My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always
21 of my success. If I
22 a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the
23 . Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father
24 and he’d rush out to tell all his
25 . In 1970, when I was
26 as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know
27 of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their
28 and their love not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would
2 9 hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every
30 —nothing could have felt more
31 .
He was a(n)
32 man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle.
33 , my father and his motorcycle didn’t
34 too well. He fell off it so often that he
35 it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again
36 any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t
37 to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to
38 one from a friend. However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I
39 sixteen.
My father and I loved and
40 each other. We were close to each other all the time.
| 小题1: | | A．pleased | B．content | C．proud | D．satisfied |
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| 小题2: | | A．won | B．beat | C．gained | D．failed |
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| 小题3: | | A．mountain | B．world | C．spirit | D．earth |
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| 小题4: | | A．ever since | B．just then | C．on time | D．right away |
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| 小题5: | | A．families | B．relatives | C．workers | D．friends |
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| 小题6: | | A．honored | B．appointed | C．praised | D．called |
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| 小题8: | | A．thoughts | B．views | C．feelings | D．ideas |
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| 小题9: | | A．never | B．often | C．frequently | D．occasionally |
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| 小题10: | | A．occasion | B．time | C．opportunity | D．choice |
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| 小题11: | | A．necessary | B．embarrassing | C．comfortable | D．natural |
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| 小题12: | | A．interesting | B．strange | C．curious | D．open-minded |
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| 小题13: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Strangely | C．Unbelievably | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题14: | | A．get through | B．get along | C．get off | D．get over |
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| 小题15: | | A．put up with | B．got rid of | C．broke away from | D．did away with |
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| 小题16: | | A．sold | B．trusted | C．played | D．believed |
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| 小题17: | | A．allowed | B．hoped | C．suggested | D．demanded |
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| 小题18: | | A．ride | B．require | C．borrow | D．use |
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| 小题19: | | A．turned | B．went | C．changed | D．grew |
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| 小题20: | | A．thought of | B．took care | C．attended on | D．cared about |
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