My dad was a fisherman. He worked hard and stayed out until he caught enough______ to feed the family nearly every day. When the weather was bad he would______ me to school. An old truck was used in his fishing business. When we got to the school, he would give me a big________on the face and tell me to be a good_______. It was so embarrassing for me. I was 12 years old, and my dad would still kiss me goodbye!
I remember the day when I decided I was too_______for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean倾斜 toward me, but I put my hand up and________, “No, Dad. ” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way. He had a surprised look on his face for along time, and his________started to be wet. He turned and looked out of the windshield 挡风玻璃. “You’re______,” he said. “You are a big boy—a man. I won’tkiss you any more. ”
It wasn’t long after that when my dad went out to______and never came back. It was a day when most of the fishermen stayed at home except Dad. He had a big familyto feed
How I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would________have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.
A.food B.birds C.animals D.fish
A.ride B.carry C.drive D.bring
A.kiss B.laugh C.look D.hand
A.man B.boy C.teacher D.fisherman
A.old B.young C.excited D.moved
A.spoke B.said C.repeated D.answered
A.hands B.feet C.eyes D.face
A.kind B.clever C.wrong D.right
A.school B.sea C.boat D.river
A.still B.ever C.never D.only