I stood in the doorway,watching my older brother carefully putting clothes into his bag.Icoughed uneasily.Finally 36_____ that I was there,Rocky turned toward me with a sad smile.
"I'm 37_______ tomorrow,"he said.
"I konw." My 38______ was almost a whisper.I was 39_______ at myself for being so weak,but I wasn't about to 40______.
"My 41_____ is early, so there is still 42____ time to go to the airport ,"he said.Seeing the 43_______ look on my face,he quickly added,"I promise I won't leave without saying goodbye."
I tried to say 44______ ,but didn't.It's always 45_______ to keep quiet if you're about to cry."You promised you wouldn't cry,"he said to me ,thinking that I was close to 46____.
I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 47______ I thought he was always right 48______ me ,holding the seat to keep me from 49_____. I was happy with this,but he knew he couldn't hold me up all my life.He told me that one day he would have to let go.
His coughing 50_______ my thinking. What was left to say?How could I say 51______ to the person who taught me everything?
The next morning I 52_____ ,looked at my alarm clock,and realized he had left.He told me that one day he would have to let go.
His coughing I 52_____ ,looked at my alarm clock,and realized he had left 53_____ ago.We never even said goodbye.
Goodbye,Rocky! 54______ he may have been many miles away,I knew he 55______ me ,even if it was only an answer in his heart.




36.A.forgetting
B.realizing
C.watching
D.learning
37.A.arriving
B.living
C.coming
D.leaving
38.A.voice
B.sound
C.noise
D.word
39.A.glad
B.moved
C.angry
D.pleased
40.A.leave
B.cry
C.cough
D.smile
41.A.ship
B.flight
C.train
D.bus
42.A.enough
B.little
C.no
D.busy
43.A.surprised
B.excited
C.sad
D.happy
44.A.anything
B.everything
C.something
D.nothing
45.A.stranger
B.better
C.worse
D.easier
46.A.tears
B.smiles
C.words
D.sadness
47.A.at last
B.from now on
C.at first
D.so far
48.A.before
B.from
C.near
D.behind
49.A.riding
B.running
C.walking
D.falling
50.A.kept
B.gave
C.stopped
D.forgot
51.A.goodbye
B.hello
C.yes
D.sorry
52.A.gave up
B.stood up
C.looked up
D.woke up
53.A.minutes
B.hours
C.days
D.weeks
54.A.although
B.because
C.after
D.since
55.A.loved
B.hated
C.heard
D.remember

I stood in the doorway,watching my older brother carefully putting clothes into his bag.Icoughed uneasily.Finally 36__Realizing___ that I was there,Rocky turned toward me with a sad smile.
"I'm 37___leaving____ tomorrow,"he said.
"I konw." My 38___voice___ was almost a whisper.I was 39___angry____ at myself for being so weak,but I wasn't about to 40___cry___.
"My 41__flight___ is early, so there is still 42__enough__ time to go to the airport ,"he said.Seeing the 43___sad____ look on my face,he quickly added,"I promise I won't leave without saying goodbye."
I tried to say 44___something___ ,but didn't.It's always 45___better____ to keep quiet if you're about to cry."You promised you wouldn't cry,"he said to me ,thinking that I was close to 46__tears__.
I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 47___At first___ I thought he was always right 48__behind____ me ,holding the seat to keep me from 49__falling___. I was happy with this,but he knew he couldn't hold me up all my life.He told me that one day he would have to let go.
His coughing 50___stopped____ my thinking. What was left to say?How could I say 51___goodbye___ to the person who taught me everything?
The next morning I 52__woke up___ ,looked at my alarm clock,and realized he had left 53__hours___ ago.We never even said goodbye.
Goodbye,Rocky! 54___although___ he may have been many miles away,I knew he 55___loved___ me ,even if it was only an answer in his heart.