阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The sound of the rain hitting the window wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago，which reminded me of my girlhood．
It was my second day of 36 and it was raining heavily．I could not 37 the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my 38 ．I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back．We were 39 home．It was the last time I felt 40 to him．
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children．I was not bothered much by this 41 ．I was proud of it，for I felt 42 and“grown up．” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 43 from him．
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework．I hated doing this more than anything．Dad came and stood behind me for a moment， 44 me scratching（乱写） the paper．Then he said, “This kind of writing needs 45 ．Your writing is not strong enough．Press harder．”
I followed his 46 for the next two words，but 47 I could see little improvement，I followed my own method-the 48 way．His advice did not improve my writing but our 49 ．As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 50 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 51 ．People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me，“As you can see，this family is going to count on you．We are 52 to provide you anything for your future．You have to get 53 to change the life for yourself．”
As a result of his 54 ，I have 55 it through high school and through college．
1..A. graduation B．employment C．college D．school
2..A．form B．resist C．follow D．break
3..A．dormitory B．door C．desk D．bed
4..A．at B．already C．beyond D．halfway
5..A．close B．near C．happy D．relaxed
6..A．gap B．thought C．action D．accident
7..A．lonely B．depressed C．independent D．comfortable
8..A．comfort B．help C．support D．explanation
9..．A．helping B．directing C．watching D．blaming
10..A．skill B．patience C．time D．practice
11..A．introduction B．manner C．spirit D．advice
12..A．even if B．while C．as D．though
13.．A．difficult B．slow C．efficient D．fast
14..A．relationship B．friendship C．thought D．life
15..A．schooling B．life C．hope D．expectation
16..A．writer B．scholar Cscientist D．specialist
17..tired B．glad C．useless D．ready
18..A．an education B．a rich boyfriend C．a well-paid job D．a good writing
19..A．help B．expectations C．examination D．watch
20..A．succeeded B．got C．made D．found
--- Have you finished the task?
--- ________ it. We still need five more days.
A. Far from B. Rather than C. Apart from D. Except for
________ our achievements, we are firmly convinced we’ll be able to achieve the final victory.
A. Looking back at B. Looking forward to C. Looking through D. Looking into
We should protect the environment, for plenty of fresh air ________ to good health.
A. adjust B. contributes C. distributes D. attributes
“If _________ much time, I will teach you how to ________ the clothing store,” the boss said to me.
A. given; run B. given; control C. giving; run D. giving; control
_________, I always feel I want a few more days.
A. However long is a vacation B. However long a vacation is
C. However is a vacation long D. However a vacation is long
