Alone in the light at the dining room table, surrounded by a nearly dark house, I sat in tears.
Finally, I  36  in getting both kids to bed. As a new single  37 , I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.
With full rights of my children, I  38  to give them a normal and comfortable home life. I  39  a happy face for them.
I rose slowly, trying not to  40  even the least sound which might start them up  41 . I tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地走) out of their room,  42  the door part way, and went downstairs.
And loneliness(孤独). I  43  as thought I were at the bottom(底部) of a great sea of loneliness. It all  44  together and I was at once lost. I sat there,  45  crying.
Just then, a pair of little  46  went around my middle and a little face looked up at me. I looked down into my five-year-old son’s  47  face.
I was shy to be  48  crying by my son. “I’m sorry. Ethan, I didn’t know you were stillo awake.” I don’t know why, but so many people  49  when they cry and I was no exception. “I didn’t  50  to cry. I’m just a little  51  tonight.”
“It’s okay, Daddy. It’s okay to cry; you’re just  52 .”
I couldn’t express(表达) how happy he made me, this little boy, who was simple, gave me  53  to cry. He seemed to be saying that I didn’t have to always be  54 , and that sometimes it was possible to allow myself to feel weak and let out my  55 .

A．succeeded B．escaped C．failed D．helped

A．mother B．worker C．parent D．stepfather

A．followed B．grew C．joined D．tried

A．put on B．took on C．put down D．took in

A．fill B．stop C．make D．end

A．over B．again C．once D．already

A．locked B．fixed C．opened D．closed

A．felt B．thought C．fell D．woke

A．went B．afforded C．came D．agreed

A．loudly B．hardly C．widely D．silently

A．arms B．legs C．hands D．eyes

A．pleased B．helpful C．excited D．angry

A．moved B．seen C．heard D．touched

A．explain B．complain C．apologize D．wonder

A．want B．mean C．appear D．prefer

A．worried B．special C．tired D．sad

A．a person B．a male C．terrific D．nervous

A．decision B．interest C．right D．truth

A．experienced B．strong C．single D．able

A．ideas B．secrets C．words D．feelings