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“Remember, your father is only one year __61__(old) than you.” That was Mum’s usual excuse when Dad said the wrong things or did something ___62___(fool).
Dad quitted ___63____ (drink) exactly one year before I was born. He joined a group of other people. He said they had stopped drinking, too. I loved my dad but I hated the way his weekly meetings took him away from me. It seemed that they were ___64___important to him than I was. But with my birthday coming up I thought Dad would make an exception(例外).“Can’t you miss it just this time? Saturday is my birthday!” I begged him __65___ was refused. He said “I am chairing the meeting this Saturday. We will have your party on Sunday.”
Saturday evening I sat on my bed, __66___ (feel) sorry for myself. Dad started to leave, then paused and said, “Why not come with me together tonight? It’s an open meeting. All are welcome”. ___67___would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad every week mattered so much.
After we arrived, Dad announced that the theme of the meeting was going to be gratitude. He told his story about giving up smoking. Later, a man ___68___(call) Dave also told his story. Only then __69__ I know it was Dad ___70___saved his life from drinking. Showing up week after week and meeting with people, Dad was changing lives. Shame washed over me.
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61. older 62. foolish 63. drinking 64. more 65. but
66. feeling 67. What 68. called 69. did 70. who/ that
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