（The boy（B）has talked with some foreign teachers at the English Corner．Now he is telling his English teacher（T）about it．）

B：I've just been to the English Corner．

T：Oh? ___1____ Did you talk with Ben and Andy?

B：____2____ And I'm not sure if they understood me．

T：No problem．You have a good start．

B：But I'm afraid of making mistakes when I speak．

T：____3____ Be confident of yourself．

B：But do you think they like to talk with us beginners?

T：____4____

B：Well．I'm still not so confident．Yon know my pronunciation is poor．

T：____5____ Try to talk with them as much as possible．

B：All right．Thank you，sir．

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

Nowadays（如今）, it is strange that the western customs（习俗）are coming into the eastern countries day by day,and this makes many people who live in big cities enjoy themselves on such western festivals as Christmas Day, April Fool’s Day and so on. It shows us that all over the world people are getting closer and the world is becoming smaller and smaller as well.

Last March, my mother told my father and me that my grandfather would come on April 1. We were very happy because my grandfather was an interesting old man and he had not visited us since he went to Hong Kong years ago. On April 1 my father and I got up early and bought a lot of food from the supermarket. Then we did some cleaning at home. In fact,we hardly ever did housework before. Mother went to the airport after lunch.At night when we were waiting for my grandfather,the bell rang and in came only my mother. She smiled to us and said,“April fools!”

71．How does the writer like the western customs coming into China?

A．It’s a good thing.                          B．It’s strange.

C．It’s bad.                                       D．It’s boring.

72．Who enjoys themselves on the western festivals?

A．All the people.                              B．People who live in the countryside.

C．People who live in big cities.          D．No one.

73．Why did the writer feel happy when he heard that his grandfather would come?

A．Because his grandfather would bring him presents.

B．Because his grandfather was very interesting and he hadn’t seen him for long.

C．Because his mother would buy much to eat.

D．Because his mother would do some cleaning?

74．Did the writer and his father often do the housework at home?

A．No,they didn’t                              B．Yes,they did.

C．We don’t know.                            D．Never.

75．What did the writer’s mother mean by saying “April fools”?

A．She thought they did well.

B．She meant that Grandfather would come in April.

C．She didn’t think it was a joke.

D．She thought they were fooled on April Fool’s Day.