The call came at 4:40 pm. That day, my father was in hospital in Florida. I got on an airplane immediately, and on the way, I made up my mind that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with 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.

39.  When the author was young, her father ______.

A. was busy with his work             B. disliked his children

C. often talked to his children          D. never cared about his children

40.  How old was the author’s father when he made a swing for his granddaughter?

A. 45.                         B. 67.             C. 71.               D. 76.

41.  When painting the house, the father asked the author to hold a paint brush because ______.

A. he wanted to make his work easy           B. he was too old to work all by himself

C. he just wanted his daughter to help him      D. he wanted to have a talk with his daughter

42.  The underlined phrase “passed away” in the last paragraph probably means “______”.

A. arrived                  B. lost              C. left          D. died

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