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

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

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

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

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

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

【1】A. bag               B. wallet              C. comb             D. brush

【2】A. annoyed           B. relieved             C. ashamed          D. pleased

【3】A. joy               B. sadness              C. courage          D. pain

【4】A. out               B. over                C. in               D. on

【5】A. stare              B. smile               C. shout             D. laugh

【6】A. family             B. business            C. task              D. journey

【7】A. progress           B. change              C. improve          D. form

【8】A.satisfied            B. delighted            C. mad             D. strict

【9】A. time               B. patience             C. speed            D. ease

【10】A. occasion ally        B. early                C. frequently        D. rarely

【11】A. sharply            B.  repair              C. clean             D. keep

【12】A. dropped            B. took                C. handed           D. threw

【13】A. watching            B. letting              C. helping           D. hearing

【14】A. find                B. lose                C. waste           D. spend

【15】A. affected             B. broke               C. meant            D. supported

【16】A. firmly               B. hurriedly            C. casually          D. carefully

【17】A. different             B. exciting             C. interesting        D. urgent

【18】A. for                  B. or                 C. so               D. yet

【19】A. convincing           B. heartwarming        C. cautious          D. innocent

【20】A. origin               B. life                 C. reputation         D. education

【语篇解读】本文讲的是父亲有一把绿色梳子，它是和母亲结婚的时候买的，“我”小时候父亲每天晚上要“我”帮着洗梳子，“我”高兴的洗，父亲感激地微笑，全家很和睦。后来父亲的生意不好，“我”和父母之间保持沉默了。再后来，父亲的生意变得好转，有一天“我”回家再次拿出梳子去洗，洗完后，从父亲的微笑中明白了一个道理：父亲的微笑为了成全一个幸福的家。