WealwayscelebratedmyDad’sNovemberbirthdayonThanksgivingDayevenafterheenteredanursinghome.Asyearswentontheseeventstookona(n) 21 meaning–atraditionalbirthdaypartyforDadandapersonal 22 forallthathehaddoneformeinmylife.

WhenweknewthatitmightbeDad’s 23 birthdaythewholefamilydecidedtocometogetherforahugebirthdaycelebrationatthenursinghome.Itwasacrowdedparty__24_allofussittingaroundhim.Dadwasawonderful 25 andherewasabiggestaudiencehe’deverhad.

DuringaquietmomentIannouncedthatitwasnowDad’sturnto 26 storiesfromus.IwantedeveryonetotellDadwhatwelovedabouthim. 27 wetoldstoriesfromourhearts 28 Dadlistenedwithwetflashingblueeyes.We 29 allkindsoflostmemories–storiesaboutwhenwewerelittlestoriesaboutwhenDadwasyoungandstoriesthataresharedasfamily 30 .Eventhelittlestgrandchildrencouldn’t 31 totelltheirgrandfatherwhytheylovedhim.Foramanwhohadbeenkindtosomanypeopleinhislifeherewasour 32 tohonorhim.

AfewmonthslateratDad’smemorialservicewefullyrealizedwhatwehadgivenDadthatnight.Thosewerethestoriespeoplenormallytellata 33 .Theyaretoldthenfulloftearswiththehopethatthedepartedwillsomehowheartheoutpouringoflove._34_wehadgiventhoseloving 35 toDadwhenhewas 36 toldthroughlaughteraccompaniedbyhugsandjoy.I’msurethestoriesandmemories 37 overinhismindduringhislastmonthsanddays.

Wordsdo 38 andtheyareenough.Weneedtosaythemtospeakthem 39 totheonesweloveforeveryoneelsetohear.That’sthewayto 40 loveandourchancetohonorapersoninlife.

21.A.double B.original C.complex D.modern

22.A.congratulation B.thanking C.wish D.apology

23.A.late B.last C.living D.lost

24.A.by B.as C.though D.with

25.A.writer B.listener C.storyteller D.reader

26.A.listento B.hearof C.makeup D.talkabout

27.A.Littlebylittle B.Nowandthen

C.Allatonce D.Oneafteranother

28.A.while B.because C.if D.bef