Dear Dad,
Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father’s Day cards. They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet as I selected and read, it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.
You’ll soon be 84 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Father’s Day together. I haven’t always been with you on Father’s Day but I’ve always been with you in my heart.
You know, Dad, there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap. You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.
The Father-Daughter Duel shifted into high gear ( 档位) when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the '54 Chevy whether you liked it or not. The police officer who sent me home, after you reported the Chevy stolen, didn't have much tolerance for a stubborn 16 year old, while you were so tolerant about it, Dad, and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.
Our relationship greatly improved when I married a man you liked, and things really turned around when we began making babies right and left. Somewhere along the line, the generation gap disappeared. I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together, rather like a fine wine.
But the strangest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didn't immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and fragile behind the wheel of that huge car. It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.
I guess what I'm trying to say, Dad, is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today. Honoring a father on Father's Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking. It's about loving someone more than words can say, and it's wishing that never had to end.
I love you, Dad.
Love,
Jenny
1.How did Jenny probably feel on the night she was sent home by the police?
A.Disappointed. B.Nervous. C.Guilty. D.Frightened.
2.We can learn from the passage that Jenny and her father_________.
A.kept in touch by writing each other
B.are separated due to the generation gap
C.have been getting along very well
D.had a hard time understanding each other
3.Why did Jenny feel strange when she saw her father last week?.
A.She seldom saw him driving that huge car.
B.She had never realized his being old and weak.
C.She didn't expect to meet with him there.
D.She had never seen him driving so slowly before.
4.Jenny wrote his father this letter to _________
A.tell him about their conflicts B.say sorry for her being stubborn
C.express her gratitude to him D.remind him of the early incident
My 9-year-old daughterAnd I were flying from our home in Carolina to spendA week with my husband in Florida.We were__ _About the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months,And __ her Dad terribly.
As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was totally__ . Because we did not get our boarding passes until we__ At the gate, KallieAnd I could not get seats togetherAnd were __ by theAisle(过道). IAsked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with KallieAnd me, __ we could be together. They __ , saying they thought they should stay in theirAssigned seats.
Meanwhile,A motherAnd her three children were inA _ several rowsAhead of us. There had beenA mistake in their boarding passes,And _ the whole family had been split up. The passengers in her row_ refused to move elsewhere. She was very__ About the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody__ to help her.
There wereA troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on __ . Suddenly the Scout leader stood upAnd said, "Ma’am, I think we can help you." He then __ five minutes rearranging his group so thatAdequate space was __ for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfullyAnd without _ ,And the mother's relief was obvious.
Kallie, however, was beginning to panicAt the _ not being next to me. I told her that there wasn’tAnything I could do. __ , the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, __ to meAndAsked, "Would youAnd your daughter like our seats?" __ to himselfAnd the Scoutmaster. We traded seatsAnd continued our trip, very much relieved to be togetherAnd watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat.
1.A.worried B.excited C.anxious D.eager
2.A.loved B.considered C.imagined D.missed
3.A.full B.crowded C.empty D.overweight
4.A.reached B.arrived C.landed D.knocked
5.A.divided B.blocked C.separated D.connected
6.A.in case B.even if C.as if D.so that
7.A.prevented B.refused C.agreed D.promised
8.A.panic B.hurry C.rush D.seat
9.A.however B.otherwise C.therefore D.instead
10.A.too B.even C.ever D.also
11.A.concerned B.curious C.particular D.content
12.A.suggested B.offered C.provided D.supplied
13.A.duty B.watch C.board D.spot
14.A.took B.cost C.paid D.spent
15.A.convenient B.available C.probable D.comfortable
16.A.permission B.excuse C.apology D.complaint
17.A.thought B.end C.feeling D.sense
18.A.Immediately B.Puzzlingly C.Clearly D.Amazingly
19.A.turned up B.turnedAround C.turned out D.turnedAway
20.A.sticking B.keeping C.waving D.referring
-So you gave Mary your dictionary?
-______.She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.
A. Not exactly. B. My pleasure. C. No doubt. D. Good idea.
The government has taken measures to______the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable.
A.put down B. tear down C.hand down D.bring down
It ______ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ______ I found we had a lot in common.
A.was until; when B.was not until; that
C.was not until; when D.was until; that
-Don't forget to return the book in two weeks.
-______. Don't worry about it.
A.Yes, I will B.No, I won't C.Sorry, I don’t D.I don't think so