SoonTommy’sparentswhohadrecentlyseparatedwouldarriveforaconferenceonhisfailingschoolworkandbadbehavior.NeitherparentknewthatIhadcalledtheother.

Tommyanonlychildhadalwaysbeenhappycooperativeandanexcellentstudent.HowcouldIconvincehisfatherandmotherthathisrecentfailinggradesrepresentedabroken-heartedchild’sreactiontohisparents’separationandpending(即将发生的)divorce?

Tommy’smotherenteredandtookoneofthechairs.Soonthefatherarrived.Good!Atleasttheywereconcernedenoughtobehereintime.Theyignoredeachother.

AsIgaveadetailedaccountofTommy’sbehaviorandschoolworkIprayedfortherightwordstobringthesetwotogethertohelpthemseewhattheyweredoingtotheirson.Butsomehowthewordswouldn’tcome.Perhapsiftheysawoneofhisdirtycarelesslydonepapers?

Ifoundasheetinthebackofhisdesk.Writingcoveredbothsides:nottheassignmentbutasinglesentencescribbled(潦草地写)overandover.

SilentlyIgaveittoTommy’smother.Shereaditandthenhandedittoherhusband.Thenhisfacesoftened.

Atlasthefoldedthepapercarefullyplaceditinhispocketandreachedforhiswife’shand.Shewipedthetearsfromhereyesandsmiledupathim.Hehelpedherwithhercoatandtheylefttogether.

InhisownwayGodhadgivenmethewordstoreunitethatfamily.Hehadguidedmetothesheetofyellowcopypapercoveredwiththepainoutpouringofasmallboy’stroubledheart.

Thewordsare“DearMom…DearDaddy…Iloveyou…”

1.TheauthorcalledTommy’sparentsinorderto________.

A.solvethecouple’sproblem

B.scoldthemfortheirdivorce

C.helpthemrealizetheirinfluenceonTommy

D.blameTommyforhisfailinggrades

2.Thispassageismostprobablywrittenby_________.

A.ateacher

B.ajournalist

C.alawyer

D.adoctor

3.HowdidTommy’sparentsfeelafterseeingthewords?

A.Satisfied.

B.Troubled.

C.Depressed

D.Moved

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A.theauthorknewTommyoftenwrotetohisparents

B.theauthorsaidalottomakeTommy’sparentsreun