Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum.  Every night, he would hand me

 Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum.  Every night, he would hand me his   26  and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?”

  I was   27  to do it. At age five , this dull task brought me such  28   . I would excitedly turn the tap    29   and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would    30  affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet.

   Two years latter, Dad started his own  31    , which wasn’t doing so well. That was when things started to    32   .  Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became  33   with him for placing our family in trouble. With   34   , an uncomfortable silence grew between us.

   After my graduation, Dad’s business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home  35   .  As usually I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said ,“Hey, would you help me  36   my comb?” I looked at him a while, then  37  the comb and headed to the sink.

   It hit me then: why, as a child,   38   Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯) meant Dad was home early to   39   the evening with Mum and me. It    40   a happy and loving family.

   I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and  41  placed his comb on his wallet. But this time , I noticed something    42   . Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled,    43   his smile was still as   44   as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good   45  for his family.

26.A. bag B. wallet  C. comb  D. brush

27.A. annoyed  B. relieved  C. ashamed   D. pleased

28.A. joy     B. sadness   C. courage    D. pain

29.A. out   B. over C. in  D. on

30.A. stare  B. smile  C. shout  D. laugh

31.A. family  B. business   C. task   D. journey

32.A. progress   B. change  C. improve  D. form

33.A.satisfied B. delighted  C. mad  D. strict

34.A. time  B. patience   C. speed   D. ease

35.A. occasion ally   B. early   C. frequently   D. rarely

36.A. sharply  B.  repair   C. clean  D. keep

37.A. dropped  B. took  C. handed  D. threw

38. A. watching    B. letting   C. helping    D. hearing

39. A. find    B.  lose    C. waste     D. spend

40.A. affected  B. broke   C. meant   D. supported

41. A. firmly  B. hurriedly   C. casually  D. carefully

42. A. different   B. exciting    C. interesting  D. urgent

43. A. for  B. or  C. so   D. yet

44. A. convincing   B. heartwarming   C. cautious   D. innocent

45. A. origin   B. life  C. reputation   D. education

26—30 CDADB   31---35 BBCAB  36—40 CBCDC 41—45 DADBB