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

Usually, there is a teacher-parent meeting in every school year. Some students enjoy it, some don’t. Tom, a little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's __36__, she said she would go. This __37__ be the first time that his classmates and teacher __38__ his mother and he felt __39__ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that  40 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to _41__ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were __42__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __43__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and   44  himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __45__of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked __46__, "How did you get the scar on your face?"
The mother replied, "__47__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was __48__ afraid to go in because the fire was __49__，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __50__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She __51__ the burned side of her face. "This scar will be __52__, but to this day, I have never __53__ what I did."
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great __54__ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand   55  for the rest of the day.

【小题1】

A．enjoyment B．excitement C．disappointment D．surprise

【小题2】

A．would B．could C．should D．must

【小题3】

A．noticed B．greeted C．met D．accepted

【小题4】

A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired

【小题5】

A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded

【小题6】

A．hear about B．think about C．care about D．talk about

【小题7】

A．surprised B．impressed C．excited D．comforted

【小题8】

A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of

【小题9】

A．separated B．protected C．hid D．escaped

【小题10】

A．hearing B．reminding C．understanding D．learning

【小题11】

A．nervously B．carefully C．seriously D．anxiously

【小题12】

A．As B．Now that C．Since D．When

【小题13】

A．so B．much C．quite D．too

【小题14】

A．under control B．out of control C．in control D．over control

【小题15】

A．helpless B．hopeless C．useless D．senseless

【小题16】

A．pointed B．showed C．touched D．wiped

【小题17】

A．beautiful B．lasting C．serious D．frightening

【小题18】

A．forgot B．recognized C．considered D．regretted

【小题19】

A．honor B．happiness C．sense D．pride

【小题20】

A．quietly B．tightly C．slightly D．suddenly

For years I wanted a flower garden. I would spend hours_ _1___ of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had children, five children! I was too busy  _2____ care of them to grow a garden.
Money was always_3____ . When my children were _4____, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d get annoyed and say, “ Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t grow on__5___, you know.”
Finally, all five got through college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a __6_____.
I wasn’t sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money.
Then, one spring morning, _7____ Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. __8____, I heard a car come. I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right _9____ the yard.
There was a money tree in my yard! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, all over that tree.
That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty, just the way I wanted. I __10___ what my children did for me, and then I get tears in my eyes every time.

【小题1】

A．to think B．think C．thought D．thinking

【小题2】

A．taking B．to take C．taken D．took

【小题3】

A．short B．long C．enough D．large

【小题4】

A．few B．a few C．little D．a little

【小题5】

A．houses B．trees C．lands D．fields

【小题6】

A．tree B．garden C．window D．kitchen

【小题7】

A．in B．for C．on D．at

【小题8】

A．Luckily B．Unluckily C．Certainly D．Suddenly

【小题9】

A．in B．in front of C．behind D．near

【小题10】

A．think of B．think about C．think up D．think over