We always celebrated my Dad’s November birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on, these events took on a(n) meaning – a traditional birthday party for Dad, and a personal for all that he had done for me in my life. When we knew that it might be Dad’s birthday, the whole family decided to come together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home. It was a crowded party ___all of us sitting around him. Dad was a wonderful, and here was a biggest audience he’d ever had. During a quiet moment, I announced that it was now Dad’s turn to stories from us. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him., we told stories from our hearts, Dad listened with wet, flashing blue eyes. We all kinds of lost memories – stories about when we were little, stories about when Dad was young and stories that are shared as family. Even the littlest grandchildren couldn’t to tell their grandfather why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our to honor him. A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we fully realized what we had given Dad that night. Those were the stories people normally tell at a. They are told, then, full of tears, with the hope that the departed will somehow hear the outpouring of love.__we had given those loving to Dad when he was, told through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joy. I’m sure the stories and memories over in his mind during his last months and days. Words do, and they are enough. We need to say them, to speak them to the ones we love, for everyone else to hear. That’s the way to love, and our chance to honor a person in life.
试题分析：为父亲过生日，同时又是对父亲的感恩。在为父亲过最后一个生日的时候，我们轮流着回忆以前的往事，正常在葬礼上讲的话我们却在父亲活着的时候给于父亲的那些爱的回忆。我们需要说那些话，需要公开地像我们爱的人说他们。那就是归还爱的方式。 【小题1】D考查形容词。A. original 最初的、起源的；B. modern现代化的；C. complex 复杂的；D. double双倍的。句意：随着这些年的过去，这些活动承担了一个双倍的意义，即是为父亲过的生日聚会，又是个人的感恩。故选D。 【小题2】C考查名词。A. congratulation 祝贺；B. wish 祝愿；C. thanking感谢；D. apology道歉。句意：即是为父亲过的生日聚会，又是我个人感谢父亲为我所做的一切。故选C。 【小题3】D考查形容词。A. late 迟到的、晚的；B. lost丢失的；C. living活着的；D. last上一次的、最后的。 根据倒数第二段第一句A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service几个月后，在爸爸的追悼会，从这里可知当我们知道这可能是为爸爸过的最后一次生日时，我们全家决定为父亲过一个大的生日。故选D。 【小题4】A考查with的独立主格结构。句意：这是一个拥挤的聚会，我们所有的人在他周围坐着。with +宾语+doing.因此选A。 【小题5】C考查名词。A. writer 作家；B. listener听众；C. storyteller讲故事的人；D. reader 读者。句意：父亲是一个优秀的讲故事的人，这是他有生以来最大的观众。故选C。 【小题6】B考查短语动词。A. hear of 听说；B. listen to听---；C. make up 组成、构成；D. talk about谈论---。父亲说完之后，在安静的时刻，我宣布轮到父亲听我们的故事了。故选B。 【小题7】D考查固定短语。A. Little by little逐渐地；B. Now and then 间或、有时候；C. All at once 突然； D. One after another一个接一个。句意：我们一个一个地发自内心地讲故事。故选D。 【小题8】C考查并列句。A. if 如果；B. because因为；C. while 而、然而；D. before在---之前。我们一个一个地发自内心地讲故事，而爸爸带着湿的、闪烁的蓝眼睛听着。故选C。 【小题9】A考查动词。A. recalled再回忆 ； B. recorded 记录、录音；C. regretted 遗憾、后悔； D. remembered记得。We all kinds of lost memories我们再次回忆各种各样失去的记忆。故选A。 【小题10】B考查名词。A. thoughts 想法；B. treasures 金银财宝；C. possessions 财产；D. tales传说。stories about when we were little, stories about when Dad was young and stories that are shared as family.回忆我们小时候的故事，我们的父亲年轻时候的故事，这些故事被看作我们家的财富分享。故选B。 【小题11】C考查动词。A. afford 负担；B. help帮助；C. wait 等待；D. offer提供。句意：甚至最小的孙子也迫不及待地告诉他们的爷爷为什么他们爱他。故选C。 【小题12】 A考查名词。A. chance 机会；B. task 任务；C. duty职责；D. decision决定。here was our to honor him.这里是我们给他荣誉的机会。故选A。 【小题13】A考查名词。A. burial 葬礼；B. party聚会；C. meeting 会议；D. wedding婚礼。几个月之后在父亲的追悼会上，我们充分意识到那天晚上我们给与父亲的。那些故事正常是在一个葬礼上讲的故事。故选A。 【小题14】B考查并列连词。A. And 和；B. But但是；C. So 所以；D. Or或者、否则。他们被告诉，然后，泪流满面，并希望离开的人也能感受他们的爱。但是我们给于父亲的那些爱的回忆是父亲还活着的时候，带着笑声告诉的，被拥抱和快乐陪伴着。此处表示转折，故选B。 【小题15】B考查名词。A. kindness善良；B. memories回忆；C. care 关心；D. hugs拥抱。但是我们给于父亲的那些爱的回忆是父亲还活着的时候，带着笑声告诉的，被拥抱和快乐陪伴着。故选B。 【小题16】D考查形容词。A. healthy 健康的；B. old老的；C. young年轻的；D. alive活着的。句意：但是我们给于父亲的那些爱的回忆是父亲还活着的时候，带着笑声告诉的，被拥抱和快乐陪伴着。故选D。 【小题17】C考查动词。A. went 去；B. flew 飞、飞行；C. rolled滚动；D.came来。句意：我确信在最后的那些日子里，那些故事和记忆在他脑海里翻滚。故选C。 【小题18】B考查动词。A. benefit 有利于；B. matter 关键、重要；C. work工作；D. mean意味着。句意：那些话确实重要，他们是足够的。故选B。 【小题19】A考查副词。A. publicly公共地；B. properly正确地、合适地； C. consciously清醒地；D. correctly正确地。句意：我们需要说那些话，需要公开地像我们爱的人说他们。故选A。 【小题20】D考查动词短语。A. fall in倒塌; 塌陷;集合;同意；B. search for 寻找；C. hand over移交；D. give back归还。句意：那就是归还爱的方式。故选D。 考点：考查日常故事类阅读。