InevergotalongwellwithDad.Butwhenhewasdying,IsetoffforNebraskatobewithhimandmyfamily.Istoppedforthenightatahotelwithapool,hopingaswimwouldrelaxme.
ThepoolareawasemptyasIwalkedintothestillwater.Amaninabathingsuitappeared.Hesatontheedgeofthepoolwithhislegsmovingupanddowninthewater.Hehaddarkhairanddeepbrowneyesandsmiled.‘Whereareyougoing?’heasked.WhenItoldhimsomethingaboutmyfather,heaskedhowwegotalong.Itriedtochangethesubject,butthenforsomereason,Itoldhimeverything.
Finallythemansaid,‘Evenwithallthetrouble,remember,yourfatherstilllovesyou.’Allatonce,warmandclearchildhoodmemoriescamefloodingback:Dadrunningalongsidemywobbling(摇摆的)bicycle,theproudhughegavemeatmyhighschoolgraduation,hislaughwhenIcaughthimoffguardwithatickle(挠痒).‘Yes,Iknowhedoesloveme,’Iheardmyselfsay.AndforthefirsttimetheseyearsIbelievedit.Themanleft,leavingmealonewithmycomfortingthoughts.
Backinmyroom,asIwenttobed,Idecideditwastimetoforgive(原谅)myfather.ThenIwishedhe’dforgivenmetoo.Thephonebellwokemeupat3a.m.Mysister’svoicesentashock(寒战)throughme:Dadhadjustdied.Ihadwantedtoseehimandmakepeace.Butasmysadnessgrew,IrememberedthatthemanbythepoolhadalreadybroughtDadandmetogether.
64.Fromthepassagewelearnthattheauthor__________.
A.didn’tknowhisfatherwasseriouslyill B.alwaysthoughthighlyofhisfather
C.livedinNebraskafarawayfromhisfamily D.wasgoingtoseehisfather
65.Whentheauthorwasintheswimmingpool,__________.
A.manyotherpeoplewerethere,too
B.hetalkedalotwiththemanbythepool
C.hegreetedthemanbythepoolfirst
D.themanbythepooltoldhimeverythingabouthisfamily
66.Whatmadetheauthorchangehisoriginal(原始的)ideaabouthisfather?
A.Thathewasmadetothinkofthefactthathisfatherlovedhim.
B.Thatthemanbythepoolmentioned(提及)hisinterestingchildhood.
C.Thatherememberedhisfatherhadtaughthimtorideabike.
D.Thatheknewhisfatherwouldleavehimforever.
67.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorwas