My father and I always had a bit of trouble in our relationship． It's not that we didn't love each other． It's just that we used to have（1） 　　opinions． My dad is one of the most hard﹣working men I know， but I was a（2） 　　． I played sports as a kid， but（3） 　　when I was making progress． Then I showed an（4） 　　in music． My father got excited and（5） 　　me a guitar when I was about eight． But I didn't like it until I was a teenager． During those teen years， I took up my guitar and（6） 　　playing along．

Then I went to college． My father thought I should focus more on my（7） 　　while I should have more fun playing music． I dreamed to be a musician． When I grew into a young man， I suddenly fell   （8） 　　ill one day and it was discovered that I had a terrible kidney（肾） disease． I had to accept treatments all my life， or get a transplant（移植）．

I felt like there was a heavy （9） 　　on my shoulders． Life became hard for me． But I was lucky enough because of my loving parents who （10） 　　me and took care of me． While trying to（11） 　　just what to do with my life， my father got tested to see （12） 　 　he was the right man to give me his kidney． I tried to refuse， but he'd hear（13） 　　of it． He saved my life at last．

Two years ago， I （14） 　　a band． He had always wanted to play in a band， but   （15） 　　got the chance when he was young． It was one of the greatest gifts I could give to him．

（1）A．special	B．different	C．private	D．necessary
（2）A．musician	B．coach	C．actor	D．dreamer
（3）A．gave up	B．gave out	C．gave off	D．gave away
（4）A．introduction	B．influence	C．increase	D．interest
（5）A．expected	B．threw	C．bought	D．praised
（6）A．began	B．regretted	C．finished	D．meant
（7）A．hobbies	B．studies	C．skills	D．choices
（8）A．similarly	B．hardly	C．seriously	D．harmfully
（9）A．weight	B．disadvantage	C．disagreement	D．disbelief
（10）A．provided	B．encouraged	C．afforded	D．managed
（11）A．decide	B．behave	C．build	D．doubt
（12）A．how	B．whether	C．why	D．what
（13）A．each	B．all	C．much	D．none
（14）A．made in	B．made of	C．made from	D．made up
（15）A．almost	B．completely	C．never	D．always