It was a cold November morning several years ago. My alarm clock had just gone off but I was having trouble getting out of bed. My dad had died a few weeks before. I felt weighed down, by sadness and depression.
Tough (结实的)and strong, my dad had worked so hard all of his life to support us. He had a temper and would sometimes shout at my brothers and me, but I always knew that he loved me. Still, he had been raised in a traditional way and raised us that way too. I couldn’t remember, for example, ever being hugged by him.
But finally my mom and grandma passed away. My dad moved into grandma’s home right up the road from where I lived. I was so happy to have him close by. I would often visit him and just talk with him about life. But we still hardly touched and never hugged. Finally his own health began to rapidly fail and within a few months he left us. It was a cold morning when we had his service, but I was too cold and numb (麻木的)inside myself to feel it. I couldn’t remember when we had our last hug.
I sighed (叹气)and got out of my bed. I turned on the lights and walked into the hallway. I saw my son Jefier walking down the hall to meet me. Suddenly, he opened his arms and gave me a heart-felt hug. And just as he did, I heard my dad’s voice deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!” I cried and smiled at the same time. In that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all meet, I felt loved. I felt loved by my dad. I felt loved by life.
27. What made the writer feel happier in Paragraph 3?
A.His mom and grandma stopped talking. | B.His dad moved out of his house. |
C.His dad moved into a nearby house. | D.His dad could look after his grandma. |
28. Put the following events in the order in which they happened.
①The writer recalled his dad as he lay in bed.
②The mother and grandmother died.
③The father passed away a few months later.
④The father raised the children as he was raised.
⑤The writer felt like his dad was hugging him.
⑥The writer’s son came to give him a hug.
A.①④②③⑤⑥ | B.①⑥⑤④③② |
C.④③②①⑥⑤ | D.④②③①⑥⑤ |
29. What made the writer feel better in the end?
A.His son’s hug. | B.His son’s smile. |
C.His father’s voice. | D.His father’s spirit. |