Question

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, every time he asked me 1.(hold)the hammer(锤子) for him, just so we would have a time for a conversation with each other. I never saw my dad 2.(drink) or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.

I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning, no matter what. And when several years 3. ( late), I bought a house, my dad was painting  it by himself for three days in the 38℃ summer heat. All he asked was to hold his paint brush and talk to him. But I was too busy in those days. I did not find any time for a conversation with my dad.

One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as 4.(usually), I noticed that my dad had totally forgotten some things that we talked 5.(late). I was in a hurry, so our conversation was a bit short. Few hours later that day came a call. My father was in a hospital  with an aneurysm(动脉瘤). Immediately I 6.(buy)a ticket for a flight and on my way I 7.(think) about all special occasions(场合) to have a talk with my dad.

By the time I 8.(arrive) at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who did not have time for a conversation with me. After his 9.(die), I learned much about him, and even 10.(much) about myself. All he ever asked me was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day.

Answer

1.to hold

2.drinking

3.later

4.usually

5.lately

6.bought

7.was thinking

8.arrived

9.death

10.more

【解析】

本文讲述作者自己的父亲操劳一生，为了子女和家庭兢兢业业，不辞辛劳，但是作者却以太忙为理由没有花足够的时间与自己的父亲聊天，父亲的去世给作者留下很大的遗憾。

1.句意：每次，他让我给他拿着锤子。

句中ask是动词，固定搭配是ask ab. to do sth.，表示“请求（或要求）某人做某事”，所以此处应使用动词不定式to hold。故填to hold。

2.句意：我从没见过我爸爸喝酒或出去过夜。

句中see是动词，固定搭配是see sb. do/doing sth.，表示“看见某人做过或者正在做某事”；句中and是并列连词，且taking是动名词形式，前后保持一致，所以此处应使用动名词形式drinking。故填drinking。

3.句意：几年后，我买了一栋房子，我爸爸在38摄氏度的炎热中独自粉刷了三天。

句中several years是一段时间，later可以放在一段时间之后，表示“……以后”。故填later。

4.句意：一个星期天的早上，我们像往常一样通了电话。

usually是副词，其形容词形式为usual，固定搭配as usual意为“像往常一样”。故填usual。

5.句意：我发现我爸爸完全忘记了我们近期谈过的一些事情。

根据句中“my dad had totally forgotten some things”可知，此处作者父亲忘记的是他们近期说过的一些事情；lately是副词，意为“近来，不久前”，用在此处符合题意。故填lately。

6.句意：我马上买了一张机票。

根据上一句中was是is的过去式，可知此处时态是一般过去时，所以用动词buy的过去式。故填bought。

7.句意：在路上，我正在在考虑所有特殊的场合，和我爸爸聊天。

根据句中on my way可知，此处是“在我乘坐飞机的途中”，表示的是过去的是一段时间，所以此处时态应使用过去进行时，表示“在乘坐飞机途中我正在思考”，过去进行时结构为was/were+doing；主语是I，be动词用was，think的现在分词是thinking。故填was thinking。

8.句意：在我到达医院的时候，我父亲已经去世了。

根据后半句中had passed away为过去完成时，可知，此处句中的时态应为一般过去时，所以应使用动词arrive的过去式。故填arrived。

9.句意：他死后，我对他有了很多了解。

根据句中his是形容词物主代词，可知其后要接名词；die是动词，其名词形式为death。故填death。

10.句意：我对他了解了很多，对我自己也有了更多的了解。

根据句中的even是修饰形容词或副词比较级，much的比较级形式为more。故填more。