4．Dad.I'm writing to you as I feel it's been quite a while since we last spoke (two years to be exac——青夏教育精英家教网——

4．Dad，
I'm writing to you as I feel it's been quite a while since we last spoke （two years to be exact，you hung up on me）．So how is Germany？How old are your other children now？What have you been up to this year？I finished my A-levels this summer．But enough small talk．On our European road trip in the summer，the journey took us close to your house and I asked Mum and my stepdad if we could pay a visit so that I could see you．Outside your house，I couldn't bring myself to get out of the car and knock on the door．
I've tried so many different forms of communication-email，the phone and I also suggested Skype．Yet I still can't get through to you．
My mum，stepdad and I sat around the table trying to work out why I had felt unable to knock on your door that day．At last it came to me．I think，perhaps subconsciously，I was saving myself the grief of your response．
Why can't your parental obligations stretch to all three of your children，not just your two recent ones？In our previous conversations，which ended suddenly，as your older son needed to be put to bed，I'd ask you how he was doing at school，and you'd talk about the weather．No one listening would be able to tell there was any difference between our relationship and one you might have with a neighbour．
Forget your excuses-that the flight to visit me is expensive and that you need to look after your other children （I hope you can see the irony（讽刺） in that）．While you watch their school plays，don't you consider that I would have liked you to be there at mine？
Perhaps the reason I didn't knock on your door was that I just don't care anymore．I'm exhausted trying to make this work．Maybe a part of me wasn't actually bothered whether I saw you or not that day-you've already lost so much meaning in my life； you are someone who just sends me a birthday card．
This isn't me being bitter，although I was initially．It's just a way of telling you how I really feel．
Phoebe

66．How did Phoebe feel when she was sitting in the car outside her father's house？C
A．Excited B．Puzzled C．Disappointed D．Embarrassed
67．Based on this letter，we can learn that Phoebe's fatherB．
A．lives in the same city with his daughter
B．got divorced and left Phoebe and her mother
C．has never had any communication with Phoebe
D．takes good care of all his children
68．What does the"irony"refer to in Paragraph 5？D
A．He ended his conversation with Phoebe just to put his son to bed．
B．He lives in a big house but has no money to buy an air ticket．
C．He talked with Phoebe，his daughter，as if with a neighbour．
D．Phoebe is also his child but he excuses himself from caring about her．
69．Phoebe didn't knock on her father's door that day becauseC．
A．she was afraid of his dad's unexpected responses to her visit
B．she didn't want to bother her father's happy life with his current family
C．she was tired of being the one who make efforts for their relationship
D．she suddenly realized that her father had no meaning in her life．

3．Tommy and his younger sister play together，but their brother likes being by _____．（　　）

2．Michael Jackson gained popularity at a time when MTV was establishing _____ as a creative force．（　　）

1．-How about 9：30tomorrow morning？
- ．I will be free all day．（　　）

	A．	That suits me fine		B．	It doesn't matter
	C．	That's all right		D．	Go ahead

20．-My name is Nison．Shall I spell it for you？
- ．（　　）

	A．	No problem		B．	Nice to meet you
	C．	You are welcome		D．	If you don't mind

19．It takes money to help those in need； it also takes love．（　　）

18．-The government should take measures to control the prices of the house．
- ．They are far too high．（　　）

	A．	I can't agree with you		B．	Don't mention it
	C．	I don't get it		D．	That's a good point

17．_________ the problem of land erosion getting more serious，the government is searching for a way to deal with it．（　　）

16．-John，what about going for a bicycle ride tomorrow？
-______．I am looking forward to it．（　　）

	A．	Up to you		B．	That's all right
	C．	No kidding		D．	Sounds fantastic

15．-It's a simple question，isn't it？
-Yeah，but the answer is ____ easy．（　　）

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