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I’d done a good job, I would happily return the b to Dad. He would 5 affectionately at me and place the b on his wallet. Two years later, Dad started his own 6 , which wasn’t doing so well. That was when things started to 7 . Dad didn’t e home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became 8 with him for placing our family in trouble. With 9 , an unfortable silence grew between us. After my graduation, Dad’s business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home 10 . As usually I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said ,“Hey, would you help me 11 my b?” I looked at him a while, then 12 the b and headed to the sink. It hit me then: why, as a child, 13 Dad clean his b was such a pleasure. That routine(習慣 ) meant Dad was home early to 14 the evening with Mum and me. It 15 a happy and loving family. I passed the clean b back to Dad. He smiled at me and 16 placed his b on his wallet. But this time , I noticed something 17 . Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, 18 his smile was still as 19 as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good 20 for his family. ( ) 1. A. bag B. wallet C. b D. brush ( ) 2. A. annoyed B. relieved C. ashamed D. pleased ( ) 3. A. joy B. sadness C. courage D. pain ( ) 4. A. out B. over C. in D. on ( ) 5. A. stare B. smile C. shout D. laugh ( ) 6. A. family B. business C. task D. journey ( ) 7. A. progress B. change C. improve D. form ( ) 8. A. satisfied B. delighted C. mad D. strict ( ) 9. A. time B. patience C. speed D. ease ( ) 10. A. occasion ally B. early C. frequently D. rarely ( ) 11. A. sharply B. repair C. clean D. keep ( ) 12. A. dropped B. took C. handed