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There was a time when I thought my dad didn't know a thing about being a good father. I couldn't1
him ever saying the words 'I love you.' It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say '2' to
anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a3. Some parents bought their
kids cars when they got their driver's licenses. Not my dad -he said that I'd have to get a job and buy my
own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and4 every penny I could and5 I had
enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to6
to. 'Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I'll only7 you five dollars.' I offered with a
smile.
'I see,' was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father's truck. So he needed a8 to work. The sun
wasn't even up when we left the house ,9 it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n)10
day. As I dropped my dad off, I11 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his12 from the truck
(车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were
13 lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family.
My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
At that moment, it14 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot
concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,15hot it got.
Never, not once, had I heard him16 about it. To him we were 'worth' it. And never once did he
'charge' us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to17 me
five dollars. I rolled down the window and said 'Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It's my18_ .
Don't work too hard. I love you.'
His19 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he20 his throat(喉咙,
嗓子) and said, 'Oh, and…
( )1. A. like
( )2. A. Sorry
( )3. A. car
( )4. A. spent
( )5. A. when
( )6. A. pay it back
( )7. A. pay
( )8. A. ride
( )9. A. as
( )10. A. ordinary
( )11. A. helped
( )12. A. tools
( )13. A. fewer
( )14. A. happened
( )15. A. whatever
( )16. A. talk
( )17. A. hand
( )18. A. help
( )19. A. hands
( )20. A. cleanedB. remember
B. Yes
B. friend
B. earned
B. if
B. hand it over
B. charge
B. leave
B. although
B. hot
B. followed
B. clothes
B. more
B. seemed
B. whenever
B. complain
B. bring
B. advice
B. smile
B. wipedC. forget
C. No
C. job
C. kept
C. because
C. turn it up
C. offer
C. trip
C. but
C. work
C. left
C. luggage
C. longer
C. occurred
C. wherever
C. ask
C. lend
C. treat
C. voice
C. clearedD. care
D. Well
D. present
D. saved
D. though
D. show it off
D. provide
D. hurry
D. since
D. special
D. watched
D. bag
D. deeper
D. appeared
D. however
D. speak
D. take
D. reply
D. eyes
D. felt