TherewasatimewhenIthoughtmydaddidn’tknowathingaboutbeingagoodfather.Icouldn’t36himeversayingthewords“Iloveyou.”Itseemstomehisonlypurposeinlifewastosay“37”toanywhereIwantedto

　　TherewasatimewhenIthoughtmydaddidn’tknowathingaboutbeingagoodfather.Icouldn’t 36 himeversayingthewords“Iloveyou.”Itseemstomehisonlypurposeinlifewastosay“ 37 ”toanywhereIwantedtogoandanythingIwantedtodoincludinggettinga 38 .Someparentsboughttheirkidscarswhentheygottheirdriver’slicenses.Notmydad----hesaidthatI’dhavetogetajobandbuymyown.

　　SothatiswhatIdid.Igotajobataverynicerestaurantand 39 everypennyIcouldand 40 IhadenoughtobuymycarIdid!ThedayIbroughtthatcarhomemydadwasthefirstoneIwantedto 41 to.“Lookdadacarofmyown.IfyoueverwantarideI’llonly 42 youfivedollars.”Iofferedwithasmile.

　　“Isee”wasallhesaid.

　　Onedaytherewassomethingwrongwithmyfather’struck.Soheneededa 43 towork.Thesunwasn’tevenupwhenweleftthehouse 44 itwasalreadygettingwarmout.Itwasgoingtobea(n) 45 day.AsIdroppedmydadoffI 46 himdressedinhisworkclothesgettinghis 47 fromthetruck(车尾箱)ofmycar.Watchinghissun-weatheredfaceandevenfromadistanceIcouldtelltherewere 48 linesthanIeverrememberedbeingtherebefore.Irealizedhowhardmydadworksforthefamily.Myfatherisacementfinisher(水泥修整工).

　　Inthatinstantit 49 tomethatheactuallygotdownonhishandsandkneestosweatoverhotconcretetomakealivingforhisfamily.Andhedidthisdayinanddayout 50 hotitgot.NevernotoncehadIhearhim 51 aboutit.Tohimwewere“worth”it.Andneveroncedidhe“charge”usforit.

　　Whenheclosedthetrunkhistoolssetofftothesidehewalkedovertomywindowto 52 mefivedollars.Irolleddownthewindowandsaid“Good-byedad.Keepyourfivedollars.It’smy 53 .Don’tworktoohard.Iloveyou.”

　　His 54 metminethenglancedawayinthedirectionofhiswaitingtoolshe 55 histhroatandsaid“Ohand…metoo.”

　　1. A．like B．remember C．forget D．care

　　2. A．Sorry B．Yes C．No D．Well

　　3. A．car B．friend C．job D．present

　　4. A．spent B．earned C．keptD．saved

　　5. A．when B．if