Question

Ｍy second father

My father died when I was five. It was hard on us all. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to __36____my mother and me. He made sure the trash was taken out and the yard mowed. He did this _37____ without being told to do so.

　 Because of my father’s death, my mother was __38___ to get a full time job. My brother, __39____ , would get me up for school and make me __40____ . On our way to school, he would play games with me. He made every__41___to make me happy and he succeeded __42____.

　 When we arrived home from school, we were__43____for about half an hour until mom was home from work. He would__44____something for supper, and have everything ready for mom __45___she could start cooking. After that, we would go outside and have some __46___. This was my brother’s time to be a(n)___47___ , enjoying himself in the games.

　 It was a Saturday in June a couple years later. My mother and I were at the store when I __48____ they had the Father’s Day cards out. Feeling __49___, I asked my mother why they hadn’t Brother’s Day cards. She smiled and said, “You’re right.___50___ your brother has been a father to you. Go and__51____ a card.”

　 So I did, and on Father’s Day, my mother and I _52__ my brother down and gave him the card.

　 As he read it, I saw the tears __53____ in his eyes. I heard my mom’s __54____　 trembling as she said, “Son, your father is proud of you, seeing that he___55___ a good man. We love you, and thank you.”

36. A. look out　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch over　　 　　 C. care about　 　　　　 D. depend on

37. A. carefully　　　　　　　　　 B. smoothly　　 　　　 C. quickly　 　　　　　　 D. willingly

38. A. prepared　　　　 　　 B. allowed　　 　 　　　 C. forced 　　 　　　　D. accepted

39. A. therefore 　　　　　　　　 B. though 　　 　　　　　 C. otherwise　 　　　　　 D. however

40. A. supper 　　　　　　　　　 B. meal　　　　 　　　 C. breakfast　　　　　　　　 D. lunch

41. A. method 　　　　　 B. effect　　　 　 　　　 C. way　　　　　 　 D. effort

42. A. as usual　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. every time　　 　　　 C. once again　 　　　　　 D. as well

43. A. independent　　 　　　 B. asleep 　　　 　　　　　 C. alone　 　 　　　　D. free

44. A. cut　　 　　 　　　　B. cook　 　　 　　　　　 C. find　　 　 　　　　D. wash

45. A. unless　 　　 　　　　B. before 　　 　　　　　 C. when 　　 　　　　D. so

46. A. rest　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. fun 　　　　　　　 C. adventure　 　　　　　 D. practice

47. A. kid　　　　　　 　 B. adult　 　　　 　　　 C. friend　 　 　　　　D. brother

48. A. heard　　　　　 　　 B. noticed 　　 　　　　　 C. felt　 　　 　　　　D. thought

49. A. interested　　 　 　　　 B. excited　　　 　　　 C. disappointed　 　　　 D. hurt

50. A. No wonder　 　　　　 B. In all　　　　 　　　 C. Above all　　 　　　　 D. Without doubt

51. A. take out B. pick out C. ask for　　 　　　　　 D. check out

52. A. led　　 　 　　　　B. signed 　　 　　　　　 C. sat　 　　 　　　　D. required

53. A. filling　　　　　 　　 B. forming　　 　 　　　 C. floating　　 　　　 D. piling

54. A. hand　 　　 　　　　B. laughter　　 　 　　　 C. body 　　 　　　　D. voice

55. A. raised　 　 　　　　B. turned 　　　 　　　 C. taught 　　　　　 D. promised

Answer 1

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