1.A.time 　　　　　B. distance　 　　　C. way　 　　　　　D. direction

20.A. laughter　　 B. speech　　　　 C. sounds　 　　　　D. tears

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　　 My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter's college. It was the first time in our lives that she would go away for any length of 　1　 . We wondered how other people had 　2　 　it.

　　 Later in bed, I 　3　 　the time I started college. My father had driven me, too. My mother had to stay 　4　 　to keep the cattle from getting into the crops. I, the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to 　5　 　college.

　　 The truck was slow, and I was glad. I didn't want to get to 　6　 　too soon. I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn't say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little 　7　 . He finally said, “I never went to college and 　8　 　of your brothers went to college. I can't say don't do this or that, because everything is 　9　 　and I don't know what is going to 　10　 , but I think things will work out. When you get a job, be sure to be 　11　 　and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be 　12　 　in the big town and I would be 　13　 　the life.

　　 Then my father brought out the Bible(圣经) that he had read so 　14　 . I knew that he would miss it and I must 　15　 　it. He just said, “This can help you if you will let it.”

　　 When I finished school I took the Bible back to my father. But he said he wanted me to 　16　 　it.

　　 Now, too late, I remember. It would have been so 　17　 　to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn't. I could give her 　18　 . My father could give me only a Bible. but I don't really believe now that I gave her 　19　 　as much as my father gave me. So the next morning I 　20　 　up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a note. “This can help you,” I said, “if you will let it.”

19.A. arrived　　　 B. disappeared　　 　C. changed　　　　 　D. floated

18.A. card　　　　 B. letter　　　　 C. check　　 　　　D. photo

17.A. secret　　　 B. joke　　　　　 C. excuse　　　　 　D. apology

16.A. matter　　　 B. result　　　　 　C. cause　　　　　 D. relation

15.A. present　　　 B. dead　　　　　 C. abroad　　　　 D. lost

14.A. accepted　　 B. received　　　 　C. seized　　　　 　D. robbed

13.A. rest　　　　 B. stay　　　　　 C. absence 　　　　D. silence

12.A. single　　　 B. real　　　　　 　C. physical　　　 　D. serious