My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always 21 of my success. If I 22 a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the 23 . Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father 24 and he’d rush out to tell all his 25 . In 1970, when I was 26 as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know 27 of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their 28 and their love not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would 2 9 hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every 30 —nothing could have felt more 31 .
He was a(n) 32 man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. 33 , my father and his motorcycle didn’t 34 too well. He fell off it so often that he 35 it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again 36 any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t 37 to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to 38 one from a friend. However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I 39 sixteen.
My father and I loved and 40 each other. We were close to each other all the time.
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From his _______ look, we could see that he hadn’t expected that we could raise such _______ questions to him.
A.confused; confusing |
B.confusing; confused |
C.confusing; confusing |
D.confused; confused |
The police are ______ to conclude that the cause of fire was a cigarette end.
A.probable |
B.possible |
C.maybe |
D.likely |
Last winter, many places of southern China were struck by heavy snowstorms, _____ more than 120 people were killed.
A.from which |
B.in which |
C.at which |
D.for which |
A new ______ to teaching languages is being used here, and it has turned out to be very helpful to the students.
A.approach |
B.means |
C.method |
D.way |
I saw Tom ______ into the classroom without ______.
A.slide; found |
B.sliding; find |
C.to slide; being found |
D.sliding; being found |