When we were young, we had no money to buy Dad gifts.We often relied on __1__ to make up for a(n) __2__ of shopping funds.Dad was __3__ to open a coin pouch made at summer camp or a homemade card with a(n) __4__ or a prayer said in his honor.No matter how __5__ the contents of a package, Dad always took care to __6__ the time and thought that went into selecting a gift or the skill that went into __7__ one.
But even when our buying power __8__ through money from jobs, we sometimes ran short on imagination.Still, Dad made our __9__ seem like dreams come true.When he opened a plain white shirt just __10__ the ones he wore to work, he would appear delightfully __11__ as if he’d never seen anything like it.He’d pull the shirt out of the bag carefully and __12__ its features.“Oh, this is really nice.It’s exactly what I __13__，” he’d say.All the while, we watched, enjoying the __14__ of pleasing Dad.
Over the years, we gave Dad a full closet of shirts.__15__ the color or size wasn’t __16__， Dad didn’t say anything.He made us feel so good about our gifts that Father’s Day became an occasion we all __17__.
I suspect Dad is always __18__ with receiving gifts.I figure that’s what made him so __19__ at appreciating our simple gifts — his everpresent awareness that every gift that comes to you brings an opportunity to give one back in the from of gratitude.
Dad’s __20__ of receiving presents was a simple but enduring gift for our family.Although he is no longer with us, his gift lives on in our memories.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。我们送给爸爸的礼物总能令他高兴，可谁又能否认，其实更高兴的是我们。因为不论我们送什么，爸爸总会回馈我们一份更珍贵的礼物——如水的父爱。
1．A.imagination B．observation
C．prediction D．comparison
解析：选A 根据第8空后的“ran short on imagination”可知，我们经常要靠“想象力(imagination)”来弥补购物资金的“不足(shortage)”。
2．A.goal B．deposit
C．shortage D．investment
解析：选C 参见上题解析。
3．A.delighted B．frightened
C．worried D．embarrassed
解析：选A 根据语境可知，父亲“高兴的(delighted)”打开我们在夏令营时自己做的零钱包或者一张写着对他的“祝福语(message)”的自制卡片。
4．A.task B．message
C．form D．example
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
5．A.humble B．heavy
C．interesting D．complex
解析：选A 不管我们送的包裹里的东西有多“不起眼(humble)”，父亲总是注意表示“赞赏(appreciate)”，感谢我们在挑选购买那些礼物时所花费的时间和心思，或者赞叹我们在“制作(making)”礼物的过程中所用到的技能。
6．A.appreciate B．explain
C．doubt D．ignore
解析：选A 参见上题解析。
7．A.hiding B．controlling
C．making D．accepting
解析：选C 参见第5题解析。
8．A.failed B．existed
C．increased D．proved
解析：选C 根据设空后的“ran short”对比可知，设空处填increased符合语境。
9．A.gifts B．jobs
C．power D．money
解析：选A 根据上文可知，父亲仍让我们觉得我们乏味的“礼物(gifts)”是他梦寐以求的。
10．A.for B．with
C．among D．like
解析：选D 根据设空前的“plain”可知，这件普通的白衬衫和他上班穿的那件很“像(like)”，但是父亲会表现得很“惊讶(surprised)”，好像他从来没见过类似的东西似的。
11．A.puzzled B．surprised
C．anxious D．upset
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
12．A.insist on B．comment on
C．long for D．call for
解析：选B 根据设空后父亲的评论可知，该空填“comment on”。
13．A.remembered B．trusted
C．finished D．needed
解析：选D 根据设空前一句可知，父亲觉得这正是他所“需要(needed)”的礼物。
14．A.pleasure B．honor
C．relief D．hope
解析：选A 根据第11空前的“delightfully”可知，该空填pleasure符合语境。
15．A.Ever since B．Even if
C．Only if D．Now that
解析：选B “即使(Even if)”颜色或尺寸不是父亲“称心的(perfect)”，他也不会说什么。
16．A.strange B．similar
C．perfect D．various
解析：选C 参见上题解析。
17．A.looked down on B．looked forward to
C．looked back on D．looked up to
解析：选B 根据设空前的“feel so good about our gifts”可知，我们都“期待(looked forward to)”父亲节。
18．A.busy B．bored
C．unconcerned D．comfortable
解析：选D 根据下一句可知，我猜收礼物让父亲觉得“舒服(comfortable)”。
19．A.mad B．shocked
C．good D．disappointed
解析：选C 根据上文可知，父亲“善于(good at)”欣赏我们的简单礼物。
20．A.purpose B．dream
C．manner D．truth
解析：选C 父亲收礼物的“方式(manner)”是他回报家人的一份朴素而持久的礼物。
