My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always    21    of my success. If I    22    a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the   23   . Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father    24    and he’d rush out to tell all his    25   . In 1970, when I was    26    as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know    27    of us was more excited.

Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their    28    and their love not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would    2 9    hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every    30   —nothing could have felt more    31   .

He was a(n)    32    man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle.    33   , my father and his motorcycle didn’t    34   too well. He fell off it so often that he   35    it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again    36    any vehicle with less than four wheels.

Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t    37    to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to   38    one from a friend. However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I    39    sixteen.

       My father and I loved and   40    each other. We were close to each other all the time.

A. pleased                  B. content                     C. proud                       D. satisfied

A. won                     B. beat                         C. gained                      D. failed

A. mountain               B. world                      C. spirit                        D. earth

A. ever since                     B. just then                   C. on time                    D. right away

A. families                 B. relatives                   C. workers                    D. friends

A. honored                 B. appointed                 C. praised                     D. called

A. who                      B. what                        C. whom                      D. which

A. thoughts                B. views                       C. feelings                   D. ideas

A. never                    B. often                        C. frequently                D. occasionally

A. occasion                     B. time                         C. opportunity              D. choice

A. necessary             B. embarrassing            C. comfortable                     D. natural

A. interesting            B. strange                     C. curious                    D. open-minded

A. Unfortunately      B. Strangely                 C. Unbelievably            D. Surprisingly

A. get through          B. get along                 C. get off                            D. get over

A. put up with          B. got rid of          C. broke away from              D. did away with

A. sold                     B. trusted                            C. played                      D. believed

A. allowed               B. hoped                      C. suggested                 D. demanded

A. ride                     B. require                            C. borrow                    D. use

A. turned                 B. went                        C. changed                   D. grew

A. thought of            B. took care                  C. attended on               D. cared about

My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always    21   of my success. If I    22   a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the   23  . Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father    24   and he’d rush out to tell all his    25  . In 1970, when I was    26   as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know    27   of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their    28   and their love not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would    2 9   hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every    30  —nothing could have felt more    31  .
He was a(n)    32   man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle.    33  , my father and his motorcycle didn’t    34  too well. He fell off it so often that he   35   it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again    36   any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t    37   to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to   38   one from a friend. However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I    39   sixteen.
My father and I loved and   40   each other. We were close to each other all the time.

My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest(竞赛) at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion(提升), I'd call my father right away and he'd rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970,when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don't know which of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their loves not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug(拥抱) their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity for nothing could have felt more natural.
He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn't get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn't allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.
【小题1】I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity,______.

My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest(竞赛) at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion(提升), I'd call my father right away and he'd rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970,when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don't know which of us was more excited.

Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their loves not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug(拥抱) their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity for nothing could have felt more natural.

He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn't get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.

Because of that motorcycle, I wasn't allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.

1.I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity,______.

A．even though I hated to do so

B．because I was told to do so by my mother

C．as I was named president of the Ford Motor company

D．for I felt it quite natural to do so

2.My father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels because _____.

A．he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends

B．he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles

C．he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor company

D．he had trouble in riding his motorcycle

3.Which of the following statements shows that my father was a curious man?

A．I wasn't allowed to have a car when I was growing up.

B．He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.

C．He was always proud of my success.

D．He was very open with his feelings and his love.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．My father loved his motorcycle. He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day.

B．I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car.

C．My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school.

D．My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often.

My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always    21   of my success. If I    22   a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the   23  . Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father    24   and he’d rush out to tell all his    25  . In 1970, when I was    26   as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know    27   of us was more excited.

Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their    28   and their love not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would    2 9   hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every    30  —nothing could have felt more    31  .

He was a(n)    32   man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle.    33  , my father and his motorcycle didn’t    34  too well. He fell off it so often that he   35   it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again    36   any vehicle with less than four wheels.

Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t    37   to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to   38   one from a friend. However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I    39   sixteen.

My father and I loved and   40   each other. We were close to each other all the time.