If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   36   to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows    37 
I do not   38   hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.   39  , I could not recall(回忆) when I had   40  said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to _41_ the ice and make the first   42_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 43  and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a   44   at the other end and he awkwardly  45 _, “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly   46   and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   47   asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad   48   our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__49  ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this   50   moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   51  .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly   52   death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times   __53  , I have   54   if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   55   the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

A．works out B．breaks out C．comes out D．turns out

A．wiser B．busier C．weaker D．older

A．remember B．enjoy C．mind D．regret

A．Truthfully B．Fortunately C．Naturally D．Obviously

A．only B．last C．never D．first

A．melt B．break C．strike D．build

A．complaint B．promise C．move D．impression

A．strength B．ideas C．words D．attention

A．sigh B．silence C．voice D．cry

A．refused B．shouted C．replied D．explained

A．touched B．frightened C．shocked D．annoyed

A．excitedly B．nervously C．willingly D．sadly

A．continued B．checked C．ended D．interrupted

A．accepted B．expected C．learned D．heard

A．quiet B．difficult C．special D．different

A．level B．idea C．world D．end

A．managed B．escaped C．avoided D．faced

A．then B．ago C．before D．since

A．realized B．found C．doubted D．wondered

A．challenged B．experienced C．survived D．received