When I was growing up, I was ashamed（羞愧）of being seen with my father．He was  1 and quite ugly（丑）．He used to   2   together with me and his hand was on my arm for __3  ．At this time, people would look at us very directly．I would feel   4   and was afraid to look at others．Dad noticed that, but he never   5   that he knew．

It was difficult to make our steps．We   6   said to each other as we went along．But each time we   7  , he always said," You set the pace, I'll follow you．"

We usually took the underground．That was   8   he went to his office．He almost never __9   to work late, even though he was ill or met with bad weather．

He never felt   10   that he was disabled and he never envied the lucky or able persons．He looked   11   a "good heart" in others．

Now I'm older and realize that it is not right to judge（判斷）a person by his   12  ．I want to tell Dad how sorry I am that I was not   13   to walk with him in public and I ever felt ashamed to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about something unimportant, envy another's good   14   or don't have a "good heart"．I want to   15   my hand on his arm and say, "You set the pace, I'll try to follow you．"

It is Dad who has helped me keep my balance, the balance of my lifetime．

1．A．patient               B．disabled            C．gentle               D．thin

2．A．ride              B．run                    C．drive                D．walk

3．A．balance       B．comfort             C．strength               D．fun

4．A．unwelcome          B．unhelpful             C．unfriendly            D．uncomfortable

5．A．showed                B．thought             C．found               D．replied

6．A．a(chǎn)lways               B．seldom            C．often               D．usually

7．A．started out           B．stayed out           C．looked out            D．cried out

8．A．how                 B．where              C．why                       D．when

9．A．stopped              B．came               C．got                   D．forgot

10．A．scared             B．sad                 C．excited             D．proud

11．A．for               B．a(chǎn)fter                 C．a(chǎn)t                  D．like

12．A．a(chǎn)dvice              B．reward                     C．a(chǎn)ppearance           D．experience

13．A．a(chǎn)ble               B．sure                C．a(chǎn)ngry               D．willing

14．A．ideas                B．luck                  C．habit                  D．voice

15．A．raise              B．put                 C．give               D．shake