“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __31___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __32__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not ___33__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __34__ my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same __35__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __36__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __37__.
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__38__ me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __39__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __40__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __41__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __42__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___43__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __44___.
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __45__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __46__inside, and I could feel my tears __47__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __48__ on the couch.
__49__ did Father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more__50__ than his whiskey bottle.

A．confidently B．eagerly C．proudly D．fearfully

A．reach B．keep C．take D．make

A．create B．support C．appreciate D．accept

A．watch B．avoid C．attend D．speed

A．excuse B．reply C．promise D．trick

A．Besides B．Thus C．Otherwise D．However

A．active B．formal C．different D．serious

A．recognized B．greeted C．encouraged D．showed

A．air B．audience C．school D．playground

A．rather than B．other than C．except for D．along with

A．stage B．position C．office D．exit

A．Jill’s B．teacher’s C．mother’s D．father’s

A．fixed B．touched C．hurt D．inserted

A．successfully B．disappointedly C．delightedly D．hopefully

A．drunk B．woken C．forgiven D．hidden

A．stepped B．noticed C．examined D．glanced

A．getting off B．taking down C．building up D．turning around

A．learning B．lying C．putting D．carrying

A．How B．Where C．Why D．Whether

A．perfect B．comfortable C．fortunate D．important