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1、Ineversawmyfatherhomefromworklateorill,nordidIeverseemyfathertakea“nightoutwiththeboys”.Hehadnohobbiesbutjusttookcareofhisfamily.For22years,sinceIlefthomeforcollege,myfathercalledmeeverySundayat9:00am.Hewasalwaysinterestedinmylife--howmyfamilywasdoing.Thecallsevencamewh
2、enheandmymotherwereinAustralia,EnglandorFlorida.NineyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthouse,myfather,67yearsold,spenteighthoursadayforthreedays,paintingmyhouse.Hewouldnotallowmetopaysomeonetohaveitdone.Allheaskedwasaglassoficedtea,andthatIholdapaintbrushforhimandtalktohim.ButIw
3、astoobusy,forIhadalawpracticetorun,andIcouldnottakethetimetoholdthepaintbrush,ortalktomyfather.Fiveyearsago,my71-year-oldfatherspentfivehoursputtingtogetheraswingset（秋千）formydaughter.Again,allheaskedwasthatIgethimaglassoficedtea,andtalktohim.Butagain,Ihadlaundrytodo,and
4、thehousetoclean.ThemorningonSunday,January16,1995,myfathertelephonedmeasusual,thistimehehadseemedtohaveforgottensomethingswehaddiscussedtheweekbefore.Ihadtogettochurch,andIcuttheconversationshort.Thecallcameat4:40pm.ThatdaymyfatherwassenttohospitalinFlorida.Igotonaplane
5、immediately,andIvowed（发誓）thatwhenIarrived,Iwouldmakeupforthelosttime,andhaveanicelongtalkwithhimandreallygettoknowhim.IarrivedinFloridaat1:00amthenextmorning,butmyfatherhadpassedawayat9:12pm.Thistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalk,ortimetowaitforme.Intheyearssincehisdeat
6、hIhavelearnedmuchaboutmyfather,andevenmoreabouteverysingleday.1.Weknowfromthereadingthatthefather_____.A．likedtopainthousesB．hadnofriendsaroundhimC．wasnothealthyinhisyouthD．thoughtofhisfamilyashisall2.Whenherfatherpaintedherfirsthouse,thedaughter_____.A．couldonlyafforda
7、glassoficedteaB．wastoobusytotalktoherfatherC．coulddonothingbutholdapaintbrushD．spenteighthoursadayworkingwithherfather3.OnJanuary16,1996,thedaughterfeltthatherfather_____.A．seemedtobealittledifferentB．hadnotimetophoneherasusualC．becameinterestedinchurchD．hadforgottentod
8、iscusssomethingswithher4.Inthereadingtheunderlinedphrase“gettoknowhim”mostprobablymeans_____.A．gethimtoknowher
