I stood in the doorway, watching my older brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally  1  that I was there,  Rocky turned toward me with a sad smile.

　　"I'm  2  tomorrow, "he said.

　　"I know. "My  3  was almost a whisper ( 低声). I was  4  at myself for being so weak,   but I wasn't about to cry.

　　"My  5  is early,  so there is still  6  time to come to the airport, "he said. Seeing the  7  look on my face, he quickly added, "I promise(答应)I won't leave without saying goodbye. "

　　I tried to say  8   ,  but didn't. It' s always  9  to keep quiet if you're about to cry. "You promised you wouldn't cry, "he said to me,  thinking that I was close to   10  .

　　I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike.  11  I thought he was always right behind me,  holding the seat to keep me from  12  I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn't hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.

　　His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say  13  to the person who taught me everything?

　　The next morning I   14  ,  looked at my alarm clock,  and realized he had left  __15     ago. We never even said goodbye.

　　Goodbye,  Rocky! Although  he  may  have  been many miles away,  I knew he heard me,  even if it was only an answer in his heart.

　　(     )1. A. forgetting          B. realizing    C. watching          D. learning

　　(     )2,  A. arriving           B. living       C. coming         D. leaving

　　(     )3. A. voice                B. sound       C. noise            D. word

　　(     )4. A. glad               B. moved     C. angry           D. pleased

　　(     )5. A. ship              B. flight        C. train             D. bus

　　(     )6. A. enough            B. little         C. no            D. busy

　　(     )7. A. surprised             B. excited     C. sad           D. happy

　　(     ) 8. A. anything           B. everything    C. something         D. nothing

　　(     )9. A. stranger              B. better       C. worse           D. easier

　　(     )10. A. tears                B. smiles      C. words           D. sadness

　　(     ) 11. A. At last             B. From now on    C. At first       D. So far

　　(     )12. A. riding             B. running    C. walking           D. falling

　　(     )13. A. goodbye          B. hello      C. yes           D. sorry

　　(     )14. A. gave up         B. stood up    C. looked up         D. woke up

　　(     )15. A. minutes           B.  hours       C. days             D. weeks