As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some 11 intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy 12 suddenly that night． Knowing the death could have been 13 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his 14 .To make matters worse his wife 15 him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two 16 were more than Al could handle, and he 17 to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic. 18__ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 19 — his home, his land, his art objects, everything． 20 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room． When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete 21 ． As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now 22 son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 23 of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere． I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his 24__．One day I worked __ 25 my courage to ask him．"I'm really 26__ by something," I said．"I know your father was 27 _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?" Ernie sat quietly and _ 28_ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _ 29 as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' " Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to _ _30_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known． 小题1: A．certain B．common C．rare D．basic 小题2: A．dead B．passed away C．starved D．worsened 小题3: A．cured B．pred C．forbidden D．saved 小题4: A．disease B．debt C．guilt D．duty 小题5: A．left B．scolded C．quarreled D．forgave 小题6: A．disasters B．adventures C．conflicts D．situations 小题7: A．got B．drank C．turned D．sank 小题8: A．As B．Though C．Because D．If 小题9: A．needed B．shared C．benefited D．owned 小题10: A．ually B．Gradually C．Therefore D．Meanwhile 小题11: A．trouble B．hardship C．failure D．waste 小题12: A． B． C．old D．adolescent 小题13: A．win B．fall C．space D．flow 小题14: A．mother B．brother C．father D．child 小题15: A．up B．with C．on D．through 小题16: A．worried B．puzzled C．interested D．attracted 小题17: A．especially B．basically C．hardly D．specially 小题18: A．argued B．searched C．yzed D．thought 小题19: A．thoughts B．ideas C．minds D．memories 小题20: A．treat B．call C．judge D．feel