2013高考英语（完形填空）倒计时冲刺50天（16）及答案
When I was young，my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨)．His carnations were red，pink and white.Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.
He took care of them with so much love and __1__.Every day he came home from work，he went straight to see them.He __2__ watching them every day.We kids did too.But he used to tell us，“No one should touch my flowers.”
One day my younger sister，who loved my dad very much，had wanted to help him and she__3__ the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them __4__.She believed that he would be very __5__ to see them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done，we became completely hopeless.However，my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation.When my dad arrived，he went __6__，straight to see the flowers.When he saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals，he was __7__ at first.He looked towards the street，to see if it was any of the __8__ children who could have done it.Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.
Finally mom，who always taught us to __9__ no matter what，looked at dad and said：“We have no bad neighbors in our area”．Then with a nice tone she continued：“No outsider did this great job，only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad's face changed into __10__ and then he said：“Do I have a better __11__ than my lovely daughter？” My younger sister smiled and __12__ dad tightly.
1．A.devotion B．spirits
C．gratitude D．expectation
