B. bless

　　C. brighten

　　D. expand

　　“Big boys don’t cry.” I heard those words a lot

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　　up in America in the late sixties and early seventies. In those days men were expected to be

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　　and rugged and never shed a tear no matter what. Our

　　38

　　were all stone faced cowboys who were too

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　　to cry. Believing this then I tried my best

　　40

　　to cry at all during my teenage and early adult years.

　　All that changed,

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　　, as I was driving home alone one night shortly after my Mom

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　　. It was dark and raining outside. I was struggling to

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　　the car on the road while at the same time

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　　to hold the tears back in my eyes. I remember almost going off the road twice as I blinked back (眨眼控制) the salty water that was burning my

　　45

　　and blurring (使模糊) my vision. My hands shook, my heart

　　46

　　, and my soul felt dead.

　　47

　　I could do it no longer. I stopped, pulled over, lay my head on the steering wheel, and

　　48 . I cried until the tears couldn’t fall anymore. I cried until the pain that I was holding onto so

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