2025-2026年江西省九江市九江一中高一英语上学期期末试卷及答案

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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分；满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.When des the stre clse late?
A. On Thursdays and Fridays. B. On Tuesdays and Fridays. C. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.
2.Wh will prbably hld a party?
A. The wman’s friend. B. The man. C. The man’s friend.
3.What is the wman’s need badly?
A. A pair f shes. B. A dress. C. A cupbard.
4.What are the speakers ding?
A. Enjying their hneymn. B. Attending a wedding. C. Seeing a mvie.
5.What did the wman d last night?
A. She gave her mther a gift. B. She danced with her friend. C. She did sme shpping.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Why des Mike call Mary?
A. T remind her f the trip.
B. T invite her parents t the trip.
C. T ask her t hand in the reprt.
7.What day is it tday?
A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Sunday.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.When des the shp clse at weekends?
A. At 6:00 pm. B. At 6:30 pm. C. At 9:00 pm.
9.Hw much will the wman get fr the first three weeks’ wrk?
A. $1,200. B. $1,400. C. $1,800.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.What size f jacket des the man want?
A. Size 40. B. Size 42. C. Size 44.
11.Which clr des the man want especially?
A. Dark grey. B. Blue. C. White.
12.What d we knw abut the secnd jacket?
A. It is made f expensive material.
B. It desn’t match the man’s skin.
C. It is slightly tight in the cllar.
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听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.What has the wman been ding this afternn?
A. Lking at the apartment ads.
B. Reading interesting news.
C. Decrating her apartment.
14.When will the speakers have a baby?
A. In 8 weeks. B. In 6 mnths. C. In 8 mnths.
15.What des the man decide t d?
A. Apply fr a new jb. B. Lk at sme apartments.
C. Mve ut f the apartment immediately.
16.What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
A. The speakers’ apartment has a dining rm.
B. The wman wants an extra bedrm.
C. The wman gt a raise last mnth.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Wh is the speaker talking abut?
A. Her mther. B. Her friend. C. Her father.
18.Why did the speaker cnsider herself lucky?
A. She was the nly child in her family.
B. She had her father arund all the time.
C. Her parents were wealthy.
19.Where did the speaker get n the schl bus?
A. At the bus stp tw blcks away. B. Near the usual bus stp. C. Beside her huse.
20.What d we knw abut the speaker?
A. She ften made calls t her father in cllege.
B. She was independent in high schl.
C. She used t d the cking fr her father.
第二部分：阅读理解（共20题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上填写答案。
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"Bill, yu never miss!" Je said admiringly. "Unless I'm in a real game," Bill cmplained. "Then I miss all the time." Je knew that Bill was right. Bill perfrmed much better when he was having fun with Je in the schl yard than he did when he was playing fr the schl team in frnt f a large crwd. "Maybe yu just need t practice mre," Je suggested. "But I practice all the time with yu!" Bill bjected. He shk his head. "I just can't play well when peple are watching me." "Yu play well when I'm watching," Je pinted ut. "That's because I've knwn yu since we were five years ld," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just nt cmfrtable playing when ther peple are arund." Je ndded and understd, but he als had an idea.
The next day Je and Bill met in the schl yard again t practice. After a few minutes, Je excused himself. "Practice withut me," Je said t his friend. "I'll be back in a minute."
Je hurried thrugh the schl building, gathering tgether whmever he culd find—tw students, a math teacher, tw secretaries, and a janitr. When Je explained why he needed them, everyne was happy t help. Je reminded the grup t stay quiet as they all went tward the schl's basketball curt. As Je had hped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a rw withut nticing the silent peple standing behind him.
"Hey, Bill!" Je called ut finally. Bill turned. A lk f surprise came ver his face. "I just wanted t shw yu that yu culd play well with peple watching yu," Je said. "Nw yu'll have nthing t wrry abut fr the next game!"
