It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. Everybody
expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a
son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in
middle school he was class president and captain of the football team.
Well, to be
honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something
special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star.
I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a
Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school. “I hope we have a winner
right here in my class.”
When I got
home, I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. N0, I
wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him. How did I see my
father? Hmm.
I saw him
sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I remembered how he
hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the
things I was going to write. To me, he wasn’t just a world-famous astronaut. He
was my dad.
My parents
and I went to school on Thursday night.There were so
many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).
The third
prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time. The second prize
was announced. It was me.
1 went up to
the stage and read what I had written, “My father’s son”. When I finished, the
people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears were
running down my mother's face. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my
shoulder. “Son, this is the proudest moment of my life.’’
It was the
proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a
Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.
1.The writer felt it_________ to be the son of a
famous person.
A.1ucky B.natural C.hard D.pleasant
2.In order to_________ the writer would like to save a
child from a burning building.
A.become
astronaut B.become a
great hero
C.be made
school team captain D.be made class
president
3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?
A.A lot of
special things he had done.
B.The story of
his father as an astronaut.
C.The
unforgettable time he spent with his father.
D.The
experiences his father had in middle school.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.My daydream B.My father’s son
C.My famous
father D.My happy
family