In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon(蠟筆) when all that was left was the ugly black one.

In primary school your ___1___ of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you; ___2___ your hand as you walked through the scary(可怕的) halls; ___3___ their lunch with you when you left ___4___ on the bus; saved a ___5___ on the back of the bus for you; knew ___6___ you had a crush on(迷戀) and never understood why. In ___7___ school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you ___8___ their social studies homework; went to that “cool” party with you  ___9___ you wouldn’t wind up(結(jié)束) being the only fresher there; did not let you lunch ___10___.

In pre-university your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you___11___ in their new car;  comforted you when you broke up with Nick or Susan: found you a(n) ___12___ to the prom(舞會) or went to the prom with you(both without dates); helped you pick a university and assured you that you would get into that ___13___; helped you deal with your parents who were having a ___14___ time letting you go.

On the threshold(開始) of ___15___  your idea of a good friend was the person who was there ___16___ you just couldn’t deal with your parents; assured you that now you and Nick or you and Susan were ___17___ together, you could make it through anything; just silently hugged you as you ___18___ through blurry(模糊的) eyes at 18 years of memories; and reassured you that you would ___19___ it in university as well as you had these past 18 years; and most importantly ___20___ you off to university knowing you were loved.

1. A. idea       B. thought      C. mind   D. sight

2. A. placed    B. shook  C. held    D. waved

3. A. cooked   B. seized C. shared D. bought

4. A. ours       B. hers    C. his      D. yours

5. A. ticket     B. seat     C. chair   D. stand

6. A. what      B. that     C. who    D. why

7. A. primary  B. secondary   C. college       D. pre-university

8. A. do   B. see      C. check  D. copy

9. A. and B. so       C. as       D. but

10. A. together       B. far      C. lonely D. alone

11. A. seat      B. time    C. money       D. rides

12. A. car       B. excuse C. friend D. date

13. A. school  B. prom  C. club    D. university

14. A. good    B. wonderful  C. hard    D. modern

15. A. boy      B. baby   C. child   D. adulthood

16. A. where   B. when  C. how    D. why

17. A. back     B. happy C. up      D. over

18. A. looked  B. went   C. came   D. passed

19. A. have     B. get      C. make  D. take

20. A. put       B. got     C. took    D. sent

He was 50 years old when I was born, and a "Mr. Mom" long before anyone had a name for it. I didn't know why he was home instead of Mom, but I was young and the only one of my friends who had their dads around. I considered myself very lucky.

  Dad did so many things for me during my grade-school years. He asked the school bus driver to pick me up at my house instead of the usual bus stop that was six blocks away. He always had my lunch ready for me when I came home----usually a peanut butter and sandwich that was shaped for the season. My favorite was at Christmas. The sandwiches would be covered with green sugar and cut in the shape of a tree.

  As I got a little older and tried to gain my independence, I wanted to move away from those "childish" signs of his love. But he wasn't going to give up. In high school and no longer able to go home for lunch, I began taking my own. Dad would get up a little earlier and make it for me. I never knew what to expect. The outside of the bag might be covered with his way of a mountain scene （it became his trademark）or a heart with the word "Dad-n-Angle" in its center. Inside there would be a note with that same heart or an “I love you”. Many times he would write a joke or a riddle. He always had some silly saying to make me smile and let me know that he loved me.

   I used to hide my lunch so no one would see the bag or read the note, but that didn't last long. One of my friends saw the note one day, caught it, and passed it around the lunch room. My face burned. To my astonishment, the next day all my friends were waiting to see the note. From the way they acted, I think they all wished they had someone who showed them that kind of love. I was so proud to have him as my father. Throughout the rest of my high school years, I received those notes, and still have a majority of them.

    And still it didn't end．When I left home for college（the last one to leave）, I thought the messages would stop．But my friends and I were glad that his action continued.

    I began getting letters almost every Friday．The front-desk worker always knew who the letters were from----the return address said, “The Hunk.” Many times the envelopes were addressed in crayon, and along with the enclosed letters were usually drawings of our cat and dog, pictures of him and mom and if I had been home the weekend before, of me racing around town with friends and using the house as a hotel．He also had his mountain scene and the hearten-cased inscription （題詞）,“Dad-n-Angie”.

1．The author lists so many details in order to show        .

   A．she had a childish father                B．she had a caring father

    C．her father didn’t want her to be lonely    D．her father was not manly enough

2．The author tried to hide her lunch from her friends because        .

  A．she did not want her friends to share her father's love

  B．she did not like her father's notes

  C．the food had been badly prepared

  D．she was afraid her friends might laugh at her

3．"He was 50 years old when I was born, and a ' Mr．Mom' long before anyone had a name for it．Here "Mr．Mom" means          .

  A．a(chǎn) mother who works outside to support the family

  B．a(chǎn) father who is responsible for doing housework

  C．a(chǎn) mother who is responsible for doing housework

  D．a(chǎn) father who cares too much for his children.

4．Her father didn't give her independence when the author grew a little older because        .

   A．she had no mother and needed someone to look after her

  B．she was not clever and needed someone to help her

  C．she had no ability to do things all by herself

      D．he loved his youngest daughter very much