21. What wuld be the best title fr the stry?
A. Je Jins the Team
B. Practice Makes Perfect
C. Bill Wins the Big Game
D. Bill's Basketball Prblem
22. Which f the fllwing has caused Bill t feel upset?
A. That he plays better in practice than he des during games.
B. That the schl yard is nt a gd place t practice.
C. That Je watches him t clsely when he plays.
D. That his team lses t many games.
23. Why des Je decide t gather a grup f peple?
A. Because he wants mre players fr his team
B. Because he wants t help Bill feel less nervus
C. Because he wants t shw them his talent
D. Because he wants mre peple t see the next game
24. What can we infer frm the passage?
A. The grup have t be quiet because they d nt want Bill t knw they were there.
B. Bill plays well in frnt f Je because he wants t prve t Je he is a gd player.
C. Six peple including his basketball cach were watching Bill playing in the end.
D. Bill made five baskets in a rw after he saw the grup f peple behind him.
B
When anther ld cave is discvered in the suth f France, it is nt usually news. Rather, it is an rdinary event. Such discveries are s frequent these days that hardly anybdy pays heed t them. Hwever, when the Lascaux cave cmplex was discvered in 1940, the wrld was amazed. Painted directly n its walls were hundreds f scenes shwing hw peple lived thusands f years ag. The scenes shw peple hunting animals, such as bisn r wild cats. Other images depict birds and, mst nticeably, hrses, which appear in mre than 300 wall images, by far utnumbering all ther animals.
Early artists drawing these animals achieved a mnumental and difficult task. They did nt limit themselves t the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials t spaces that required climbing steep walls r ging n hands and knees int narrw passages in the Lascaux cmplex.
Unfrtunately, the paintings have been expsed t the destructive actin f water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air mvement has als damaged the images inside.
Althugh they are nt ut in the pen air, where natural light wuld have destryed them lng ag, many f the images have deterirated and are hardly recgnizable. T prevent further damage, the site was clsed t turists in 1963, 23 years after it was discvered.
25. Which title best summarizes the main idea f the passage?
A. Wild Animals in Art
B. Hidden Prehistric Paintings
C. Explring Caves Respectfully
D. Determining the Age f French Caves
26. What des the underlined phrase “pays heed t” in paragraph 2 prbably means?
A. discvers B. watches C. ntices D. buys
27. Why was painting inside the Lascaux cmplex a difficult task?
A. It was cmpletely dark inside.
B. The caves were full f wild animals.
C. Painting materials were hard t find.
D. Many painting spaces were difficult t reach.
28. Accrding t the passage, all f the fllwing have caused damage t the paintings EXCEPT _______.
A. temperature changes B. air mvement C. water D. light
C
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Have a very lvely Christmas and Happy New Year! I hpe I prepared yu well fr Christmas, since ver 1,000 peple dwnladed my 8 week Hliday Plan. I hpe yu were ne f them and are peaceful and ready.
Warmly,
Marcia Ramsland, The Hliday Cach

"Caching Busy Peple t Make Every Day Cunt!"
29. Accrding t the authr, what can we infer frm this passage?
A. negative emtins such as pain will nt be experienced at Christmas time.
B. Yu can becme the center and keep cmplaining abut yur truble until yur stress is gne.
C. Yu must try yur best t spend sme private time with yur family r friends.
D. Yu can make strict rules fr everybdy t fllw s that every activity is well-planned.
30. What kind f peple need their next nline wrkshp?
A. Peple wh want t have a gd relatinship with family and friends.
B. Peple wh want t make gd use f their time and keep in a gd shape.
C. Peple wh want t make their hliday seasn simpler and mre meaningful.新*课*标*第*一*网]
D. Peple wh dwnladed her 8 week Hliday Plan.
31. This passage is mst likely t be ______.
A. an email between business partners
B. an email fr advertising.
C. an email frm an emplyer t the emplyees
D. an email between clse friends
D
England's highest main-line railway statin is in serius truble, deserted and unmanned since it was fficially clsed in 1970, Dent, lcated high in the hills f Yrkshire, wakes up n six summer weekends each year, when a special train unlads walkers, sightseers and peple wh simply want t catch a train frm the highest statin t its platfrms.
But even this limited being may sn be brught t an end. Dent statin lcated n the Settel t Carlisle railway line, is said t be surrunded by the mst beautiful scenery in the cuntry. But n amunt f scenic beauty can save the line because f the British Rail's mney prblems.
It is nw an pen secret that British Rail sees n future fr this railway line. Mst f its trains disappeared sme time ag. Bridges, built a century ag, are falling dwn. It is nt alne. Half a dzen railway rutes in the Nrth f England are facing a similar threat. The prblem is an ld system and an almst ttal lack f cash t repair it. Bridges and tunnels are shwing their ages, the wden supprts fr the tracks are rtting（腐烂） and engines and caches(车厢) are getting ld.
On main lines between large cities, the prblem is nt t bad. There lines still make a prfit and cash can be fund t keep them in gd cnditin. But n the cuntry branch line, the situatin is different. As track wears ut, it is nt replaced. Instead speed limits are intrduced, making the jurney lnger than necessary and discuraging travelers.
