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　　My dad is very unique because of his personality and lifestyle．For instance, put his watch on his left hand, even though he's a lefty, and parking his car only in the garage is just his thing and doesn't change．

　　My father only wears suits during the week because it's something very professional and formal．He loves to teach what he knows, from teaching my mother, aunt, and sisters driving skills to teaching his kids vocabulary．Also, whenever he is asked to do something at work, whatever it is, he will always complete the task on time．

　　My mother buys most of his clothes, as he hates big crowds．In his house, children watch TV only after finishing all homework, which he believes is the best, because the child does his homework and still stays happy．

　　One of my father's main focuses in life is making sure his children grow up the right way, like he did．He grew up with one sister in Chicago．As he got older, he got married to my mother who is three years younger than him．

　　My dad is an individual with numerous qualities．His personality is just very wonderful to live with．The manners he shows are so refined and probably much better than most people．I admire my father and want to be just like him when I grow up．

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Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　“Where's the light?” my dad used to ask me that when I was little．It's one of those questions that parents use to find out how 　　1　　 their young children are．Whenever he asked me, I pointed at him．

　　My dad, a good provider and guide, has always 　　2　　 with us the value of living an honest life．He did not grow up in a close－knit family like the one he has with us．His father died when he was very young and his mother was too busy to be with him, so my dad found himself alone and felt 　　3　　－lacking nurturing and love, short of family happiness．

　　My father is a self－made man．Many hurdles(障碍)lay in his path, but his dream of a better life kept him 　　4　　．At 14, he began taking part－time jobs to support himself．　　5　　 the demands on his time, he graduated from high school at the top of his class．

　　Dad loved reading, and always looked for opportunities to 　　6　　 himself．One day, when he was sitting under a tree 　　7　　 in a book, a kind－hearted man saw him and asked him why he wasn't in school．Dad replied that he had no money for college．The man saw his 　　8　　 to study, and recommended him to Baguio College as a working student．Thanks to this man, Dad got his Bachelor of Arts degree, then went on to study Law and became a successful lawyer．He wrote a 　　9　　 read textbook on Philippine law．

　　Looking at my father now, I can see that he is 　　10　　 a hardworking and determined man, pouring his energy into his career but without forgetting his family．When I was at school he never 　　11　　 to attend parent－teacher meetings or come to singing contests that I took part in．He put me and my brother through college and 　　12　　 us in our chosen careers．He gives us encouragement and tells us that education is the key to achieving any goal．

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阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A difficult birth, feet first, my head stuck．I was born disabled．By my first birthday, I couldn't stand or walk．

　　When I was three, the doctor told dad I had cerebral palsy(脑瘫)．A loss of oxygen to my brain had destroyed brain signals to the right side of my body．

　　But no son of my dad' s was going to be disabled．Every morning before breakfast and every evening before bed, my dad placed me on the bedroom floor to exercise my right leg．The muscles were shrunk and twisted together．Back and forth up and down, my dad pushed and pulled the muscles into shape．

　　But my dad' s exercise of passion didn't stop there．For my 13th birthday, he threw me a special party．When everybody was gone, he brought me to open a large box, it was a-set of boxing gloves．We put them on．My dad kept on beating me mercilessly．Each time I tried to get up, leather kissed my nose, eyes and jaw．I "begged him to stop．He said he beat me to get me ready for the tough world．

　　That same year, I was the only kid in my neighbourhood that wasn't picked for Little League．Two weeks later．Dad started the Shedd Park Minor League, and every kid played．Dad coached us and made me a pitcher(棒球投手)．

　　The power of my dad' s love guaranteed I walked and more．In high school, I became a football star．

　　In 1997, a brain surgeon in San Jose told me I didn't t have cerebral palsy after all．He explained how and where the doctor' s forceps(镊子)at birth had damaged my brain．

　　My dad never knew the whole truth since he passed away years ago．But all that counts is the bottom line．After all his madness, on this Father' s Day, like every Father' s Day, I' m no longer disabled．Thanks a Million, Dad．

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　　My cat Posy．a tortoiseshell tabby,lives with my family in a house in London,England．Like most cats,Posy is never pleased to see another cat on her territory－or anywhere,for that matter．Whenever she encounters a cat-like fellow．her hair stands on end,and she begins to hiss．In extreme cases,she sets up a yowling that warns the whole neighborhood．

　　Though she may be a proud defender of her territory,there is a reason why my dad has always referred to her as“a cat of very little brain”．One day my mum came home with a purchase she was delighted with－a large tea cozy in the shape of a cat,with all the cat features,from ears to tail,drawn in．Naturally,When teatime roiled around the next afternoon,out came the new tea cozy to keep the pot warm．It received a lot of admiration from the rest of the family because it had the Iook of a real cat．This cat looked almost like a king sitting there,guarding the pot,with a half-smile on his cloth face．Suddenly,a slight sound emerged over the clink of teaspoons on china－a slow,Steady hiss I turned around to see Posy behind me in the kitchen doorway,hair standing on end,ears laid back,staring straight at the tea cozy The tea cozy stared back．Posy edged nearer with suspicion,as her eyes narrowed,while she sent Out more hissing sounds as she sized up her rival－a rival who'd not only managed to get INTO her house but was now 0N her table．And here was the family doing nothing about it．

　　Needless to say,we had almost fallen off our chairs laughing by this time we couldn'tbelieve she actually thought the tea cozy was a real cat! Luckily,Posy stopped short of jumping on the unexpected rival．Eventually we took pity on her,lifted the cozy off the pot and finally convinced her that,the presence of this particular cat on her territory was no good reason to cause fur to fly．

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