Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt upset about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was.

Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

       On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father? Who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in doing so, I am delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

64. What does the author think of her father before her visit to Tucson?

A. He was strict and hard-working.                         B. He was interesting and humorous.

C. He loved his children very much.                  D. He cared little about her schoolwork. 65. 65.When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel _______.

A. sorry                                                          B. nervous            

C. tired                                                                  D. curious

66. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean?

A. The author’s father has moved back to stay with her.

B. The author’s father got lost and has been found back.

C. The author has found the great love back from her father.                                       

D. The author’s father has come back to his new home. 

Richard Rodriguez from the United States is a great roller coaster fan．Recently he broke his 15th world record after he spent 104 days riding the world’s largest roller coaster．

    “It got more difficult to ride and ride because of the muscle tiredness，”Rodriguez，a teacher at the University of Chicago，said as he stepped down from the ride in a German park．He spent 10 hours a day on the roller coaster．

    Rodriguez tried to keep himself busy during the rides on the big roller coaster in a southwestern town in Germany．“I read the newspapers…I have fl walkman，I have my cell—phone，SO I try to talk to people and message people during the day，’’he said．

    Although the 42-year-old said he felt sick on the first few days，he said he soon got over the problem．

    “My face hurts sharply and I have a little backache，but I am good．’’

    The “Expedition GeForce” is one of the world’s biggest roller coasters．It measures 62 meters at its highest point．

    On his 95th day on the coaster，after traveling over 25，000 kilometers，Rodriguez had a toothache and was treated by fl local dentist．He went on after that and succeeded in breaking the record．

    Rodriguez celebrated with members of the park staff and his supporters，who had sent him

 postcards and e—mails encouraging him not to give up．

What do we know about Expedition GeForce?

  A．It once ran for 1 04 days nonstop．

  B．It is the one most difficult to ride．

  C．It is most modernly equipped．

  D．It is in a German town．

2．Rodriguez kept on riding that long because ______________.

  A．he wanted to show the world the very best he could do

  B．he was having great fun doing that

  C．the roller coaster can’t stop once it starts running

  D．he was able to live and work as usual on the coaster

3．During the roller coaster ride，Rodriguez——．

  A．kept on working as a university teacher

  B．kept enjoying good health

  C．kept in touch with the world around him

  D．broke his world record 1 5 times

4．When Rodriguez finally stepped down from the roller coaster，he       .

  A．was healthy and strong as usual

  B．was in poor health

  C．was very tired but happy

  D．decided to work as a teacher

5．The new world record was keeping on riding for on a roller coaster．

  A．16 times  B．104 10一hour days

  C．10 hours a day D．over 25，000 kilometers