If a bridge is dangerus, there is ften nly ne thing fr British Rail t d: g ut and find mney frm anther places. This is exactly what it did a few mnths ag when a bridge at Bridling statin was threatening t fall dwn. Repairs were calculated at 200,000 punds just fr ne bridge, s British Rail was pleased, and rather surprised when tw lcal cuncils(理事会) ffered half that amunt f mney.
32. Of all the railway rutes in Britain, the ne which passes thrugh Dent
A. is the mst histric.
B. passes thrugh the mst attractive cuntryside.
C. is the mst expensive rute fr turists.
D. carries the greatest number f turists.
33. What is the mst urgent（ 迫切的）prblem fr many cuntry railway lines ?
A. Rebuilding bridges.
B. Repairing engines.
C. Renewing caches.
D. Replacing statins.
34. Wh wuld appear t be the peple mst affected by the difficulties facing the British Rail?
A. The peple wh d much business.
B. The grups wh are rganized .
C. Large city peple and lcal peple.
D. The peple wh want t have hlidays fr turing.
35. Hw shuld British Rail imprve the financial situatin f the cuntry railway lines?
A. By bringing in speed limits
B. By decreasing preserving csts.
C. By increasing train fares
D. By asking lcal cuncils fr help
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Why Dn’t Students Like Schl?
Mst f the teachers I knw entered the jb because they lved schl as children. ___36______ Hwever, they are understandably discuraged when they find that sme f their students dn’t like schl much, and that they, the teachers, have great difficulty inspiring them. Why is it difficult t make schl enjyable fr students?
As a matter f fact , the brain is nt designed fr thinking. It’s designed t ask yu nt t have t think, because the brain is actually nt very gd at thinking. Thinking is slw and unreliable. ____37_____Peple like t slve prblems, but they d nt like t wrk n prblems that cannt be slved. If schlwrk is always just a bit t difficult fr a student, it shuld be n surprise that he desn’t like schl much. __38____
What is the nature f being human? ____39____ Many peple wuld answer that it is ur ability t reasn that makes us different—birds can fly, fish can swim, and humans can think . (By thinking I mean slving prblems, reasning, reading smething cmplex, r ding any mental wrk that requires sme effrt.) Shakespeare thught highly f ur cgnitive(认知) ability in Hamlet: “What a piece f wrk is man! Hw nble in reasn!” Sme three hundred years later, hwever, Henry Frd came up with a quite different pinin, “Thinking is the hardest wrk there is, which is the prbable reasn why s few peple are interested in it.” They bth had a pint f view. Humans are gd at certain types f reasning, especially cmpared t ther animals, but we hardly ften exercise thse abilities. ___40_____Thinking is nt nly painful, as Frd nted, it’s als slw and unreliable.
A.A cgnitive scientist wuld add anther pint f view, “Humans dn’t think very ften because ur brains are designed nt fr thught but fr escaping frm thught.”
B. What sets us apart frm ther species?
C. Of curse yu culd make each decisin with care and thught.
D. Hwever, peple enjy thinking if it is successful.
E. Therefre, teachers shuld recnsider hw they encurage their students t think, in rder t make thinking enjyable enugh fr students t g after.
F. If we are all s bad at thinking, hw des anyne get thrugh the day?
G. They want t help their students feel the same excitement and passin fr learning that they felt.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I was fifteen years when Dad called my tw yunger brthers and me int the entertainment rm f ur huse．I was 41 ! I thught we wuld play games r even see mvies tgether! "Bring a ntebk and smething t write with," said my dad 42 we reached the entertainment rm．My brthers and I stpped dead in ur tracks and 43 each ther in hrrr! His request was unusual, and ur excitement turned t 44 ．We 45 that games r mvies were nt the reasn we were called ut．
As we went back fr a ntebk and pencil, we 46 t think abut the reasn fr this gathering．We thught family meeting was nt 47 because Mm was ut shpping．In the entertainment rm, we fund three chairs 48 a huge blackbard．Dad asked us t sit dwn．"I want yur full 49 ．We are ging t have a weekly meeting every Saturday mrning．That is 50 I've called yu here," he said, sunding businesslike．"I'm ging t teach yu what I've learned abut life．S take it 51．"
Fr the next five years, rain r sunshine, in sickness r in health．Dad 52 us nce a week．He taught us n a variety f 53 —manners, the imprtance f educatin, respect fr thers, hme repairs, and the list went 54 ．We filled ne ntebk after anther, which we all 55 well．
