My father always had a ready smile and a kind word.When I was little,he took me fishing or to the park.We were close then,and I wanted to grow up to be just like Dad.Then things began to change.I could never find time to stuff with him any more,We used to argue a lot and I knew it was me who usually started it.
Dad tried to talk to me,but it was hard on both of us.I was embarrassed – he had never learned to read and dropped out of school to take a job in a car repair shop.Then he started to behave strangely.He always stayed up late at night,and when I saw him the next morning there would be dark circles around his eyes.One night I found out why.
It was cold so I decided to get another blanket to warm up.Kitchen light was still on and I went to turn it off.Looking around the corner,I saw my father at the kitchen table,with a book in front of him and a pen in his hand.He was reading slowly and quietly.After a while I recognized the words as Dr.Seuss’s “Cat in the Hat”.I bought the book when I was little and had asked my father to read it to me.I remembered how his face turned red as he handed it back to me and said,“Sorry,son.” Now,as I heard the familiar words coming from his lips,I was stunned.
I never mentioned my discovery but I began to have more respect for my father.I often asked him for advice and spent more time with him.
One summer day,I came to find a new car in our garage.“Hope you like it,” my father said.The three words were on the tip of my tongue,but I still could not tell him that I loved him.
71.The writer couldn’t get on well with his father because ______.
A.his father had little education
B.his father often tried to argue with him
C.His father was too busy to do anything with him
D.his father acted strangely
72.Why did his father stay up at night?
A.He had too much work to do for the car repair shop.
B.The house was so cold that he couldn’t fall asleep.
C.He was looking for the book “Cat in the Hat”.
D.He learned to read by himself.
73.The writer changed when he found that _____.
A.his father worked hard
B.his father learned to read for him
C.his father was at the kitchen
D.his father bought him a new car
74.The story mainly tells us _________.
A.how the writer tried to know more about his father
B.why the writer often argued with his father
C.how deep the father loved his son
D.how the father learned to read by himself
75.What does the word stunned mean in the passage?
A.Angry.B.Sad.C.Greatly surprised.D.Frightened