It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I
often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and
so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was monitor and captain
of the football team.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some
kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning
building One morning my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing
competition for the whole school．“I hope we
have a winner right here in my class.”
When I got home，I started to
think about what to write．My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t
start like that. That was the way others saw him．How
did I see my father?
Hmm…I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a
terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours
when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going
to write. To me，he wasn’t just a famous astronaut. He was
my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There
were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(聳肩).
The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(釋然)and
disappointed(失望) at the same time. The second prize was
announced. I t was me. I went up to the stage and read what I had
written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，Dad put his
hand on my shoulder．“Son，this is the
proudest moment of my life.’’
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll
never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my
father’s son.
1.The writer felt it to
be the son of a famous person．
A．1ucky B．natural C．hard D．pleasant
2.In order to_ the
writer would like to save a child from a burning building．
A．become
astronaut B．become a
great hero
C．be made
school team captain D．be made
monitor
3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?
A．A lot of
special things he had done．
B．The story of
his father as an astronaut．
C．The
unforgettable time he spent with his father．
D．The
experiences his father had in middle school．
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A．My daydream B．My father’s son
C．My famous
father D．My happy
family
