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(足夠的)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(親吻)on the face ___38___tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing(尷尬的)for me.

I remembered(記住)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(驚訝的).

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．a(chǎn)fter

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

4.                A．but            B．so             C．or   D．a(chǎn)nd

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

Everyone passed the exam ________him. So he was sad.

A．except            B．beside            C．besides           D．except that

All of us went to the movies ______ John. He had to look after his sick mother.

A．except           B．beside            C．with              D．besides

Mary sits in front of Kate, so Kate is _____ Mary.

A．over             B．beside            C．behind           D．under

Everyone passed the exam ________him. So he was sad.