My dad was a fisherman. He worked hard and stayed out until he caught enough
36 to feed the family nearly every day. When the weather was bad he would
37 me to school. An old truck was used in his fishing business. When we got to the school, he would give me a big
38 on the face and tell me to be a good
39 . It was so embarrassing for me. I was 12 years old, and my dad would still kiss me goodbye!
I remember the day when I decided I was too
40 for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean (倾斜) toward me, but I put my hand up and
41 , “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way. He had a surprised look on his face for a long time, and his
42 started to be wet. He turned and looked out of the windshield (挡风玻璃). “You’re
43 ,” he said.“You are a big boy—a man. I won’t kiss you any more.”
It wasn’t long after that when my dad went out to
44 and never came back. It was a day when most of the fishermen stayed at home except Dad. He had a big family to feed
How I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would
45 have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.
| 小题1: | | A．food | B．birds | C．animals | D．fish |
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| 小题2: | | A．ride | B．carry | C．drive | D．bring |
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| 小题3: | | A．kiss | B．laugh | C．look | D．hand |
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| 小题4: | | A．man | B．boy | C．teacher | D．fisherman |
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| 小题5: | | A．old | B．young | C．excited | D．moved |
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| 小题6: | | A．spoke | B．said | C．repeated | D．answered |
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| 小题7: | | A．hands | B．feet | C．eyes | D．face |
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| 小题8: | | A．kind | B．clever | C．wrong | D．right |
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| 小题9: | | A．school | B．sea | C．boat | D．river |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．ever | C．never | D．only |
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