My dad was a fisherman，and he loved the sea. He had a boat，but it was ___35___to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and stayed out ___36___he caught enough(足够的)fish for the family.
When the weather was ___37___, my father didn’t work，and he drove me to school. Before he left，he would give me a big kiss(亲吻)on the face ___38___tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing(尴尬的)for me.
I remembered(记住)the day. I was 12 years old. I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. We got to school and came to a stop. He had his usual big smile and started to kiss ___39___ before he left, but I put my hand up and said，“No，dad. ”It was the ___40___time that I talked to him in that way. and he felt very surprised(惊讶的).
I said，“Dad，I’m too old for a good-bye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss. ”My dad looked at me ___41___a long time, and his eyes were filled with tears. I never saw him ___42___. “You are right，”he said，“You are a big boy…a ___43___. I won’t kiss you any more.”
It wasn’t long after that when my dad went to the sea and never came back. I was so sad that I wanted one more ___44___from my father.

My dad was a fisherman，and he loved the sea. He had a boat，but it was ___35___to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and stayed out ___36___he caught enough(足够的)fish for the family.

When the weather was ___37___, my father didn’t work，and he drove me to school. Before he left，he would give me a big kiss(亲吻)on the face ___38___tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing(尴尬的)for me.

I remembered(记住)the day. I was 12 years old. I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. We got to school and came to a stop. He had his usual big smile and started to kiss ___39___ before he left, but I put my hand up and said，“No，dad. ”It was the ___40___time that I talked to him in that way. and he felt very surprised(惊讶的).

I said，“Dad，I’m too old for a good-bye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss. ”My dad looked at me ___41___a long time, and his eyes were filled with tears. I never saw him ___42___. “You are right，”he said，“You are a big boy…a ___43___. I won’t kiss you any more.”

It wasn’t long after that when my dad went to the sea and never came back. I was so sad that I wanted one more ___44___from my father.

1.                A．easy           B．hard           C．careful   D．careless

2.                A．if             B．when          C．until D．after

3.                A．bad            B．fine            C．cold D．hot

4.                A．but            B．so             C．or   D．and

5.                A．you            B．me            C．him D．her

6.                A．one           B．next           C．first D．last

7.                A．for            B．in             C．of   D．on

8.                A．smile          B．cry            C．say D．move

9.                A．boy            B．child           C．man D．baby

10.               A．time           B．look           C．thing D．kiss

Frank began to tell us of his childhood.“My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. It was hard making a living on the sea. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean.”

Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad, he would drive me to school. When his noisy old truck reached my school, it seemed that everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”

　 He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old 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 towards me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad. I’m too old for a goodbye kiss’. My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to have tears up. I had never seen him cry. ‘You are right’, he said, ‘You are a big boy...a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.’”

The tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke.“ It wasn’t long before my Dad went to sea and never came back. Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek...I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good bye kiss.”

56. Frank’s family used to make a living by ______.

A. driving a taxi　　　　　　 B. fishing 　　 C. planting crops　 　 D.buying and selling fish

57. How did Frank usually go to school when he was a boy?

A. His father drove him to school　　　　　　　　 B. He went to school by bus.

C. His friends gave him a lift.　　　　　　　 　 D. The writer didn’t mention it.

58. What was Frank’s most embarrassing thing?

A. His father was a fisherman　　 　　 　 B. His father used an old truck to drive him to school

C.His father gave him a good bye kiss　　 D.He told his father not to kiss.

59. Why did Frank’s father have tears up?

A. Because his father didn’t have a new truck.

B. Because Frank said he was too old for a goodbye kiss.

C. Because he knew he would die soon.　　　 D. Because he felt he was too poor.

60. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Frank told an unforgettable experience that happened to him.

B. Frank didn’t love his father and hated his father’s kiss.

C. Frank hoped to be a man like his father.　

D. Frank’s father went to sea and never came back.