Dad is a liar definitely.

He never tells the truth about anything _36_, or anything that he thinks is bad to me, even though I _37_ that I don’t mind hearing these things.

He is the kindest man I have ever met, who never _38_ others, as well as the _39_ man, for he’s always hard on himself. Every time I _40_ home from college and asked Dad how his _41_ was getting on, he would always reply, “Oh, couldn’t be _42_!” When I asked my mum the same question on the phone, _43_, she honestly told me every _44_ with Dad’s business. I didn’t blame Dad for his _45_. I felt a deep sympathy for him.

Dad is a miser, undoubtedly.

I hardly see Dad wear _46_ clothes. In fact, his closet is half empty. Even in this half , two-thirds is occupied by Mum’s clothes and the other _47_ belongs to him. I urged him to buy some new clothes, _48_ he simply shook his head, “The old clothes are still good enough.” Were they? I saw _49_ in them!

It _50_ my heart up when I saw Dad _51_ terribly with his hand covering his mouth. When the pains became unbearable, he _52_ took some pills.

So it surprised _53_ when the day came that Dad got sick. He was lying in bed, and all the family gathered around him. I knelt by his beside, tears filling my eyes.

Dear Dad, you’ve been _54_ yourself too hard, which you should not have. I know I might as well _55_ a river to flow backward as hope to talk you out of working so hard. But I still want to say, “Dad, take better care of yourself!”

 

36. A. interesting

B. good

C. bad

D. valuable

37. A. emphasize

B. realize

C. decide

D. admit

38. A. envies

B. blames

C. helps

D. hurts

39. A. noblest

B. cruelest

C. most selfless

D. most diligent

40. A. phoned

B. drove

C. went

D. stayed

41. A. health

B. business

C. experiment

D. treatment

42. A. better

B. harder

C. easier

D. healthier

43. A. meanwhile

B. anyway

C. however

D. therefore

44. A. change

B. incident

C. achievement

D. problem

45. A. belief

B. carelessness

C. lies

D. excuses

46. A. old

B. new

C. beautiful

D. cheap

47. A. one-third

B. half

C. thing

D. closet

48. A. so

B. but

C. since

D. although

49. A. holes

B. stains

C. hope

D. importance

50. A. woke

B. warmed

C. cheered

D. tore

51. A. act

B. shake

C. cry

D. cough

52. A. still

B. even

C. merely

D. seldom

53. A. somebody

B. anybody

C. everybody

D. nobody

54. A. controlling

B. pushing

C. criticizing

D. fighting

55. A. beg

B. allow

C. expect

D. cause

 

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man's garden, and talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”

The old man pointed to a string(绳子)between a big strong tree and a thin young one. “Please untie(解开)that string,” he said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent(弯)over to one side. “Now tie it again, please,” said the old man, “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”

The young man did so. Then the old man said, “There,it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away.”

1.The story is about _______ .

A. how to take care of young trees  B. how strict parents should be with their children

C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

D. how to tie and untie the string

2.The young man untied the string _______ .

A. in order to throw it away      B. so that both of the trees would grow straight

C. only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

D. in order to let the old man teach him

3.When can the string be taken away?_______ .

A. When the old man has left         B. After you have untied it

C. When the young man has untied it next time

D. When the young tree grows strong enough

4.At last the old man told the young man _______ .

A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone

B. that he should always be strict with his children   C. that he should be hard on them

D. that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone

5.In the story the relation(关系) of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of __.

A. the young father to the old neighbor       

 B. parents to their children

C. the old neighbor to the children of the young father  

D. grown ups to their parents

 

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man's garden, and talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”

The old man pointed to a string(绳子)between a big strong tree and a thin young one. “Please untie(解开)that string,” he said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent(弯)over to one side. “Now tie it again, please,” said the old man, “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”

The young man did so. Then the old man said, “There,it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away.”

1.The story is about _______ .

A. how to take care of young trees  B. how strict parents should be with their children

C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

D. how to tie and untie the string

2.The young man untied the string _______ .

A. in order to throw it away      B. so that both of the trees would grow straight

C. only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

D. in order to let the old man teach him

3.When can the string be taken away?_______ .

A. When the old man has left         B. After you have untied it

C. When the young man has untied it next time

D. When the young tree grows strong enough

4.At last the old man told the young man _______ .

A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone

B. that he should always be strict with his children   C. that he should be hard on them

D. that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone

5.In the story the relation(关系) of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of __.

A. the young father to the old neighbor         B. parents to their children

C. the old neighbor to the children of the young father   D. grown ups to their parents

 

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