Iwasinaterriblemood．Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemoviesthenightbeforeandhadn’tinvitedme．Iwasinmyroomthinkingofwaystomakethemsorrywhenmyfathercamein．“Wanttogoforaride，today，Beck?It’sabea
Iwasinaterriblemood．Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemoviesthenightbeforeandhadn’tinvitedme．Iwasinmyroomthinkingofwaystomakethemsorrywhenmyfathercamein．“Wanttogoforaride，today，Beck?It’sabeautifulday.”
“No!Leavemealone!”ThosewerethelastwordsIsaidtohimthatmorning．
Myfriendscalledandinvitedmetogotothemallwiththemafewhourslater．IforgottobemadatthemandwhenIcamehometofindanoteonthetable．MymotherputitwhereIwouldbesuretoseeit．“Dadhashadanaccident．PleasemeetusatHighlandParkHospital”．
WhenIreachedthehospital，mymothercameoutandtoldmemyfather’sinjurieswereextensive.“Yourfathertoldthedrivertoleavehimaloneandjustcall911，thankGod!IfhehadmovedDaddy，there’snotellingwhatmighthavehappened．Abrokenrib（肋骨）mighthavepierced（穿透）alung….”
Mymothermayhavesaidmore，butIdidn’thear．Ididn’thearanythingexceptthoseterriblewords：Leavemealone．Mydadsaidthemtosavehimselffrombeinghurtmore．HowmuchhadIhurthimwhenIhurledthosewordsathimearlierintheday?
Itwasseveraldayslaterthathewasfinallyabletohaveaconversation．Iheldhishandgentlyafraidofhurtinghim．
“Daddy…Iamsosorry….”
“It’sokay，sweetheart．I'llbeokay．”
“No，”Isaid，“ImeanaboutwhatIsaidtoyouthatday．Youknowthatmorning?”
Myfathercouldnomoretellaliethanhecouldfly．Helookedatmeandsaid．“SweetheartIdon’trememberanythingaboutthatday，notbefore，duringoraftertheaccident.Irememberkissingyougoodnightthenightbefore，though．”Hemanagedaweaksmile．
MyEnglishteacheroncetoldmethatwordshaveimmeasurablepower．Theycanhurtortheycanheal．Andweallhavethepowertochooseourwords．Iintendtodothatverycarefullyfromnowon.
1.Theauthorwasinbadmoodthatmorningbecause.
A．hisfatherhadaterribleaccident
B．hecouldn’tdrivetothemallwithhisfriends
C．hisfriendshadn’tinvitedhimtothecinema
D．hisfatherdidn’tallowhimtogooutwithhisfriends
2.Whydidtheauthorsaysorrytohisfatherinthehospital?
A．Becausehedidn’tgoalongwithhisfather．
B．Becausehewasrudetohisfathertha