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. 小题1: A．pleased B．content C．proud D．satisfied 小题2: A．won B．beat C．gained D．failed 小题3: A．mountain B．world C．spirit D．earth 小题4: A．ever since B．just then C．on time D．right away 小题5: A．families B．relatives C．workers D．friends 小题6: A．honored B．appointed C．praised D．called 小题7: A．who B．what C．whom D．which 小题8: A．thoughts B．views C．feelings D．ideas 小题9: A．never B．often C．frequently D．occasionally 小题10: A．occasion B．time C．opportunity D．choice 小题11: A．necessary B．embarrassing C．comfortable D．natural 小题12: A．interesting B．strange C．curious D．open-minded 小题13: A．Unfortunately B．Strangely C．Unbelievably D．Surprisingly 小题14: A．get through B．get along C．get off D．get over 小题15: A．put up with B．got rid of C．broke away from D．did away with 小题16: A．sold B．trusted C．played D．believed 小题17: A．allowed B．hoped C．suggested D．demanded 小题18: A．ride B．require C．borrow D．use 小题19: A．turned B．went C．changed D．grew 小题20: A．thought of B．took care C．attended on D．cared about