On Sundays my father always wore that gray ap...

On Sundays my father always wore that gray apron(围裙). After breakfast when he always announced: "Go ahead everyone. I'll wash the dishes!" For the next hour Dad did the dishes, singing songs like I Had a Hat When I Came In.

I suppose it was strange for a boy's father to wear an apron. It was the last Sunday in August. My father seemed happy as we walked home from the supermarket together.

"Tommy," he said, "There comes a time in every boy's life when he must take on responsibilities(责任). Starting today, I want you to do the dishes on Sunday morning so your mother and I can read the newspaper."

"Wash the dishes!?"

"Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son?"

I started to say something about a man's job or woman's work, but I knew quickly that my protests(抗议) would be of no use.

I didn't taste a bit of breakfast that morning. Dad seemed excited as he talked about a soccer game on TV and didn’t notice me at all.

Suddenly, everything grew quiet. My sister began to clear the table. My brother was eating the last of the egg from his plate. And then my father said to my mother, "Let's go and read the paper, dear."

So this was what my life had come. I could learn Latin well, I could be good at playing baseball, I could do anything, but I could never do those dishes. There was nothing left but to refuse.

My father came back into the kitchen, and in his right hand was the old apron.

"I want you to have this, Tommy. It'll keep your clothes from getting wet." And before I could say a word, he had put the thing on me. "Thanks, Son."

I looked down at the apron. It had seen better days. I could see my dad reaching for the dishes. Soon I was singing about I Had a Hat When I Came In. The words came out of nowhere. And I knew the kind of man I wanted to be.

1.We can learn the father regarded doing housework as a person’s ________.

A. interest　　 B. responsibility　　 C. task　　 D. entertainment

2.Hearing his father’s suggestion, the writer thought the idea was ________.

A. unacceptable　　 B. impossible　　 C. useless　　 D. boring

3.When the writer was in the kitchen, the father came back to _______.

A. show him how to do the washes　　 B. talk with him

C. check his work　　 D. put the apron on him

4.The result of the story probably is that _________.

A. the writer still thought doing dishes was not his job

B. the writer did nothing but to refuse

C. the writer accepted his father’s idea and did as his father had done

D. the writer wasn’t pleased to do as his father asked at last

5.The reading is mainly about _________.

A. the education of family responsibility　　 B. a united and happy family

C. a story of the father and his son　　 D. a lesson of doing dishes

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Tom and his father, Mr. Smith, always go out for a walk after supper every day. After that, he does his homework and watches TV for half an hour. Then he goes to bed. Now Tom and his father are taking a walk along the road. It begins to rain. Tom wants to run for home. But his father says very slowly, “Don’t run. Isn’t it raining in front of you?”

1.Who’s Mr. Smith? ________________.

2. What’re Tom and Mr. Smith doing? _______________.

3. Is Tom a student? ___________________.

4. Why doesn’t Mr. Smith want to run?_____________________.

5. Is Mr. Smith right? ____________________________.

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My family lives very happily on a farm near a small town. My father always learns some information about weather through the TV, the Internet and newspapers.

One evening, he asked us to meet at the table after dinner. "I have some bad news," he said. "The weather reports on the television warned(警告)that we would face a typhoon tomorrow."

At 6.30 a.m. the next day, the winds started and the rain was falling heavily. There were new warnings that the sea level could go up as much as 5 meters.

The winds were terribly strong and tree branches were flying everywhere. Trees were falling down and the rain kept coming down.

Just after 10:30, the wind stopped suddenly-it was strangely calm and the sun was shining. Then the winds came howling(咆哮)again, but this time more rain fell. There were more flying things and the storm came in. Everything within 1 km of the coast was flooded-there was fish in the streets. Now the winds were dying down, but the rain was still falling.

After another two hours, the wind came to a stop at last. My home was in a mess and my mum burnt her arm when the hot water from the stove hit her skin. We were all frightened, but we were all safe, including the cat.

1.The father knew that there was going to be a typhoon from______.

A. the Internet

B. the newspapers

C. his friends

D. the TV

2.What were the new warnings?

A. The sea level could go up as much as 5 meters.

B. Trees were falling down.

C. The winds came howling again.

D. There were more flying things.

3.How long did the typhoon last?

A. About two hours.

B. About four hours.

C. About six hours.

D. About eight hours.

4.What did not happen when the typhoon came?

A. There was flood.

B. The snowstorm came in.

C. The winds were terribly strong.

D. The rain kept coming down.

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My father always __________ glasses.

A. wears　　 B. wear　　 C. puts on

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My father is a teacher. He is always strict ____ his students.

A. to B. with C. on D. in

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I always know that my father loves me so much. Once I think of him, many things happen-ing between us will be crowded into my _______ . But there is one thing I remember very well. It was a Sunday morning, I felt terrible. Two of my friends have gone to the movies and didn’t _______ me. I was in my room thinking up ways to make them sorry when my father came in."Want to go for a ride today, Black? It's a beautiful day. " "No! Leave me alone （独自的）！"Those were the _________words I said to him that morning.

