We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even

after he entered a nursing home. When we knew it might be his last

birthday, the whole family decided to get together for a huge birthday

celebration at the nursing home.

Dad was a good storyteller and we were always his listeners.

During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s turn to listen

to stories for a change. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved

about him. The room became quiet. Then one after another, people

told stories from their hearts, while Dad listened with tears in eyes.

Everyone seemed to have more than one story. Even the little

grandchildren couldn’t wait to tell Dad why they loved him. For a

man who had been kind to so many hundreds of people in his life,

here was our chance to tell him how much we love him. A few

months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we more fully realized what

we had given to Dad that night. Those are the stories people normally

tell at a funeral (葬礼) after a loved one is no longer alive to hear the

words. They tell stories, full of tears. But we had given those

memories to Dad in his life, and we had told them through

laughter, together with hugs and joy. He had them to hold and

enjoyed them from time to time in his mind during his last days and

months.

Words do matter, and they are enough. We just need to say them

or to speak them publicly the ones we love. That’s the ways to give

back love and that’s our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life.

1. The writer’s family decided to have a huge birthday celebration

because______ .

A. Dad was to leave the hospital

B. it might be Dad’s last birthday

C. they would celebrate Thanksgiving Day

D. Dad was at the nursing home

2. According to the passage, we know______ .

A. all the family loved the father, including the little grandchildren

B. the writer’s father was still enjoying good health

C. the party was held at the writer’s home

D. the doctor told the writer his father was going to die at once

3. From the passage, we know the writer’s father was______ to hear

the stories.

A. surprised B. moved C. sad D. frustrated

4. The best title of the passage can be______ .

A. An Amazing Story B. A Kind Father

C. Say Our Love Publicly D. A Big Party


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There are some easy things you can do to protect(保护) the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

●Plant flowers, grass or trees.

●Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there----keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin (垃圾箱).

●Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves (节约)a lot of electricity.

●Turn off the tap (水笼头)when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

●Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

●Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

●Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

●Use both sides of paper.

●Stop pouring (倒)dirty water into the rivers or the lakes nearby (附近).

●Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.

You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.

If everyone makes a contribution (贡献)to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

( )1. From the above, we know that this is ____________.

A. a sign B. a notice C. an advertisement D. a proposal (提议)

( )2 The writer tells us _____________.

A. to throw rubbish into a dustbin

B. to pour dirty water into the river

C. to save water by letting it run while we are brushing our teeth

D. that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day

( )3. We can ___________to save paper.

A. use a paper cup B. use both sides of paper

C. give old books to a library D. pick up waste paper at school

( )4. Which of the following is WRONG according to the writer?

A. Turn off the lights when you leave the room.

B. Close the doors in winter.

C. Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.

D. Give your old clothes to the poor children.

( )5. The main idea of this passage is how to _________.

A. save money B. save water and electricity

C. make better use of old things D. protect the earth

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