“Father, do you see Mother in your dreams?” the young girl asks. “You know sometimes I do.”
“Mother comes to see me a lot, you know. We sit and talk.” The father smiles. “How is your homework coming along?”
“Why do I have to study so hard?”
“It is what your mother would have wanted!”
She regrets speaking her mind. “I’m sorry, Father, I shouldn’t have said that.” She looks up and sees his eyes well up with tears.
“It’s okay, love,” he gets up and pours himself a drink. “I’ll just sit outside for a while. You finish up your work, okay?”
“I’m sorry, Father; Mother did love you very much. She told me all the time.”
“Homework, first, eh? Then we can chat about your mother.”
He heads off outside and sits in his usual chair, looking around the courtyard. The whole area relaxes the mind and somehow soothes the soul.
“All finished, Father. May I get a drink and sit with you? I have some questions.”
She comes with two drinks one for him and one for herself. He looks surprised. She never really liked him having a drink. Although he had cut back a lot from before he brought her here, it still seemed strange.
“Mother told me all about you. That is before she passed away. We would laugh together at your love stories.”
He listens without uttering a single sound.
“Why didn’t you come and take her away with you? She really wanted that. Did you know that?”
Her father looks at his daughter lovingly. “Circumstances were difficult back then. It was just the way things were. When it came time to…” He sighs. “To visit her it was too late.”
The girl smiles. “I hope I will have the same kind of love you and mother had.”
“Without all the heartache,” her father adds.
“She always knew you loved her. She told me every day,” the child mentions cheerfully. “I saw her crying sometimes when she read your letters.”
“Did she make you promise to look after me?” She inquires.
“She asked me to take care of you.”
“You promised her, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I did.”
“It is nice out here, isn't it? Mother would have been very happy here.”
She talks with some authority. Her father remains silent. A smile comes to his weary brow. He nods his head.
“Mother wanted me to give you something. I think now the time is right.” She runs to her room. Upon returning she hands her father a book. “It’s mother’s diary! She wanted me to give it to you.”
He takes the book and holds it in his trembling hands, “Thank you.”
“Mother said you would understand things better.”
“Wise woman, your mother.”
He places the book on the table as he gets up. The girl gets up and wraps herself around her father.
“I love you.” she looks up at his face.
He picks her up and hugs her. “I love you, too.” His voice trembles.
“It’s okay, Father. We have each other now and mother is in both of us.”
He kisses her head.
“Time you went to bed,” her father softly says.
He puts her down and she scampers off to get washed and ready for bed.
Clearing up everything he checks on his daughter. She is in bed waiting for her good night kiss. He tucks her in and bids her goodnight.
Just as he is to leave she tells him. “Mother told me she adopted me when I was a baby.”
He stands at her bedroom door. Words fail him. Yes, he knew she was adopted.
“I am really lucky for being loved by my parents, even if I am not really theirs.”
“You trying to bring on the water works?” he tells her.
She giggles, “Goodnight, Father. I love you.”
“Love you, too.”
His face lights up as he wipes his dampened eyes.
The door closes and the child falls asleep dreaming of her mother.
Sitting outside he picks up the diary and opens it and reads the first line: “I love you, my dearest, if only things could have been different…”
【小題1】Why isn’t the mother with her family?

A．She has already died.B．She is ill in hospital.
C．The couple is divorced.D．She lives in another city.
【小題2】What can we know about the couple’s relationship?
A．They understood each other very well.
B．They quarreled a lot and are separated.
C．They used to have misunderstandings.
D．They were quite sure of each other’s love.
【小題3】What can we learn from the story?
A．The girl was adopted because the couple couldn’t give birth.
B．Father looks after the girl just because the girl is alone.
C．The girl feels unfortunate that she was adopted.
D．Father was not very close to the girl before she moved in with him.
【小題4】Why didn’t father bring mother home when she was ill?
A．Because he was too busy with his work
B．Because he didn’t know he was wanted
C．Because he was too poor to afford the medical fees
D．Because he didn’t know she was in hospital
【小題5】What does the sentence “You trying to bring on the water works?” mean?
A．You want another cup of water?
B．Are you kidding me?
C．Are you trying to make me cry?
D．Are you thinking about the water factory?
【小題6】Which word best describes father’s feeling at the end of the story?
A．RegretfulB．SatisfiedC．ConfusedD．Doubtful


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】C
【小題6】A

解析試題分析：這是一個(gè)令人難過有欣慰的故事，女孩的父母因?yàn)榉制缍珠_，最終女孩的媽媽因?yàn)樯∪ナ溃⒌陌职忠恢鄙畹暮蠡谥校@時(shí)是女孩給他的心靈帶來了安慰。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)文章的句子: That is before she passed away. We would laugh together at your love stories.”可知女孩的媽媽沒有和他們?cè)谝黄�，因�(yàn)樗呀?jīng)去世了，選A。
【小題2】推理題:從文章的句子：“Circumstances were difficult back then. It was just the way things were. When it came time to…” He sighs. “To visit her it was too late.”可知這對(duì)夫婦曾經(jīng)有過誤解，選C。
【小題3】推理題：從文章的句子: Although he had cut back a lot from before he brought her here, it still seemed strange.可知在女孩搬來和爸爸住之前，爸爸和她不是很親近，選D
【小題4】推理題:從文章的句子：Circumstances were difficult back then. It was just the way things were. When it came time to…” He sighs. “To visit her it was too late.”可知女孩的爸爸沒有將她媽媽帶走，因?yàn)樗恢绖e人需要他。選B。
【小題5】句意理解題：從劃線句子的上文：“I am really lucky for being loved by my parents, even if I am not really theirs.” 和下文的：His face lights up as he wipes his dampened eyes.可知女孩的話很感人，讓爸爸想流淚了，選C。
【小題6】推理題：文章中多次提到爸爸流淚，嘆息，因?yàn)闆]有在妻子生病的時(shí)候在身邊陪伴，說明他很后悔，選A
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The clock struck 12."Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy ."
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
【小題1】When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .

A．outside B．working in bed
C．a(chǎn)sleep D．quietly laughing at him
【小題2】Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________.    .
A．it was too late at night
B．he was very tired
C．his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
【小題3】What do you suppose happened to the author？
A．He went to a church to pray again B．He passed the exam by luck
C．He was punished by his teacher D．He failed in the exam
【小題4】The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A．Working Far into the Night B．The Night Before the Examination
C．A Slow Student D．Going Over My Lessons

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