A young man was getting ready to graduate from college.For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man waited for signs that his father had purchased the car.Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study.His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him.He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed(饰以浮饰)in gold.Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business.He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him.He had not seen him since that graduation day.Before he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed(遗赠)all of his possessions to his son.He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.
With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible.It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired.On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words… “PAID IN FULL”.
(1)
The young man wanted his father to buy a sports car because ________.
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A.
his father took pride in his high grades
B.
his father was able to pay for it
C.
he needed it for his business
D.
he wanted to take part in a car race
(2)
From the passage, we know that on the morning of the young man's graduation ________.
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A.
the father bought a car for his son
B.
the young man got the car he had admired for many months
C.
the father gave his son nothing but a lovely leather-bound Bible
D.
the young man accepted the beautiful wrapped gift box willingly
(3)
The story tells us that after graduation the young man ________.
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A.
called on his father with his family once or twice
B.
got on very well with his wife and his father
C.
succeeded in doing business with his father's help
D.
didn't go to see his father for many years
(4)
Why did the young man open the Bible and begin to turn the pages?
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A.
Because he knew there was a car key in the Bible.
B.
Because he wondered if his father had paid for the car in full.
C.
Because he felt sorry for what he had done to his father.
D.
Because his father wrote a note of the list of his possessions in it.