Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I 1teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I 2the same things thousand and one times, do not 3me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story 4you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a 5, neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I 6, in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my 7little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking (嘲弄) smile. I taught you 8to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the 9of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you 10to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well 11I need to and when not. When my 12legs do not allow me to walk, give me your 13, the same way I did when you gave your first 14. And when someday I say to you that I do not want to 15any more — that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, 16my mistakes, I always wanted the 17thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent (无可奈何) for seeing me 18you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you 19living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and 20. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, Son.
Your father
1.A. paid B. spent C. cost D. took
2.A. praise B. think C. repeat D. criticize
3.A. interrupt B. disturb C. look D. avoid
4.A. when B. after C. since D. until
5.A. rest B. word C. shower D. sleep
6.A. discovered B. invented C. noticed D. assumed
7.A. knowing B. fearing C. enjoying D. consulting
8.A. what B. when C. how D. why
9.A. news B. attitude C. material D. thread
10.A. talking B. listening C. responding D. appealing
11.A. where B. how C. that D. when
12.A. tired B. short C. long D. strong
13.A. leg B. ear C. hand D. mind
14.A. step B. pace C. laugh D. cry
15.A. talk B. live C. write D. sleep
16.A. though B. since C. while D. despite
17.A. last B. first C. best D. most
18.A. near B. behind C. below D. against
19.A. made B. started C. earned D. found
20.A. mercy B. care C. excuse D. patience
— Jack said the paper was too hard when he was asked why he failed the exam again..
— Well, _____.
A. a bad penny always turns up B. a bad workman always blames his tools
C. an early bird catches the worm D. an apple a day keeps the doctor away
— Are your parents satisfied with your performance at home?
—_____ but not exactly. They want me to do more housework.
A. Kind of B. Just the opposite C. On average D. By all means
He never hides his real opinions towards others. _____, he is a person with a frank personality.
A. In a word B. In particular C. In detail D. In other words
— Mr. Smith was really helpful when you were in financial difficulty during those years.
— Definitely. I can never appreciate his kindness _____.
A. seriously B. well C. enough D. properly
People hope to become more _____ in predicting earthquakes.
A. absolute B. steady C. perfect D. accurate