As I came t my eighteenth birthday, the lessns became 56 lessns and then every ther mnth, until they slwly drifted away．My brthers and I were lder, and we had schl activities, sprts activities and jb respnsibilities that became very 57 t manage．
It's been years nw since we had thse classes with Dad．We are 58 with careers （事业） and wives f ur wn．Very ften, 59 , ne f us has a situatin where we need help frm Dad．At this time, we 60 take ut ur ntebks; we needn't call hme．
41．A．surprised B．eager C．disappinted D．excited
42．A．unless B．befre C．until D．since
43．A．stare at B．aim at C．seek fr D．pay attentin t
44．A．amazementB．sadness C. fear D．relief
45．A．decidedB．appreciated C．HpedD．admitted
46．A．wanted B．cntinued C．refused D．frgt
47．A．cnvenient B．imprtant C．interesting D．pssible
48．A．turning t B．cnnecting withC．faced with D．making up
49．A．attentinB. imaginatin C．attractin D．cnsideratin
50．A．becauseB．whenC．whereD．why
51．A．seriusly B．lgically C．hpefully D．faithfully
52．A．prtectedB．HelpedC．taught D．jined
53．A．methds B．cntents C．prblems D．subjects
54．A．n B．with C．up D．byw!w!w.!x!k!b!1.cm
55．A．used B．kept C．understd D．knew
56．A．weekly B．regular C．mnthly D．infrmal
57．A．flishB．difficult C．necessary D．unusual
58．A．grwn B．familiar C．bred D．careful
59．A．insteadB．therefre C．hwever D．besides
60．A．justB．seldm C．still D．hardly
第三部分 英语知识运用
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式
It matters a lt if yu dn’t have yur breakfast. In the United States, recently a test 61 (perfrm) by the scientists. Peple 62 different ages frm 15 t 80 were included in the test. They were ffered all srts f breakfasts, but smetimes they didn’t get any breakfast. Hw 63 (true）well their bdies wrked was seen when they had eaten breakfasts. At last, the scientists gt the results 64 (shw) that the persns wh ate breakfasts wrked better. This fact appears 65 (be) especially true fr the persns wrking with brains. It was cmmnly believed that nt having breakfast was 66 way f lsing weight. Oppsite t 67 many peple think, yu may becme s 68 (hunger) that yu eat much fr lunch, in 69 case, yu are gaining weight. Therefre, yu may lse mre weight if yu reduce yur ther 70 (meal).
第四部分 写作 (共两节 满分 35)
第一节 短文改错(共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10 分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ∧ )，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Peple always say the ne wh like smile will never lack f luck. Indeed, the smiling peple are friendly and kindly. Because they like t give hands t ther and peple like t make friends with them, s peple arund them will help them with any dubt when the smiling peple are in truble. I have a friend which always has smile in his face. She seems t be never angry with thers. All the guys like t talk t him and they are willed t help him. Keep the smiling face nt nly means the persn has the gd persnality, but means the persn has the psitive attitude life.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，现在你们学校打算请外教露西来担任你校寒假英语冬令营的口语老师。请你给露西写封邮件，内容包括：
1.时间：2017年1月10号到1月25号
2.授课内容：上午口语课，下午室外活动，如参观博物馆，游览公园等
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.参考词汇：英语冬令营 an English Winter Camp
4.开头已为你写好
Dear Lucy,
Hw are yu?



九江一中高一英语期末答案
1-5AAABC 6-10AABAB 11-15ACACB 16-20BCBCA
21-25DABAB 26-30CDDCB 31-35BBADD 36-40GDEBA
41-45DBACB 46-50 BDCAD 51-55 ACDAB 56-60 CBACA
语法填空
61: has been perfrmed 62: f 63: truly 64: shwing 65: t be
66: a 67: what 68: hungry 69: which 70: meals
改错：
71．like—likes 72. kindly—kind 73. ther—thers 4. s去掉 5. with— withut
6. which—wh/that 7. she— he 8. willed—willing 9.keep—keeping 10. attitude后加twards/t

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
Dear Lucy，
Hw are yu? My name is Li Hua, whm yu taught ral English when I was in
Senir 1. Nw ur schl asks me t invite yu t cme t ur schl t be an ral English teacher fr the English Winter Camp during the winter vacatin. Here are sme
details abut the activity.
The camp will start frm January 10 t 25,2017. Yu can cme a few days befre January 10. In the mrning yu will give three ral English classes s yu are expected t get ready fr different tpics t cmmunicate with the students. In the afternn there
are mainly utdr activities such as having sme picnics and visiting parks and museums, etc. Yu can als take the chance t travel mre in China.
I hpe yu will accept the invitatin and have a happy winter hliday.
Yurs sincerely，
Li Hua

Listening
Text 1
W: I thught the department stre clsed late frm Tuesday thrugh Friday night.
