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 bobbies but just took care of his family.
For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always interested in my life-how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.
Nine years ago when I bought me first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day 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, for I had a law practice to run, 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 to do, and the house to clean.
The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1995, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 am. 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 ad really get to know him.
I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. 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 every single day.
【小题1】 We know from the reading that the father_____.

    The summer vacation is over. Time always flies fast．During the vacation．the weather was hot and I could not do much work．but I lived happily．

    Because it was hotter in tile afternoon．I did my homework in the morning．I got up at 6：30 am and took a walk in the garden for half an hour．After breakfast，I read English and Chinese and did some math exercises．It took me three hours or more to finish my homework．I worked quite hard and made good progress(进步)．

    I spent the afternoon outside．I went to swim and it was fun．I came home at about five or six o’clock．Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me，and we would spend half an hour listening to music．

In this way I spent my vacation happily．I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer．Now I am in good health and in high spirits(精神)．

1．The passage mainly(主要的)tells us        ．

    A．how the writer spent his summer vacation

    B．what the weather was like in the summer

    C．when the writer went to bed in the evening

    D．where the writer finished his homework

2．It took the writer        to finish his homework every morning．

    A．half and hour               B．only one hour

    C．two hours and a half             D．three hours or more

3．The writer spent most of the afternoon       ．

    A．listening to music                B．going swimming

    C．walking in the garden            D．visiting his friends

4．The writer had a very good summer vacation because he        ．

    A．worked very hard and made good progress

    B．swam better and studied well

    C．got up early and went home late

    D．liked swimming better than studying

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．The writer made progress in the lessons．

    B．The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast．

    C．The writer began to study after he got up．

    D．The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music．

　　As the afternoon was hot, I did my homework in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths. Those took me three hours or more. I worked quite well and made good progress.

　　I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was funny. I would not go home until it was about five or six o'clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.

　　In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits（精神）.

（　）1. What does the text mainly tell us?

A. How the writer spent his summer holidays.

B. What the writer was like in that summer.

C. When the writer got up in the summer.

D. Where the writer took a walk.

（　）2. How long did it take the writer to do his homework?

A. Half an hour.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Three hours or more.

C. Only one hour.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Two hours and a half.

（　）3. The writer spent most of the afternoon

A. listening to music　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. visiting his friends

C. walking in the garden　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. swimming

（　）4. The writer had very good summer holidays because he ________.

A. worked very hard and made good progress

B. learned to swim and did his work well

C. got up early and went home late

D. liked swimming better than studying

（　）5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The writer made progress in his lessons.

B. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast.

C. The writer began studying as soon as he got up.

D. The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.

　　The summer vacation is over. It's true that time always flies fast. During the vacation the weather was hot and I would not do much work, but lived happily.

　　As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I got up at 6:30 and took a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in math. Those took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made great progress.

　　I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was interesting. I would not go home until it was about five or six o'clock. Sometimes a friend of mine could come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.

　　In this way I spent my holidays happily. And I studied well and became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits (精神) .

(1) does the text mainly tell us?

[　　]

A．How the writer spent his summer holidays.

B．What the weather was like in that summer.

C．When the writer got up in the morning.

D．Where the writer took a walk.

(2) How long did it take the writer to do his homework?

[　　]

(3) The writer spent most of the afternoon ________.

[　　]

(4) The writer had very good summer holidays because he ________.

[　　]

A．worked very hard and made great progress

B．learned to swim well and did his work well

C．got up early and went home late

D．liked swimming better than studying

(5) Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．The writer made progress in his lessons.

B．The writer took a walk for half an hour before

C．The writer began to study as soon as he got up.

D．The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.