【Myfatheralwayshadareadysmileandakindword.WhenIwaslittle,hetookmefishingortothepark.Wewereclosethen,andIwantedtogrowuptobejustlikeDad.Thenthingsbegantochange.Icouldneverfindtimetostuffwithhimanymore,Weus】
Myfatheralwayshadareadysmileandakindword.WhenIwaslittle,hetookmefishingortothepark.Wewereclosethen,andIwantedtogrowuptobejustlikeDad.Thenthingsbegantochange.Icouldneverfindtimetostuffwithhimanymore,WeusedtoarguealotandIknewitwasmewhousuallystartedit.
Dadtriedtotalktome,butitwashardonbothofus.Iwasembarrassed–hehadneverlearnedtoreadanddroppedoutofschooltotakeajobinacarrepairshop.Thenhestartedtobehavestrangely.Healwaysstayeduplateatnight,andwhenIsawhimthenextmorningtherewouldbedarkcirclesaroundhiseyes.OnenightIfoundoutwhy.
ItwascoldsoIdecidedtogetanotherblankettowarmup.KitchenlightwasstillonandIwenttoturnitoff.Lookingaroundthecorner,Isawmyfatheratthekitchentable,withabookinfrontofhimandapeninhishand.Hewasreadingslowlyandquietly.AfterawhileIrecognizedthewordsasDr.Seuss’s“CatintheHat”.IboughtthebookwhenIwaslittleandhadaskedmyfathertoreadittome.Irememberedhowhisfaceturnedredashehandeditbacktomeandsaid,“Sorry,son.”Now,asIheardthefamiliarwordscomingfromhislips,Iwasstunned.
InevermentionedmydiscoverybutIbegantohavemorerespectformyfather.Ioftenaskedhimforadviceandspentmoretimewithhim.
Onesummerday,Icametofindanewcarinourgarage.“Hopeyoulikeit,”myfathersaid.Thethreewordswereonthetipofmytongue,butIstillcouldnottellhimthatIlovedhim.
71.Thewritercouldn’tgetonwellwithhisfatherbecause______.
A.hisfatherhadlittleeducation
B.hisfatheroftentriedtoarguewithhim
C.Hisfatherwastoobusytodoanythingwithhim
D.hisfatheractedstrangely
72.Whydidhisfatherstayupatnight?
A.Hehadtoomuchworktodoforthecarrepairshop.
B.Thehousewassocoldthathecouldn’tfallasleep.
C.Hewaslookingforthebook“CatintheHat”.
D.Helearnedtoreadbyhimself.
73.Thewriterchangedwhenhefoundthat_____.
A.hisfatherworkedhard
B.hisfatherlearnedtoreadforhim
C.hisfatherwasatthekitchen
D.hisfatherboughthimanewcar
74.Thestorymainlytellsus_________.
A.how