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 get together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home.
Dad was a good storyteller and we were always his listeners. During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s turn to listen to stories for a change. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him. The room became quiet. Then one after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad listened with tears in eyes.
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 our chance 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 (葬禮) 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.
Words do matter, and they are enough. We just need to say them or to speak them publicly the ones we love. That’s the ways to give back love and that’s our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life. 
小題1:The writer’s 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
小題2:According to the passage, we know______.
A．a(chǎn)ll the family loved the father, including the little grandchildren
B．the writer’s father was still enjoying good health
C．the party was held at the writer’s home
D．the doctor told the writer his father was going to die at once
小題3:From the passage, we know the writer’s father was______ to hear
the stories.
A．surprisedB．moved C．sad D．frustrated
小題4:The best title of the passage can be______.
A．An Amazing Story B．A Kind Father
C．Say Our Love Publicly D．A Big Party

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：閱讀短文可知篇短文主要講述了一家人在得知父親將不久于人世后，決定為父親舉行的最后一個生日聚會的故事，在聚會期間家人爭相為這位父親講述自己的故事，讓父親深受感動。以此來告訴我們要趁著親人還在世的時候，大膽地說出自己對他的愛意。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干意為：作者一家決定舉行一個盛大的生日聚會，因為……。根據(jù)第一段When we knew it might be his last birthday, the whole family decided to get together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home.描述，可知這是因為這可能是父親最后一個生日聚會了。故選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干意為：根據(jù)本文我們知道了……。根據(jù)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 our chance to tell him how much we love him.描述，可知這家人，包括小外孫都非常愛這位父親。故選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干意為：通過這篇短文，我們可以知道作者的父親聽到這些故事時很……。根據(jù)Then one after another，people told stories from their hearts, while Dad listened with tears in eyes.描述，可知父親聽到這些故事時很感動。
小題4:標(biāo)題歸納題。題干意為：這篇短文最好的標(biāo)題是……。四個選項分別表示，一個驚奇的故事；一位善良的父親；大膽說出我們的愛；一個大聚會。閱讀短文可知這篇短文主要講述了這一家人為父親舉行的最后一個生日聚會的故事，以此來告訴我們要趁著親人還在世的時候，大膽地說出自己對他的愛意。故選C，公開的說出自己的愛。
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