’t know how to   36   it.
One evening we went out for a night on the town．We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively   37 ．When it played a familiar waltz tune I decided to   38   him for a dance.
“Dad, you know I’ve never   39   with you before．I begged you but you   40   wanted to．How about right now?”
I waited for the   41   refusal．But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s hit the floor and I’ll   42   you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make.”
My father took me in his   43   and I felt overcome by emotion.
As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he   44   my eyes.
“Dad,” I finally  45  , tears in my eyes, “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?” At last his eyes dropped to my face．“  46   I love you so much.” he whispered back．I was struck dumb by his   47 ．It wasn’t what I had thought．But it was of course exactly what I needed to   48 ．I had always known that he loved me．I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had   49   him and made him silent．“I love you too, Dad!” I whispered back softly．He stumbled （结结巴巴地说） over the next few words: “I’m sorry that I’m not open．It’s   50   for me, but just remember how much I love you.”
When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies’ room and during my absence   51   changed．
When I came back, Dad sat in his chair   52   his body leaning forward, very pale．Everything was really too late．He was   53 ．
That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face．But it’s a totally different scene    that I   54   now．I remember him saying “I love you” and my saying it back．The three words   55  on forever long after we are gone．
36．A．answer        B．express        C．mention       D．understand
37．A．band         B．hall           C．sofa          D．bar
38．A．invite        B．teach         C．help          D．show
39．A．chatted       B．sang           C．danced        D．stayed
40．A．still         B．even         C．also          D．never
41．A．final           B．normal        C．rough         D．usual
42．A．tell          B．show          C．ask          D．explain
43．A．arms           B．hands          C．heart           D．mind
44．A．noticed       B．ignored       C．avoided       D．greeted
45．A．complained     B．whispered       C．explained        D．shouted
46．A．Because      B．Though       C．If            D．While
47．A．response     B．advise         C．promise        D．excuse
48．A．find          B．know        C．hear          D．think
49．A．surprised     B．pleased       C．inspired      D．frightened
50．A．clear           B．important        C．impossible       D．hard
51．A．everything      B．something       C．nothing       D．anything
52．A．for          B．with               C．on           D．from
53．A．moved        B．tired               C．lost           D．gone
54．A．discover       B．remember       C．remind         D．consider
55．A．depend       B．carry          C．live             D．take