M: N, just Thursdays and Fridays.
Text 2
M: Have yu gt any plans fr New Year’s Day?
W: I’ve been invited ver t my friend’s huse.
Text 3
W: Hney, I need a new pair f shes.
M: Shes? Maybe we’ll need t buy anther cupbard, t.
W: I knw, but I have n shes t match my new dress.
Text 4
W: Isn’t Mary a beautiful bride?
M: Yes, she is,indeed.Jhn lks very happy, t.
Text 5
M: What did yu d yesterday evening?
W: I went shpping with my mther and bught a lt f things.
Text 6
W: Hell.
M: Hell, Mary.It’s Mike.⑥We received a letter last week abut the gegraphy field trip.I just want t remind yu that it needs t be signed by yur parents, and it shuld be handed in tmrrw.
W: Are we leaving n Sunday r Mnday fr the trip?
M: All the infrmatin is given in the letter.⑦Final details will be psted n the ntice bard n Friday mrning, the day after tmrrw.
W: OK.Thank yu, Mike.
M: Yu’re welcme.
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W: Mr.Jacksn, I wnder if yu still need any shp assistants.
M: Yes, we still need tw.S are yu interested in wrking with us?
W: Yes.Hw lng is the shp pen every day?
M: ⑧Usually it pens at 9:00 in the mrning and clses at 6:00 in the afternn.But at weekends it clses half an hur later.
W: I see.What is the pay like?
M: ⑨Fr the first three weeks yu’ll be paid abut 400 dllars a week.If yu wrk hard, yu can earn as much as 600 dllars frm the furth week.
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W: May I help yu, sir? Cme in and have a lk.
M: OK.I’d like t lk at sme suits.I’ll be attending a big cnference this cming week.
W: All right.This way, please.What size d yu wear?
M: I was wearing size 40 just a few mnths ag, but I’ve gained sme weight recently, ⑩s I think I need a size 42.I’d especially like smething in grey.
W: Hw abut this ne?
M: It feels quite nice.But I’d like it better if it were a bit darker.This seems t light fr winter.
W: All right.Let me shw yu smething darker then.Hw abut this ne?
M: The material is quite nice, but the jacket seems a little tight in the cllar.The clr seems a little light.Dn’t yu have anything in darker grey?
W: Hw abut smething in a darker clr in anther material?
M: Hmm, well, n, that’s all right.Srry t bther yu.
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M: Hney, what are yu ding with yur nse in the newspaper all the afternn? Is it really that interesting?
W: I’m nt interested in the newspaper, but the ads in it.The apartment ads.
M: What? Apartment?
W: Dn’t yu think we shuld get a larger apartment?
M: What d yu mean? This apartment is fine.It’s big enugh fr us.
W: It’s bvius that this apartment is t small.We dn’t even have a dining rm.We’ve lived here since we were married.It’s time we mved.
M: I’d rather stay here.I lve this ld place.Besides, we dn’t need all that extra rm.
W: Yes, we d.We need a larger apartment with an extra bedrm.Then it’ll be mre cmfrtable fr ur baby.
M: Our baby? Wait a minute.Can yu say that again? Are we having a baby?
W: Yeah, we are ging t have a baby in eight mnths.It’s true.I’ve been waiting fr the right mment t surprise yu with the news.
M: Oh, my heavens.This is a huge surprise! Why didn’t yu tell me earlier? I can hardly believe it.But where will we get enugh mney t mve t a larger apartment?
W: Dn’t wrry.We can affrd a mre expensive apartment.Yu gt a raise last mnth and my salary certainly helps.
M: Well, yes, gd pint.I guess we shuld lk at a few apartments.
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W: We all like ur parents, because they give us t much lve and care.Nw I’d like t talk abut my dear dad.My dad is a “Mr.Mm”.He was 50 years ld when I was brn.I didn’t knw why he was at hme instead f mm, but I cnsidered myself very lucky because I was the nly ne f my friends wh had dad arund.
Dad did s many things fr me during my elementary schl years.He cnvinced the schl bus driver t pick me up at ur huse instead f the usual bus stp tw blcks away.He always had my lunch ready fr me when I came hme.
As I gt a little lder and tried t gain my independence, I wanted t mve away frm thse “childish” signs f his lve, but he wuldn’t give up.In high schl I was n lnger able t g hme fr lunch, s I began taking my wn.Dad wuld get up a little earlier and prepare it fr me.
Hwever, when I left hme fr cllege, I missed my dad every day after schl.At that time I called him a lt.It didn’t matter what he said; I just wanted t hear his vice.