For the past ten years,my dad and I have attended the same school﹣he as an administrator and I as a student.Our relationship,in and out of school,has been totally unpredictable.
When I was younger,all that my dad said was doctrine (信条) and anything he did I,(1) ,copied.We played games together,and stayed up late reading bedtime stories.I could(2) my dad taking me to school,running into him(3) during the day and riding home with him every afternoon.
As I grew older,we were not as(4) as we used to be.He wasn't cool any more.He wore his socks too high,listened to(5) country music and laughed too loudly in front of my friends.He became a total embarrassment.
However,the(6) D that occurred in school were even worse.The worst one happened in seventh grade.My dad came to our New Year party,(7) as Donald Duck,guitar in hand,singing silly songs.Just kill me! I wanted to run away.
This (8) continued into high school,but we somehow began to find a balance.Things started to(9) around the time of my 10th﹣grade physics project.The(10) was to build a wood bridge with the best strength﹣to﹣weight ratio (比率).All the students and physics teachers(11) .So did my dad,the only administrator! Embarrassed,as usual,I (12) the scene.(13) ,later when I learned from my friends that my dad(14) all competitors and won everyone's admiration,I found that mixed in with my(15) was a touch of pride.
I had needed someone else to show me what I(16) in my dad.It wasn't the fact that he'd won;it was more than that.I began to(17) that we have many of the same values and sometimes the same opinions. No matter how much I had tried to(18) him,he still influenced me.
I feel(19) to have such an unusual father.The (20) I have developed with my dad over the years has enabled me to look back and see how I've grown.
(1)A.temporarily |
B. naturally |
C. originally |
D. passively |
(2)A.apply to |
B. count on |
C. see off |
D. pick out |
(3)A.gradually |
B. previously |
C. regularly |
D. eventually |
(4)A.close |
B. reliable |
C. generous |
D. confident |
(5)A.creative |
B. familiar |
C. horrible |
D. live |
(6)A.failures |
B. coincidences |
C. competitions |
D. disasters |
(7)A.dressed up |
B. broken down |
C. settled down |
D. signed up |
(8)A.debate |
B. party |
C. progress |
D. struggle |
(9)A.happen |
B. change |
C. grow |
D. disappear |
(10)A.issue |
B. task |
C. lesson |
D. procedure |
(11)A.participated |
B. protested |
C. hesitated |
D. explored |
(12)A.fled |
B. investigated |
C. pictured |
D. made |
(13)A.Instead |
B. Otherwise |
C. Therefore |
D. However |
(14)A.convinced |
B. defeated |
C. ignored |
D. evaluated |
(15)A.confusion |
B. encouragement |
C. embarrassment |
D. fascination |
(16)A.recommended |
B. tolerated |
C. doubted |
D. appreciated |
(17)A.recognize |
B. demand |
C. argue |
D. estimate |
(18)A.approach |
B. limit |
C. resist |
D. believe |
(19)A.puzzled |
B. fortunate |
C. concerned |
D. awkward |
(20)A.strategy |
B. habit |
C. relationship |
D. potential |