Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, strict man—not the kind of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager knowing little about life, I wanted a father who could 小题1: the mysteries of the human journey. In college, when friends called home for 小题2: , I would become 小题3: for what I didn’t have. Then one night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, he 小题4: the problem with me. Obviously my knowledge of law helped him a lot. I talked through the problem with him, 小题5: the motives of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies. He 小题6: patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I’m a 小题7: man.” My father is a 小题8: scientist who has a good knowledge of the building blocks of nature. 小题9: , human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized he was simply not skilled at 小题10: people. It’s not in his 小题11: to understand human desires. It was no one’s 小题12: that my father showed no interest in human emotions while I placed great importance on them. We are sometimes born more sensitive, and dreamy than our 小题13: and become more curious, and idealistic than them. 小题14: I, who knew my father as an intelligent man, had never understood his intelligence didn’t cover all of my 小题15: feelings. I believe that coming home has 小题16: me years of questions and confusion. I nowadays consider my parents as people who have other relationships than just being my parents, relationships that 小题17: and define them. Best of all, I nowadays regard my parents as 小题18: : people who ask me for advice; people who need my 小题19: and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past in a 小题20: view. Knowing them makes me feel safe in where I come from and where I’m going. 小题21: A．think B．produce C．explain D．explore 小题22: A．money B．advice C．love D．agreement 小题23: A．unhappy B．unhelpful C．unknown D．unpopular 小题24: A．exchanged B．solved C．found D．shared 小题25: A．proving B．recording C．analyzing D．guessing 小题26: A．replied B．learned C．chatted D．listened 小题27: A．simple B．weak C．lazy D．blind 小题28: A．special B．lively C．brilliant D．humorous 小题29: A．Therefore B．However C．Indeed D．Anyhow 小题30: A．meeting with B．dealing with C．talking with D．fighting with 小题31: A．nature B．plan C．wish D．major 小题32: A．relief B．secret C．pity D．fault 小题33: A．relatives B．classmates C．parents D．families 小题34: A．Besides B．And C．However D．For 小题35: A．strong B．strange C．different D．unique 小题36: A．told B．gave C．added D．saved 小题37: A．raise B．protect C．shape D．enjoy 小题38: A．friends B．teachers C．travelers D．leaders 小题39: A．visit B．support C．wisdom D．knowledge 小题40: A．richer B．harder C．rougher D．clearer