My father was a fisherman. He had his own boat, but it was hard 36 a living on the sea. He worked hard and would 37 out until he caught enough to feed the family. He was a big man and was strong from pulling the 38 and fighting the sea for his catch.
When you got 39 to him, he smelled like the ocean. However much Mother washed his clothes, they would 40 smell of the sea and fish.
He had an old truck and would drive me to school when the weather was 41 . He used his truck in is his fishing 42 . On the way to school, the old truck would 43 a cloud of smoke. Soon he would stop right in front of the school. Then he would 44 over and give me a big 45 on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so uncomfortable for me. Here, I was twelve years old and 46 old for a goodbye kiss!
One day, when we got to the school, he had his usual big 47 . He started to lean toward me, but I 48 my hand up and said, “No, Dad. I don’t want a goodbye kiss.” Then he had a(n) 49 look on his face, and he looked at me for a long time. I saw his eyes were 50 with tears. “Yes, you have grown up and don’t need a kiss any more. Then I won’t … ” he said.
It wasn’t long after that when my father went to 51 and never came back.
No one knows 52 I would give to have my father give me just one 53 kiss on the cheek … to feel his rough old face … to 54 the ocean on him … to feel his arm around my 55 . I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told him I didn’t like his goodbye kiss.
36.A.doing B.leading C.getting D.making
37.A.stay B.keep C.leave D.turn
38.A.waves B.nets C.boat D.hat
39.A.close B.beside C.nearby D.far
40.A.not B.still C.yet D.seldom
41.A.dry B.fine C.clear D.bad
42.A.company B.business C.industry D.journey
43.A.send out B.make out C.put out D.bring out
44.A.turn B.jump C.get D.lean
45.A.pat B.touch C.kiss D.hug
46.A.so B.that C.too D.enough
47.A.yell B.sign C.laugh D.smile
48.A.rose B.put C.hid D.shook
49.A.frightened B.surprised C.excited D.shocked
50.A.stuck B.flowed C.covered D.filled
51.A.school B.sea C.home D.church
52.A.why B.how C.what D.which
53.A.another B.other C.either D.more
54.A.taste B.smell C.see D.feel
55.A.hand B.head C.neck D.nose
35.―Steven has changed so much. In the past he just hunng around with his friends.
―That’s quite true. Probably he has realized that .
A.all’s well that ends well
B.one man’s meat is another man’s poison
C.actions speak louder than words
D.no sweet without sweat
34.―Is it because there’s a shorage of water Beijing raised the price of water?
―I think so.
A.why B.so C.that D.which
33. is becoing increasingly apparent that the old man could no longer look after
himself.
A.It B.This C.That D.What
32.―My friend Ann is going to London for further study next week. I hope she can
herself to the new environmet quickly.
―Don’t worry about her. She will get used to the wat of life there soon.
A.adapt B.instruct C.devote D.bring
31.―Anything else we should pay attention to if we go camping, Mum?
―Nothing much. Take a raincoat it rains.
A.as long as B.in case C.even if D.now that
30.Lin Xi, a Chinese in Berlin, went to the World Championships in Athleties, she saw China’s Bai Xue win the gold medal.
A.where B.when C.who D.which
29.Johnson, to grasp the chace to become a doctor, decided to take up teaching.
A.fail B.fails C.to fail D.having failed
28.All of the producers hope that the new car’s style and design will its lack of speed.
A.wish for B.search for C.stand for D.compensate for
27.-You see, I’m poor in maths and you are not good at English.
-That’s we should help each other.
A.when B.where C.how D.what
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