My father was 17 when he left the farm in Cameron,...

A、She thought the sandals are too expensive.

B、She was helpless confronting her impulsive behavior.

C、She felt guilty that she couldn’t practice a simple way of life.

D、She thinks that she spent $11 just to satisfy her own desires without taking into account he family situation.

My dad was aplumber for the public works department in our town, so from time to time he came into my school. Can you imagine sitting in class and seeing your dad peek through the door of your classroom and wave at you？ In junior high？ One girl in our classalways made fun of me becausemy dad was a plumber and hers was a lawyer, and shewould say things like, “ that is gross! ” I must admit I was sometimes embarrassed by what my dad did, especially in my early teens, when the only thing I really cared about was what the other girls thought.

The girl lived a few streets away from us, and a winter day---the day her elder sister got married---the toilet in their main upstairs bathroom cracked and there was water everywhere. Her father called every plumber in the yellow book but nobody would come out becauseof the major snowstorm. His daughter told her father that my father was a plumber, and he called. My dad went over andtook me with him(maybe he was hoping that the lawyer ’s daughter would be nicer to me.)

My father fixed the toilet, helped to clean up everything, and didn ’t take a dime for the trouble. But aswe were leaving, he told the girl“If I ever need a lawyer, I ’ ll be happy to call your dad.” As we walked to our car, he said to me, “ Doyou believe he didn ’t know where the main shut-off valve was？What a dumb ass! ”

From that point on, her dadwas known in school asAttorney Dumb Ass. When my husband and I bought our house,the first thing my dad showed him was the main shut-off valve. I have always been proud to say that I ’maplumber ’s daughter.

When her father came to her school and peeked through the classroom door, the writer might feel ________.

A.pleased

B.embarrassed

C.disappointed

D.proud

The girl ’s attitude towards the writer can be bestdescribed as________.A.unfriendly

B.doubtful

C.kind

D.gross

In her early teens,the only thing the writer careabout was _________.A.her study

B.her appearance

C.what her father did

D.what the other girls thought

Why couldn ’t the lawyer find anybody to fix the toilet on that winter day？A.He hadlittle money

B.All the plumbers were too busy to come

C.There was a major snowstorm and nobody would come out

D.One of his daughters was getting married and the house was in a mess

What might the writer ’s father think of the lawyer？A.Generous

B.Intelligent

C.Stupid

D.Respectful

When he got the call that his son was ill in California and not expected to live for long, Bill didn’t know ___1___ he was going to get the money for his wife and himself to make the trip. Bill had worked as a truck driver his entire life, but he never managed to have any ___2__. So with ___3____ Bill walked the mile to the filling station and told the owner, "My son is really sick and I’ve got no cash. Can you trust （）

用所给动词的正确形式填空。 He left orders that nobody ______(spend) the money until he came back. If you had sent the e-mail, I ______(get) it yesterday. Do you think it necessary that he ______(buy) such an expensive car? It's high time that you ______(give) your teenage boy some freedom. Without computers, there ______(be) no development of the modern society now. If he ______(not be) seriously ill, he would have gone to your graduation ceremony. If I ______(know) her telephone number, I would tell you. She felt as though Helen ______(be) a family member of hers. Sophia's suggestion was that they ______(lock) up the house. I'd hurry up if I ______(be) you.