There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a
thing about being a good father. I couldn’t 36 him
ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was
to say “ 37 ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I
wanted to do, including getting a 38 . Some parents
bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ----
he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice
restaurant and 39 every penny I could and 40
I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home,
my dad was the first one I wanted to 41 to. “Look,
dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only 42 you
five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s
truck. So he needed a 43 to work. The sun wasn’t
even up when we left the house , 44 it was
already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) 45 day.
As I dropped my dad off, I 46 him, dressed in his
work clothes, getting his 47 from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even
from a distance I could tell there were 48 lines
than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for
the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
In that instant, it 49 to me
that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to
make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, 50
hot it got. Never, not once, had I hear him 51 about
it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the
side, he walked over to my window to 52 me five
dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five
dollars. It’s my 53 . Don’t work too hard. I love you.”
His 54 met mine, then
glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 55 his
throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”
1. A.like B.remember C.forget D.care
2. A.Sorry B.Yes C.No D.Well
3. A.car B.friend C.job D.present
4. A.spent B.earned C.kept D.saved
5. A.when B.if C.because D.though
6. A.pay it back B.hand it over C.turn it up D.show it off
7. A.pay B.charge C.offer D.provide
8. A.ride B.leave C.trip D.hurry
9. A.as B.although C.but D.since
10. A.ordinary B.hot C.work D.special
11. A.helped B.followed C.left D.watched
12. A.tools B.clothes C.luggage D.bag
13. A.fewer B.more C.longer D.deeper
14. A.happened B.seemed C.occurred D.appeared
15. A.whatever B.whenever C.wherever D.however
16. A.talk B.complain C.ask D.speak
17. A.hand B.pass C.lend D.take
18. A.help B.advice C.treat D.reply
19. A.hands B.smile C.voice D.eyes
20. A.cleaned B.wiped C.cleared D.felt