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When I was a little girl, every time my dad was repairing something, he __1__ ask me to hold the hammer, and meanwhile, have a conversation with me. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.
I grew up and left home for college and __2__ then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning, no matter what. Several years later I bought a house，__3__ my dad painted by himself for three days in the 80degree summer heat. All he asked was __4__ me to talk to him. But I was always busy, __5__(able) to find any time for conversation with him.
One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Later that day came a call __6__(say) my father was in hospital. Immediately I bought a ticket for a flight and on my way I was thinking about all the __7__(miss) occasions to have a talk with my dad.__8__ the time I got to hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was __9__ who did not have time for a conversation with me. I realized __10__ little I know about my dad, his deepest thoughts and dreams. After his death I learned more about him, and even more about myself.
文章大意：文章介绍爸爸对家庭的关心对作者的爱，但是作者没有时间和爸爸交谈，直到爸爸去世，作者才意识到自己很不了解爸爸。
答案：
1.would 每次爸爸在修什么东西，都会让我拿着锤子。would表示“过去常常”。
2.since 自从那时，爸爸每个星期天的早上都给我打电话。since then“自从那时”。
3.which 几年后，我买了—个房子，爸爸在80度的高温下一个人粉刷了三天。which引导的是非限制性定语从句，修饰house。
4.for 对我来说他要求的就是和我交谈，介词“for”对于……。
5.unable 但我总是很忙，没有时间和他交谈，形容词unable“不能”。
6.saying 后来有个电话打来，说爸爸住院了，saying是现在分词作伴随状语。
7.missed 在路上我想到我错过的和爸爸谈话的机会，missed“错过的”。
8.By 到我到医院的时候为止，爸爸已经去世了，介词by“到……时候为止”。
9.he 现在是他没有时间和我交谈了，这里是强调句，强调的是主语：he。
10.how 我意识到我对爸爸了解的多么少，how多么，修饰little。
