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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new house in Arizona .He moved there a few years ago, and I warned very much to see his now place and meet his friends.

In the earliest memories my father was a tall, handsome, successful man. He loved his work and family, but was uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult .I was afraid of him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s in my study and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to try hard to think up things to say to protect myself.

On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, laughed at my son’s funny talks. My father’s strict rules were gone. He seemed so friendly and interesting to be with us.

The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told many stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m happy with my new friend. My dad, in this new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

1．Which of the following is true according to the 1st paragraph?

A．The writer went to visit his father because she missed him very much.

B．The writer hadn’t been to his father’s home for a few years.

C．The writer’s friends lived near his father’s new home.

2．When young , the writer thought her father was ________.

A．loving but too strict

B．successful and happy

C．handsome and comfortable

3．In the 3rd paragraph, the writer listed some of their activities to show ________.

A．how fast the time went

B．how many things they did

C．how friendly her father became

4．The writer felt the closest to her father when ________.

A．her father told her about his own childhood

B．they hung out in the streets

C．she met his father’s friends

5．The underlined words “my new friends” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A．the writer’s son

B．her father’s friend

C．the writer’s father