It was a Sunday morning and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in and said, “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck?”
“No ! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.
My friends invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and went. I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital.”
When I reached the hospital，my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911，thank God! If he had moved Daddy，there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib（肋骨）might have pieced（穿透）a lung…” My mother might have said more, but I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: leave me alone.
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him. “Daddy…I am so sorry…” “It’s okay, sweetheart.” “No,”I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day.”
My father never tells lies but he looked at me and said, “I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” I regretted for my thoughtless words.
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words.
小题1:Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?
A．Because he was rude to his father that morning.
B．Because he didn’t go along with his father.
C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.
D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital小题2:The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that________. .
A．he had a poor memory
B．he just wanted to comfort his son
C．he didn’t wanted to comfort his son
D．he lost his memory after the accident小题3:We know from the passage that when the accident happened,_______________.
A．the author’s father called the hospital immediately.
B．the author’s father was on his way to the mall.
C．the author was watching a film with two of his friends.
D．the author’s father told the driver not to move him.小题4: What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?
A．Don’t treat your parents badly.
B．Don’t hurt others with rude words
C．Don’t move the injured in an accident.
D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things.
