Forgetful President
George Washington was the first president of the United States. But it seems that the president was not a perfect person.
A New York library recently found that Washington borrowed two books from the library in 1789. If he were still alive, he would have to pay the library$300, 000 in fines（罚款）, for it has been late for over 220 years.
On October 5, 1789, George Washington went to the New York Society Library.
He didn’t sign his name in the borrower’s book. He just wrote “President” to show who had taken them out.
The two books should have been brought back a month later, but they were never returned. Workers at the library realized the books were missing when they organized the library’s old records. The New York Society Library doesn’t expect anyone to pay the fine.
| A. It’s said that he never told a lie. B. He then borrowed the books from it. C. However, he didn’t return them on time. D. But it hopes that someone will return the books. E. He kept the books, because he didn’t finish reading them. |
She lives next to my house．We are n________．
I have lived in London s________two years ago．
（浙江宁波）The sun p________us with light and heat．We can’t live without it．
Don’t w________money to buy something useless．
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I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a “night out with the boys”. He had no hobbies but just took care of his family.
For 22 years, ________________________ He was always interested in my life-how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.
Nine years ago ________________________ spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked, was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set（秋千）for my daughter. Again, _____________________But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.
The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1995, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. ____________The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed（发誓）that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him ad really get to know him.
I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.
In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about every single day.
| A. when I bought me first house, my father, 67 years old, B. since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. C. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short. D. all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him, |
Which is the best title of the reading?
| A．Painting Houses | B．Daughter’s Family |
| C．Father and I | D．Father’s phone calls |