1 . My alarm clock had just gone off but I was having (1) getting out of bed.
A.
need
B.
danger
C.
trouble
D.
power
2 . Dad had died a few weeks before and I found myself just going through a range of (2).
A.
actions
B.
emotions
C.
operations
D.
inventions
3 . Dad had a (3) and would sometimes shout at me, but he also had a kind and gentle laugh.
A.
thing
B.
fashion
C.
leisure
D.
temper
4 . But we still (4) touched and never hugged.
A.
usually
B.
barely
C.
slowly
D.
slightly
5 . Finally his own health began to rapidly (5) and soon brain cancer had taken him from us.
A.
rise
B.
add
C.
cut
D.
fail
6 . I remember thinking what I haven’t had was just one (6) hug from him.
A.
best
B.
worst
C.
highest
D.
last
7 . I sighed and got out my (7).
A.
bed
B.
chair
C.
kitchen
D.
table
8 . Suddenly, he opened his (8) and gave me a huge, heart-felt, hug.
A.
eyes
B.
books
C.
arms
D.
hairs
9 . And just as he did I heard Dad’s (9) deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!”
A.
voice
B.
impression
C.
smile
D.
noise
10 . At the same time I (10) and smiled.
A.
fell
B.
sang
C.
cried
D.
left
11 . At that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all (11), I felt loved.
A.
separated
B.
crowded
C.
arrived
D.
met
12 . And I knew that I couldn’t (12) on life.
A.
turn on
B.
give up
C.
get off
D.
move in
13 . I still had a lot of things left to do and a lot of love left to (13).
A.
sell
B.
obtain
C.
ignore
D.
share
14 . Life here can seem very long but in (14) it is so very brief.
A.
peace
B.
trouble
C.
truth
D.
need
15 . Never (15) an opportunity to love.
A.
miss
B.
use
C.
carry
D.
catch