Cloze 8　　Yesterday is Father’s Day. Many things happening between my father and me crowded my mind. But one thing made a deep impression on me.
　　It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a  1   mood (情绪). Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room  2   ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”
　　“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the  3   words I said to him that morning.
　　My friends called and  4   me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be  5   with them and then went with them. When I came home, I found a  6   on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an  7  . Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital.”
　　When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me a car hit my father and his injuries were extensive (大面积的). “Your father told the driver to leave  8   alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, …”
　　My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything  9   those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them in order to  10   himself. He didn’t want to be hurt more．How much had I hurt him  11   I shouted out those words at him earlier in the day?
　　It was several days later that he was  12   able to have a talk. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him．
　　“Daddy… I am so sorry …”
　　“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
　　“No,” I said, “I mean about  13   I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
　　He looked at me and said, “Sweetheart, I remember  14   about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember telling you goodnight the night before, though.” He managed a weak smile．
　　My English teacher once told me that words have great power. They can hurt or they can heal (治愈). And we all have the power to  15   our words. I am going to do that very carefully from now on.