Hearing what I said, my dad laughed kindly. I continued, “I owe your thanks, and I hope you realize how much you did for me as my dad.”
I could almost hear him smiling one the other end. I knew he was touched and felt a little shy. His voice sounded shaky.
“Well, we got you educated,” he said, laughing generously.
“You did more than that,” I said, “You did well.”
“You like your house now, and your life?” he asked quietly.
“Yeah, Dad, I’m happy. You don’t have to worry—things are going great for us.”
I told him I loved him and he told me he loved me and I hung up the phone. As I got ready for bed, I thought about what an amazing conversation we had.
Ten hours later, my mother called, waking me up. I could hardly understand what she was trying to say.
“Your father’s dead!” she cried. “I found him lying on the dinning room floor.”
Suddenly I was standing straight up beside my bed, holding the phone and sobbing .
I was a thousand miles away. All I could think about was how many hours, minutes and seconds it would take me to jump on a plane and get there. I thought about my mother sitting there alone with my father, and I couldn’t move fast enough.
The flight was long and painful. I had planned on going home to see my dad and mom in another month, and I cried aloud, thinking I was too late. Then I suddenly realized the incredible miracle of it all: I hadn’t been late at all. Actually, everything had been right on time.
When did Dad die?
A.Soon after he made the telephone call. |
B.The next morning. |
C.Before the writer hung up the phone. |
D.Ten hours later after the telephone call. |
From the story, we can infer Dad was_____ when he died.
A.happy | B.sad | C.angry | D.upset |
The writer lives___________.
A.in a place not far away. | B.in the same city |
C.a thousand miles away | D.at home |
The writer thought__________
A.his father did well. | B.his father do enough. |
C.his father did badly | D.his father is too old to do. |
From the last part, we can know__________
A.the writer will be sad. |
B.the writer will change pain into power. |
C.the writer will be happy. |
D.the writer won’t do anything. |