My dad was a fisherman. He worked
hard and stayed out until he caught enough ______ to feed the family
nearly every day. When the weather was bad he would ______ me to
school. An old truck was used in his fishing business. When we got to the
school, he would give me a big ________on the face and tell me to be a
good _______. It was so embarrassing for me. I was 12 years old, and my
dad would still kiss me goodbye!
I remember the
day when I decided I was too _______for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the
school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to
lean 倾斜 toward me, but I put my hand up and ________, “No, Dad. ” It was the first time I
had ever talked to him that way. He had a surprised look on his face for
a long time, and his________started to be wet. He turned and looked
out of the windshield 挡风玻璃. “You’re ______,” he said. “You are a big boy—a man. I won’t kiss you any
more. ”
It wasn’t long after that when my
dad went out to ______and never came back. It was a day when most of the
fishermen stayed at home except Dad. He had a big family to feed
How I wish I had
been a man then. If I had been a man, I would ________have told my dad I
was too old for a goodbye kiss.
1.A. food B.
birds C.
animals D. fish
2.A. ride B.
carry C.
drive D.
bring
3.A. kiss B.
laugh C.
look D.
hand
4.A. man B.
boy C.
teacher D.
fisherman
5.A. old B.
young C.
excited D. moved
6.A. spoke B.
said C.
repeated D.
answered
7.A. hands B.
feet C.
eyes D.
face
8.A. kind B.
clever C.
wrong D.
right
9.A. school B.
sea C.
boat D.
river
10.A. still B.
ever C.
never D.
only