SoI’mdrivingthelovelyandpatientolderdaughtertowork.At7a.m.shepushestheseatwarmerbuttonashernewHondazoomsacrossL.A.theCityofPaddedShoulders."OhlookI’mlowongas"shesays.Firstwepickupherboss
SoI’mdrivingthelovelyandpatientolderdaughtertowork.At7a.m.shepushestheseat
warmerbuttonashernewHondazoomsacrossL.A.theCityofPaddedShoulders.
"OhlookI’mlowongas"shesays.
Firstwepickupherbossthenwepickupherotherboss.TheyareallheadedtoStaplesCenterforsomeawardsshow.MydaughterdoessomethinginpublicrelationsI’mnotsurewhat.Butwhenthisshowcomesalongshegetsverybusy.
"InthepasttwonightsI’vegottenlikesevenhourssleep"shenotestheimplicationbeingthatIsleepallthetimewhichisprettymuchtrue.
InLosFelizadashboardlightconfirmsthatweareindeedlowonfuel.Thisdoesnotperturbmydaughter.
"Don’tworrywe’llgetthere"shesays.
Mydaughtersaysnothingaboutgettingbackhomewhichismyjob.I’vejustagreedtodropheroffsoshecanavoidtrafficlater.Mytaskissimplethoughnowfullofuncertainty.
Idon’tknowhowIendedupdroppingmydaughterandherbossesoffat7a.m.onaSunday.IjustknowthatJ.D.SalingermaynowbedeadbutIstillfeellikeHoldenCaulfield--atthemercyoftoomanyyammeringadults.
NowI’vehadmixedluckwithadults.
Apparentlymydaughter’sjobinPRistokeepeveryonehappywhiletellingthetruthasmuchaspossible.Isenthertocollegetostudythat.Nowsheisanexpert.
"Afteryoudropusoffyoucangetgas"mydaughterassuresme.
Ihavebeenherchauffeurfor26years.Bythetimeshewas3I’dsnappedherintoacarseatsome14000times.Itookhertoseventh-gradedancesskitripscollege.
Evenafterallthatwecontinuetohaveacivilrelationshipsortofaqueen-mum-and-her-
driversortofdynamic.WhenIscrewupshejustraisesherprettychinandsnorts.It’sveryBritish.
BythewaymydaughternowhasanicercarthanIdowhichisasignsheisdoingwell.Oraswithsomanyyoungpeoplesheisuptoherhoopearringsinconsumerdebt.
1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrueabouttheauthor’sdaughter?
A．Sheisfashionable. B．Shealwaystellsthetruth.
C．Sheisdoingwellinherwork. D．Shelivesafast-pacedlife.
2．Theauthor’stonesuggeststhat_________.
A．heisfeelingleftbehindwhe