It's not easy to be an astronaut's son．Everybody expects(期望) you to be special or perfect．I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he's so special and so good at everything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football team．Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special - like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father's Day writing competition for the whole school "I hope we have a winner right here in my class．"
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．N0，I wouldn't start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm．I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I was going to write．To me，he wasn't just a world-famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．
The third prize was announced（宣布） and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，"My father's son"．When I finished，the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．"Son，this is the proudest moment of my life．''
It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I'll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father's son．
【小题1】The writer felt    it to be the son of a famous person．

A．1ucky

B．natural

C．hard

D．pleasant

【小题2】In order to_     the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．

A．become astronaut	B．become a great hero
C．be made school team captain	D．be made class president

【小题3】What did the boy probably write in his composition?

A．A lot of special things he had done．

B．The story of his father as an astronaut．

C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father．

D．The experiences his father had in middle school．

【小题4】The writer felt proud when he      ．

A．got a prize in a writing competition	B．won a Nobel Prize
C．saved a child from a burning building	D．discovered a new star

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．My daydream	B．My father's son
C．My famous father	D．My happy family

My father woke up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced, “Get up, you’re going with me to cut the grass in the garden.”
The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunup to sundown, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt happy. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got $6 for my work that day.
One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. “Take away these leaves!” he said. “And don’t make me have to tell you to do it again.” The message was clear. Today I value the importance of doing job well the first time. I will never fail to impress (留下印象) the person I’m working for.
After two years, my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by ourselves. Every Saturday during my last two years of high school, we set off early in the morning with the same wish we had gained while working under our father.
Looking after the garden was neither exciting nor high paying, but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and whatever I was paid was more than I had before.
A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “If you’re only thinking about hard work and money, you probably don’t want to do better than you are doing,” I answered. In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I’ve learned much. I’ve learned something that helps me in my next job.
If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.
7. The writer ______ from working in the garden.
A. learned to work hard to get money
B. found he could be well paid
C. felt he could impress others by working hard
D. learned any job was good though he might be paid less
8. When the writer finished high school, maybe he was ______ years old.
A. fourteen             B. eighteen             C. twenty           D. twenty-two
9. The writer’s father was ______.
A. very strict but helpful
B. lazy and easy to get angry
C. careful and enjoyed working in the garden
D. funny and hard-working
10. Which is the most important to the writer according to the passage?
A. Finishing work as quickly as possible.
B. Asking no money for your work.
C. Keeping learning from any job you have.
D. Keeping on looking for different jobs.

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect．I
often wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he’s so special and so good at
everything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football
team．
Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something
special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole sch001．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class．”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．N0，I
wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm．
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he
hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I
was going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were so many people in the big
hall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．
The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．
1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，this
is the proudest moment of my life．’’
It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a
Nobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father’s son．
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【小题1】The writer felt it       to be the son of a famous person．

A．1ucky

B．natural

C．hard

D．pleasant

【小题2】In order to_       the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．

A．become astronaut	B．become a great hero
C．be made school team captain	D．be made class president

【小题3】What did the boy probably write in his composition?

A．A lot of special things he had done．

B．The story of his father as an astronaut．

C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father．

D．The experiences his father had in middle school．

【小题4】The writer felt proud when he          ．

A．got a prize in a writing competition	B．won a Nobel Prize
C．saved a child from a burning building	D．discovered a new star

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．My daydream	B．My father’s son
C．My famous father	D．My happy family

My father is 40. He is a good driver  1 a good father.
My father likes  2 sports very much. Every morning, he  3 and runs in the
People’s Park. He also plays basketball. He is so strong and healthy. He always
says to me, “Sports can make us strong.” My father loves  4  and his favorite book is Car Fanatics. He likes cars  5 .He wants to have an  6 car. It is his dream. I  hope I can buy one  7 him in the future.
I am  8 only daughter, and my father loves me very much. He buys me anything I want. When I make mistakes( 犯错误), he never hits（打） me. He says to me  9 a smile, “  10 do that again,” We love each other very much. I hope my father can keep healthy forever.

【小题1】

A．and B．or C．but D．so

【小题2】

A．do B．does C．doing D．did

【小题3】

A．get up B．go to bed C．gets up D．goes to bed

【小题4】

A．read B．reads C．not to read D．reading

【小题5】

A．lot B．a lot C．lots of D．a lot

【小题6】

A．Japanese B．Chinese C．American D．British

【小题7】

A．for B．to C．with D．on

【小题8】

A．her B．his C．she D．he

【小题9】

A．on B．with C．carrying D．after

【小题10】

A．Isn’t B．Doesn’t C．Don’t D．can’t