Dearfather

Itwasfouryearsagothatwefoundoutaboutthecancergrowinginsideyou.Iwasstillatuniversity.Ispentthefirstfewmonthsinsurprise.IthoughtIwouldalwayshavetheabilitytocontroleveryproblemthatmightcomemyway.ButforthefirsttimeIfeltpowerless.Wehavebeenlucky.Yourespondedwelltotreatment(治疗)andyouarestillhere.ThoughwehaveoftentalkedaboutthecancerandwhatitmeansIhaveneverbeenabletosaywhatIreallywanttosay.

Youareamanofacertainagetraditionalandguardedwithyouremotions.Youkeepyourfeelingstoyourselfandexpectotherstodothesame.ButIknowyoucare.IhaveseenyourproudlookswhenIhavetoldyouaboutsuccessatworkandschool.Ihaveseenyourworrywhenthingshaven’tgonewell.Irememberalltheoffersofhelp.

YouhavealwaysbeenapersoninmylifeIcandependon.Althoughwecan’tputemotionsintowordsyouhavealwaysbeenthefirstpersonIcometowhenIneedhelp.Iwishwecouldtalkaboutwhatwemeantoeachother.IcouldtellyouIloveyouandyoucouldtellmeyouareproud.

Youhavetaughtmetobelieveinmyself.YouhaveshownmetherearepeoplewhoIcanrelyoninlife.IamgettingmarriedsoonandIamsogladyouwillbeheretoseethat.Ihopeyouwillbeabletomeetyourfuturegrandchildrenaswell.IhopeIcanbeasgoodtothemasyouaretome.

WhateverthecaseIjustneedtosayit---Iloveyouandthankyou.

Yourson

41.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sfatherfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Hegotpropertreatment.

B.Hewassurprisedthathehadcancer.

C.Hewasluckytobefreefromthecancer.

D.Hehadtheabilitytocontroleveryproblem.

42.Whatdoestheauthor’sfatheralwaysdowhentheauthorfacestrouble?

A.Hebelievesintheauthor’sabilitytosolveeveryproblem.

B.Heexpectstheauthortodealwithitbyhimself.

C.Hethinksithasnothingtodowithhim.

D.Heisworriedandhelpstheauthor.

43.Whyhastheauthorneverbeenabletosaywhathewantstosay?

A.Hedoesn’tcareaboutsmallthings.

B.Heisnotgoodatspeakingouthisemotions.

C.Hehasn’tbecomeawareofhisloveforhisfather.

D.Heistoobusytohavethechancet