在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The young artist and potter Allan had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his elder son developed a severe stomachache. Neither Allan nor his wife took the condition very 【小题1】 (serious), but the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could 【小题2】 (avoid) if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty. Worse still, his wife left him a short time later, 【小题3】 (leave) him alone with his 6-year-old younger son. Unable to stand the hurt and pain, he turned to alcohol and became 【小题4】 alcoholic.
As the alcoholism progressed, Allan began to lose everything he possessed and finally died alone in a small bar. Hearing of his death, I thought, “【小题5】 a complete failure!”
As time went by, I began to revalue my 【小题6】 (early) rough judgement. I knew Allan’s now adult son, Ernie, one of the kindest and most caring men I’ve ever known. I hadn’t heard him talk much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what 【小题7】 earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Allan came into my room every night, 【小题8】 (give) me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.’”
Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a fool to judge Allan as a failure. He had not left many material 【小题9】 (possess) behind. But he had been a kind loving father, 【小题10】 left behind his best love.
