We arrived at the hospital only to find Dad weak, but his smile was as sure as ever. My husband and I had to work, so our relatives would help him get home from the hospital and look after him. But I wanted Dad to know that we cared about him, too, even when we weren’t with him.
Then I remembered a family tradition (傳統(tǒng)) when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents’ home, each child would write a love note for their grandparents to find after we were gone. They hid notes in the food box, or even in the fridge. For days their grandparents would smile as they discovered these notes of the children’s love.
So as I cleaned Dad’s room downstairs before he got home, I began writing notes. Some showed my love. Most notes were in his room downstairs where he would be able to find, but one note was hidden upstairs under his pillow. “Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!”
My notes were a reminder (提醒的事物) of our love for Dad. Just like his medicines made him better physically (身體上), these would improve his mental (精神的) health. Several weeks later, I made a phone call to Dad and asked what he was doing. He said, “I’ll tell you what I’m doing. I am just reading the note you left under my pillow upstairs!”
64. Which of the following did the author NOT do for her father?
A. Writing notes.            B. Driving her father home. 
C. Making phone calls.       D. Helping to clean her father’s room.
65.  The underlined word “these” (in Paragraph 4) refers to “______”.
A. medicines             B. the relatives’ care and help
C. notes                    D. delicious foods
66. The author hid most notes _____.
A. in Dad’s room downstairs     B. in the food box
C. in the fridge               D. under Dad’s pillow upstairs
67. From the passage we can know the author’s notes couldn’t ______.
A. show her love for Dad            B. make Dad remember something
C. make Dad healthier mentally        D. improve Dad’s physical health

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
         
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