If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it       to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows       ．
I do not     hearing the words from my father when I was growing up．    , I could not recall （回忆） when I had       said those words to him either．
One day, I decided to       the ice and make the first      ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my        and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a      at the other end and he awkwardly       , “Well, same back at you!”
I was unexpectedly       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         asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad        our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “   ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this         moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new       ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly       death following heart surgery（外科手术）．Many times       , I have         if I had not taken the first step and Dad not       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．once 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．concluded 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