My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I've always loved going hiking with my dad．   36  , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my  37  ．Suddenly, it was important to do things with  38 ．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to  39 my Sundays:, to all day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference （冷漠） hurt him, my father kept  40  , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip  41   I wanted to come．

       It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low   42   ．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father  43   my room．"It's a beautiful day．

Want to go for a   44  , today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently   45  . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that   46  .

Several hours later, the police called us,   47   us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could   48   speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently,   49   of hurting him.

“Daddy … I’m sorry…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”

“No,” I said, “I   50  what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don’t   51   anything about that day. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He   52   a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I   53  wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that   54   have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the   55   to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

A．Therefore      B．Instead     C．Besides     D．However

A．attention      B．sight      C．effort      D．energy

A．Dad           B．friends      C．teachers    D．brothers

A．start           B．save      C．devote      D．waste

A．silent         B．busy      C．asleep       D．awake

A．unless        B．in case      C．so that      D．as if

A．spirits        B．conditions C．states     D．hopes

A．left         B．checked    C．entered     D．knocked

A．ride           B．walk      C．picnic       D．game

A．whispered    B．warned     C．announced       D．shouted

A．moment       B．morning   C．afternoon  D．evening

A．convincing  B．reminding C．informing D．phoning

A．eventually   B．generally  C．strictly      D．broadly

A．tired        B．afraid           C．aware       D．sorry

A．discuss     B．think     C．care       D．mean

A．hate         B．forget       C．remember D．like

A．got          B．expressed  C．exchanged D．managed

A．often        B．never     C．even      D．once

A．apologies     B．promises   C．smiles       D．words

A．experience   B．honor       C．power       D．desire

My father ______ you a lift, even if he didn’t plan to take that way．

    A．must have given            B．might have given    

       C．should have given           D．can’t have given

My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. Only part always times out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask. “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?”

A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though , I’ve come to believe he’d want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in, somebody else. It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear－as mine was until my father’s letter－is of being a disappointment.

Give your children permission to succeed. They’re writing for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me. That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts; “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

We learn from the text that the author _________      

A. lost his father when he was young

B. Worked hard before he read his father's letter

C. Asked his father's permission to believe in himself

D. Knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do

What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph? 

A. Children need their parents’ letters.    

B. Children are afraid to be disappointed.

C. His children’s fear of failure held them back.

D. His father’s letter removed his fear of failing his parents.

Which of the following is true of the author? 

A. He got no access to success.         B. He wrote back to his father at 12.

C. He was sure his parents loved him.    D. He once asked his father about the letter.

The main purpose of the text is to _______.

A. describe children’s thinking             B. answer some questions children have

C. stress the importance of communication   D. advise parents to encourage their children

My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. 36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my37. It became important to do things with 38.  I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to 39 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference(冷漠) hurt him, my father kept  40  , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip  41  I wanted to come.

    It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low    42  Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father   43  my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a   44  today, Beck?”  “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently  45   . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that   46  .

    Several hours later, the police called us,   47   us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could   48    speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49  of hurting him.

    “Daddy … I’m sorry …”

    “It’s OK, sweetheart. I’ll be OK.”

    “No,” I said, “I    50  what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

    “Sweetheart, I don’t   51   anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I   remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He  52   a weak smile.

    I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I   53   wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that  54   have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the   55   to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

A. However               B. Instead             C. Besides             D. Therefore

A. sight                  B. effort              C. attention                  D. energy

A. Dad                  B. brothers         C. teachers            D. friends

A. start                     B. devote              C. save               D. waste

A. asleep                   B. busy                 C. silent               D. awake

A. unless                  B. even if             C. so that              D. in case

A. spirits                  B. conditions        C. emotions         D. hopes

A. left                      B. checked            C. knocked           D. entered

A. walk                   B. ride                C. picnic               D. game

A. whispered          B. warned             C. shouted            D. announced

A. morning              B. moment            C. afternoon         D. evening

A. convincing         B. informing         C. reminding         D. phoning

A. eventually          B. generally          C. strictly             D. broadly

A. tired                   B. sorry               C. aware               D. afraid

A. mean                 B. think                C. care                 D. discuss

A. hate                    B. forget               C. like               D. remember

A. managed                    B. expressed          C. exchanged               D. got

A. often                  B. once               C. even                 D. never

A. words                B. promises           C. smiles              D. apologies

A. experience           B. power              C. honor               D. desire

My father often works very harD．And he has   1  to see a film. Here I’ll tell you   2   about him.

　　One afternoon, when he finished his work and   3   go home, he found a film ticket under the   4  on his desk. He thought he   5   to have not much work to do that day and   6   was quite wonderful to pass the   7   at the cinemA．So he came back home and   8   finished his supper. Then he said   9   to us and left.

　　But to our   10   , he came back about half an hour later, I   11   him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about   12   funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

　　When my father was sitting in his seat, a   13   came to my father’s and said that the seat was   14   . Ｍy father was surpriseD．He took out the ticket   15   looked at it carefully. It was Row17,   16  . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her    17    her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　　  18    ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The   19    of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,    20   , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

1．  A．little money    B．much money    C．little time        D．much time

2．  A．a funny story   B．a good story     C．an old story     D．a strange story

3．  A．was to     B．was about to     C．had to      D．ought

4．  A．box B．book C．glass        D．paper

5．  A．happened        B．liked C．pretended  D．wanted

6．  A．it      B．this   C．that   D．which

7．  A．morning B．afternoon  C．day   D．evening

8．  A．early       B．quietly      C．quickly     D．suddenly

9．  A．hello       B．good-bye  C．good evening   D．good night

10．A．disappointment       B．joy    C．sorrow      D．surprise

11．A．asked       B．explained  C．told   D．wanted

12．A．a      B．one   C．some       D．the

13．A．man        B．woman     C．doctor      D．nurse

14．A．hers B．his    C．taken       D．wrong

15．A．and B．but    C．or     D．so

16．A．Seat1       B．Seat2 C．Seat3       D．Seat4

17．A．it bring    B．to get       C．to see       D．to show

18．A．Why        B．How  C．When      D．where

19．A．designs    B．colors       C．prices       D．owners

20．A．I’m sad    B．I’m sorry  C．I’m wrong      D．I’m worried