My friends called me and asked me to go to the store with them _______ hours later. I forgot to be _______ with them and then went with them. When I came home, I found a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be _______ to see it. "Dad had an accident( 事故).Please _______ us at Highland Park Hospital.

When I _______ the hospital, my mother came out and told me a car hit(击打)my father. "Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God!”

My mother might have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything_________ those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to ______________himself. He didn’t want to be hurt　 (伤害)more. How much had I hurt him when I shouted out those words at him？

It was some days later that he was____________ able to have a talk. I helped carefully.

" Daddy…I am so sorry”

"It’s okey, sweetheart. I’ll be okey”

No, " I said, "I mean about what I said to you that day. you know, that morning?”

He looked at me and said, "What? Sweetheart, I remember ____________ about that day. I only remember telling you goodnight the night before. "He smiled.

My English teacher ____________ told me that words have great power(力量). They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to ____________ our words. I am going to do that very ____________from now on. What about you, my friend?

1.A.event B.culture C.mind D.holiday

2.A.expect B.shake C.promise D.invite

3.A.main B.common C.last D.normal

4.A.a few B.few C.a little D.little

5.A.upset B.angry C.glad D.serious

6.A.similar B.sure C.possible D.ready

7.A.swing B.catch C.meet D.solve

8.A.reached B.got C.arrived D.appeared

9.A.and B.but C.so D.or

10.A.believe B.act C.improve D.save

11.A.finally B.certainly C.closely D.really

12.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing

13.A.still B.even C.once D.already

14.A.keep B.choose C.share D.discuss

15.A.truly B.clearly C.simply D.carefully

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—Who looked after your sick grandmother in hospital?

—My father did that 　　　　　　 .He didn’t want anybody else’s help.

A. in fact　　 B. in person

C. in total　　 D. in disagreement

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My father always makes us _________ a lot of time _________ some math problems.

A. to spend; work on　　 B. spending; working on

C. spend; working on　　 D. to spend; to work on

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My father is tall and has short, gray(灰白的) hair. He wears glasses with heavy, black frames（框架）. But I just see a picture of him from 1968. What a surprise! In the picture, he’s 15 years old. He’s short and he has glasses with small, round frames. He has long, yellow hair and it’s really straight. He’s wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt with the word “Love”. I’m 15 years old now. I’m medium height and I have short hair. My hair isn’t yellow, it’s blue. My dad thinks it’s strange(奇怪的), but my friends think it’s great. I wear glasses, but my glasses have bright red frames. They’re so cool! I have an earring(耳环) in one ear, too. Dad really can’t understand(明白) that, I never wear blue jeans. I like big, baggy(松的) pants and long T-shirts. Most of my T-shirts have pictures of my favorite rock bands(摇滚乐队) on them.

1.What kind of glasses does Father wear when he is fifteen years old? He wears ___.

A. glasses with heavy, black frames　　 B. glasses with bright red frames

C. long and yellow glasses　　 D. glasses with small, round frames

2.What color is my hair? It’s _______.

A. yellow　　 B. blue　　 C. gray　　 D. red

3.What do I like to wear? I like to wear ______.

A. blue jeans and a T-shirt

B. yellow jeans and a T-shirt with the word “love”

C. big and baggy pants and long T-shirts

D. blue jeans and an earring

4.What’s on my father’s T-shirt?

A. The word “love”.　　 B. Heavy and black frames.

C. Pictures of rock bands.　　 D. An earring.

5.Who has an earring in one ear?

A. My dad does.　　 B. I do.　　 C. My father does.　　 D. My Friends do.

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My father is tall and has short,gray hair.He wears glasses with heavy,black frames(框架).But I just saw a picture of him from 1968.What a surprise!

In the picture,he’s 15 years old.He’s short and he has glasses with small,round frames.He has long,brown hair and it’s really straight.He’s wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt with the word“Love”.I’m 15 years old now.I’m of average height(中等身材)and I have short hair.My hair isn’t brown.It’s blue.My dad thinks it’s strange,but my friends think it’s great.I wear glasses,but glasses with bright red frames.They’re so cool! I have an earring in one ear,too.Dad really can’t understand that.I never wear blue jeans.I like big,baggy pants and long T-shirts.Most of my T-shirts have pictures of my favorite rock bands(乐队)on them.

1.What kind of glasses did Father wear when he was fifteen years old?

He wore　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. glasses with heavy,black frames

B. long and yellow glasses

C. glasses with bright red frames

D. glasses with small,round frames

2.What color is my hair?It’s　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. brown　　 B. blue

C. gray　　 D. red

3.What do I like to wear?I like to wear　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. blue jeans and a T-shirt

B. yellow jeans and a T-shirt,with the word “Love”.

C. big and baggy pants and long T-shirts

D. blue jeans and an earring

4.What’s on my father’s T-shirt?

A. The word “love”.

B. Heavy and black frames.

C. Pictures of rock bands.

D. An earring.

5.Who has an earring in one ear?

A. My mother does.

B. I do.

C. My father does.

D. My friend does.

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