There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know how to be a good father. I couldn’t  16  him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “  17 ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a  18 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad — he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and  19  every penny I could and when I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to  20  it off to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, you only need to pay me five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a  21  to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house,   22  it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a hot day. As my dad got out of my car, I   23  him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his  24  from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 25  lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
Suddenly, it came up with me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,  26 hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him   27  about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he ask us to pay for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   28  me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my __29__. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”
His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   30  his throat(喉咙) and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know how to be a good father. I couldn’t   16   him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “  17  ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a   18  . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad — he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.

So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and   19   every penny I could and when I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to   20   it off to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, you only need to pay me five dollars.” I offered with a smile.

“I see,” was all he said.

One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a   21   to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house,   22   it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a hot day. As my dad got out of my car, I   23  him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his   24   from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were  25   lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).

Suddenly, it came up with me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,   26 hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him   27   about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he ask us to pay for it.

When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   28   me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my __29__. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”

His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   30   his throat(喉咙) and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

1.A. like           B. remember         C. forget           D. care

2.A. Sorry        B. Yes              C. No                D. Well

3.A. car          B. friend           C. job                 D. present

4.A. spent        B. earned           C. kept               D. saved

5.A. take        B. put              C. turn                 D. show

6.A. ride         B. leave            C. trip                  D. hurry

7.A. as           B. although        C. but                   D. since

8.A. helped       B. followed        C. left                  D. watched

9.A. tools        B. clothes          C. luggage            D. bag

10.A. fewer        B. more           C. longer               D. less

11.A. whatever     B. whenever        C. wherever              D. however

12.A. talk         B. complain         C. ask                D. speak

13.A. hand         B. borrow           C. lend                  D. take

14.A. help         B. advice           C. treat              D. idea

15.A. cleaned      B. wiped            C. cleared             D. felt

There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know how to be a good father. I couldn’t1him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “2” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a3. Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad — he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and4every penny I could and when I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to5it off to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, you only need to pay me five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a6to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house,7it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a hotday. As my dad got out of my car, I 8him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his9from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were10lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
Suddenly, it came up with me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,11hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him12about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he ask us to pay for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to13me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my14. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”
His eyesmet mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he15his throat(喉咙) and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      like
   2. B.
      remember
   3. C.
      forget
   4. D.
      care
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Sorry
   2. B.
      Yes
   3. C.
      No
   4. D.
      Well
3. 3.
   1. A.
      car
   2. B.
      friend
   3. C.
      job
   4. D.
      present
4. 4.
   1. A.
      spent
   2. B.
      earned
   3. C.
      kept
   4. D.
      saved
5. 5.
   1. A.
      take
   2. B.
      put
   3. C.
      turn
   4. D.
      show
6. 6.
   1. A.
      ride
   2. B.
      leave
   3. C.
      trip
   4. D.
      hurry
7. 7.
   1. A.
      as
   2. B.
      although
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      since
8. 8.
   1. A.
      helped
   2. B.
      followed
   3. C.
      left
   4. D.
      watched
9. 9.
   1. A.
      tools
   2. B.
      clothes
   3. C.
      luggage
   4. D.
      bag
10. 10.
    1. A.
       fewer
    2. B.
       more
    3. C.
       longer
    4. D.
       less
11. 11.
    1. A.
       whatever
    2. B.
       whenever
    3. C.
       wherever
    4. D.
       however
12. 12.
    1. A.
       talk
    2. B.
       complain
    3. C.
       ask
    4. D.
       speak
13. 13.
    1. A.
       hand
    2. B.
       borrow
    3. C.
       lend
    4. D.
       take
14. 14.
    1. A.
       help
    2. B.
       advice
    3. C.
       treat
    4. D.
       idea
15. 15.
    1. A.
       cleaned
    2. B.
       wiped
    3. C.
       cleared
    4. D.
       felt

   There was once an old farmer with a horse．He used the horse to pull a plow(犁)so that he could plow his field．He used him to pull a cart(马车)．Sometimes he used him to ride to market．They were good friends．

  One day the farmer found there was something wrong with his horse．He was very sick．The farmer called a vet and asked him to come and look at his sick horse．

  “He’s a very good horse，”the farmer said to the vet，“I can’t do anything on the farm without him．Please make him better for me．He doesn’t want to stand up，and he doesn’t want to eat，either．Is he going to die?”

    “I don’t know yet．”the vet said．“I’II tell you after I’ve examined  him．”

    The vet examined the horse， and then said，“You’re lucky．There is nothing seriously wrong with him．Give him one of these pills twice a day. He'll soon be better．”

    He gave the farmer a box of large pills．

    The farmer looked at them and said．“But my horse won’t eat．How Call l make him swallow(吞)the pills?”

  The vet said，“Get a tube(管子)．Put a pill in the lube．Put on end of the tube in the horse’s mouth and the other end i11 your own．Then blow hard．The pill will shoot out of the tube and go down the horse’s throat．”

    “OK，”the old farmer said happily．

     A few days later the farmer went to see the vet．He looked really ill．

    “You look sick．”the vet said．“What’s the trouble with you?”

    “oh．my dear vet．My horse blew first!” the old farmer said sadly．

1．What’s wrong with the horse?    ，

A．He got a headache．

    B．He didn’t want to stand up or eat anything．

    C．He was going to die．

    D．He had a fever．

2．How did the vet suggest giving the pill to the horse?

    He suggested                 .

    A. mixing it with water       B．dropping it in the horse’s mouth

    C．blowing it out of a tube    D．putting it in the horse’s food

 3．The word “blow”in the story means“    ”．

    A．take air in    B．be without air    C。move air D．push air out

 4．Why did the farmer look sick?

    A.Because he swallowed the pill．    B．Because the horse died．

    C．Because his horse kicked him．    D．Because the vet gave him the wrong pill．