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I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a“night out with the boys.” He had no hobbies but just take care of his family.
For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00am. He was interested in my life--how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother in Australia, England or Florida.
Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set(秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry(要洗的衣服)to do, and the house to clean. The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten something we had discussed the week before .I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 a.m. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed (发誓)that when I arrived ,I would make up for the lost time ,and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him. I arrived in Florida at 1:00 a.m. ,but my father had passed away at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk ,or time to wait for me.
In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father and even more about myself. As a father, he never asked me for anything but my time. Now he has all my attention, every single day.
1.We know from the reading that the father__________________.
A. liked to paint houses
B. had no friends around him
C. was not healthy in his youth
D. thought of his family as his all
2.When her father painted her first house, the daughter____________.
A. could only afford a glass of iced tea
B. was too busy to talk to her father
C. could do nothing but hold a paintbrush
D. spent eight hours a day working with his father
3.In the reading the underlined phrase “get to know him”most probably means_____________.
A. get him to know her B. know more about him
C. get him to know himself D. make him well-known
4.Which is the best title of the reading?
A. Painting Houses B. Daughter’s Family
C. Father and I D. Father’s phone calls
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I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a” night out with the boys.” He had no hobbies but just take care of his family.
For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00am. He was interested in my life--how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother in Australia, England or Florida.
Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set(秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry(要洗的衣服)to do, and the house to clean. The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten something we had discussed the week before .I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 a.m. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed (发誓)that when I arrived , I would make up for the lost time ,and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him. I arrived in Florida at 1:00 a.m., but my father had passed away at 9:12 p.m. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.
In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father and even more about myself. As a father, he never asked me for anything but my time. Now he has all my attention, every single day.
1.We know from the reading that the father__________________.
A. liked to paint houses
B. had no friends around him
C. was not healthy in his youth
D. thought of his family as his all
2.When her father painted her first house, the daughter____________.
A. could only afford a glass of iced tea
B. was too busy to talk to her father
C. could do nothing but hold a paintbrush
D. spent eight hours a day working with his father
3.In the reading the underlined phrase “get to know him” most probably means_____________.
A. get him to know her B. know more about him
C. get him to know himself D. make him well-known
4. Which is the best title of the reading?
A. Painting Houses B. Daughter’s Family
C. Father and I D. Father’s phone calls
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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---My father is ill, I have to look after him at home.
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A. Don’t be late B. I hope so
C. I am sorry to hear that D. Thank you
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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My mom lives alone (独自) and works at a hotel. One day, on her way home from work, she saw a_____. It was very small and had white and black hair. At first, she just walked by________— it was a really windy afternoon. But the cat_______my mom a long way. It seemed very hungry and _______. At last it walked into my mom’s heart and life.
A week later, I went to _______my mom. She told me excitedly about her little cat. I saw it for the first time. It wasn’t ______ of me at all, and jumped up onto my lap (大腿部). When I ______its name, it looked at me with its big eyes and said “meow” to me. It was so cute that I ______ it right away.
This cat makes my mom ______. She is always happy with the cat around. She_______ it very much and gives it fish all the time. The cat will stay in the room ______ it feels cold or just doesn’t want to be outside. My mom loves it and always tries to make it feel_______. The cat loves my mom, too. It must ______ my mom as its mom. It is really attached to (依恋) her. It makes her ______ full of love and happiness. It makes me happy, too, because I love to ______ the smile in my mom’s eyes.
1.A. dog B. bird C. cat D. cow
2.A. easily B. quickly C. seriously D. beautifully
3.A. followed B. asked C. thanked D. helped
4.A. lazy B. cold C. bored D. busy
5.A. answer B. miss C. join D. visit
6.A. free B. sure C. afraid D. careful
7.A. read B. heard C. called D. remembered
8.A. saved B. loved C. chose D. found
9.A. grow B. stay C. move D. laugh
10.A. cares about B. listens to C. waits for D. shouts at
11.A. before B. so C. if D. though
12.A. popular B. healthy C. funny D. comfortable
13.A. think of B. feel like C. play with D. look at
14.A. work B. story C. heart D. dream
15.A. keep B. put C. bring D. see
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When my mother came back home from work, my father ______dinner in the kitchen.
A. is cooking B. cooking C. was cooking D. cooked
八年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析
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My father _______ dinner at restaurants last year, but now he usually comes back home from work and cooks supper for us.
A. used to have B. is used to have
C. was used to have D. is used to having
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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my father my mother are able to drive a car.
A. Neither; nor B. Both; and
C. Either; or D. Not only; but also
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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—Is your father ___ home?
—No，he’s working late ____ the office.
A. on B. at C. of D. to
八年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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The teachers never arrive late for work from Monday to Friday.
A．on weekends B．on weekdays
C．every day D．five times a week
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year- old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, may I ask you a question?” “Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man. “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?” “That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily. “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” asked the little boy. “If you must know, I make $20 an hour.” “Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I borrow $10?”
The father was furious, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then you go straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are so selfish.
The little boy went to his room without any words and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How can he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often.
The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.
“Are you asleep, son?” He asked. “No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy. “I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man, “Here’s the $10 you asked for.”
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you daddy!” He said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father.
“Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father asked angrily
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
1.How much does the boy’s father make an hour? .
A.$10 B.$20 C.$30 D.$40
2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means_______. .
A.very angry B.quite happy C.too excited D.interesting
3.At first, the boy’s father refused to lend the boy any money because_________.
A.the boy always borrowed money from him
B.he did not have enough money at that moment
C.he thought the boy would buy something of no use
D.he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
4.The boy wanted to buy _________with twenty dollars.
A.a new book for himself B.a nice present for his father
C.a toy for his own birthday D.an hour of his father’s time
5.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy’s father__________.
A.often played with his son B.spent little time with his son
C.didn’t love his son at all D.often came back home early
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