2014高考英语完形填空：2013暑假练习题（18）及答案解析
第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项标号涂黑。
We always celebrated Dad’s November birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years __21__, these events took on a __22__ meaning for me—a traditional birthday party for Dad, and a _23___ thanking for all he had been to me in my life.
When we knew that it might be his last birthday, the _24___ family decided to prepare for a huge Grandpa Simon birthday celebration at the nursing home. It was a crowded party with lots of noise and food.
During a quiet moment ,I announced that it was now Dad’s _25___to listen to some stories for a _26___change.I wanted everyone to tell Grandpa Simon _27___we loved about him .The room because _28___,abd even Dad was quiet as his family crowded around him. One after _29___another ,people told stories from their hearts ,while Dad listened with _30___.people _31___recalled all kinds of lost memories----stories about _32___when they were little, stories about when Dad was young ,stories that are shared family treasures .The stories _33___. Each one seemed to trigger the memory of two more. _34___the littlest grandchildren couldn’t wait to tell
