My father was a fisherman. He had his own boat, but it was hard  36   a living on the sea. He worked hard and would  37  out until he caught enough to feed the family. He was a big man and was strong from pulling the  38   and fighting the sea for his catch.

When you got  39   to him, he smelled like the ocean. However much Mother washed his clothes, they would  40   smell of the sea and fish.

He had an old truck and would drive me to school when the weather was  41  . He used his truck in is his fishing  42  . On the way to school, the old truck would  43   a cloud of smoke. Soon he would stop right in front of the school. Then he would  44   over and give me a big  45   on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so uncomfortable for me. Here, I was twelve years old and  46   old for a goodbye kiss!

One day, when we got to the school, he had his usual big  47  . He started to lean toward me, but I  48   my hand up and said, “No, Dad. I don’t want a goodbye kiss.” Then he had a(n)  49   look on his face, and he looked at me for a long time. I saw his eyes were  50   with tears. “Yes, you have grown up and don’t need a kiss any more. Then I won’t … ” he said.

It wasn’t long after that when my father went to  51   and never came back.

No one knows  52   I would give to have my father give me just one  53   kiss on the cheek … to feel his rough old face … to  54   the ocean on him … to feel his arm around my  55  . I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told him I didn’t like his goodbye kiss.

36.A.doing          B.leading         C.getting         D.making

37.A.stay           B.keep          C.leave          D.turn

38.A.waves         B.nets           C.boat           D.hat

39.A.close          B.beside         C.nearby         D.far

40.A.not           B.still           C.yet            D.seldom

41.A.dry           B.fine           C.clear          D.bad

42.A.company       B.business        C.industry        D.journey

43.A.send out        B.make out       C.put out         D.bring out

44.A.turn           B.jump          C.get            D.lean

45.A.pat           B.touch          C.kiss           D.hug

46.A.so            B.that           C.too           D.enough

47.A.yell           B.sign           C.laugh          D.smile

48.A.rose           B.put           C.hid           D.shook

49.A.frightened      B.surprised       C.excited         D.shocked 

50.A.stuck          B.flowed         C.covered        D.filled

51.A.school         B.sea            C.home          D.church

52.A.why           B.how           C.what          D.which

53.A.another        B.other          C.either          D.more

54.A.taste          B.smell          C.see            D.feel

55.A.hand          B.head          C.neck          D.nose

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