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| We always celebrated Dad's birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. When we knew it might be his last birthday, the whole family decided to come together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home. Dad was a good storyteller. But this time I told Dad that it was now his turn to listen to some stories for a change. One after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad listened with tears in eyes. People recalled kinds of stories ----stories about when they were little, stories about when Dad was young, and stories that shared family treasures. Everyone seemed to have more than one story. Even the little grandchildren couldn't wait to tell Dad why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many hundreds of people in his life, here was a change to tell him how much we love him. A few months later, at Dad's memorial service, we more fully realized what we had given to Dad that night. Those are the stories people normally tell at a funeral (葬礼) after a loved one is no longer alive to hear the words. They tell stories, full of tears. But we had given those memories to Dad in his life, and we had told them through laughter, together with hugs and joy. He had them to hold and enjoyed them from time to time in his mind during his last days and months. That's the ways to give back love and that's our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life. |
| 1. The whole family decided to have a huge birthday celebration because _______. |
| A. Dad was to leave the hospital B. it might be Dad's last birthday C. they would celebrate Thanksgiving Day D. Dad was at the nursing home |
| 2. They celebrated Dad's birthday by _______. |
| A. listening to Dad about his story B. singing and dancing at the party C. telling stories about Dad from hearts D. sharing family present with Dad |
| 3. The writer fully realized what they had given to his father that night _______. |
| A. when Dad was still alive B. at Dad's memorial service C. from time to time in his life D. after Dad entered a nursing home |
| 4. Father enjoyed the memories of love and held them in his last days, didn't he? |
| A. Yes, he did B. No, he didn't C. Yes, he didn't D. No, he did |
| 5. We can know from the passage that _______. |
| A. We can tell stories to celebrate Thanksgiving Day B. We should show our love to those people we love in his or her life C. We should tell our love to those people we love when they are dying D. We should give back love to those people we love after their death |