D
Myfatherwas44andknewhewasn’tgoingtomaleitto45.Hewrotemealetterandhopedthatsomethinginitwouldhelpmefortherestofmylife.
Sincetheday1was12andfirstr eadhisletter,someofhiswordshavelivedinmy
beart.Oneitawaystimesout.“Rightnow,youarepretendingtobeatime-killer.ButIknowthatonehay,youwilldosomethinggreatthatwillsetyouamongtheverybest.”Knowingthatmydadbelievedinmegavemepermissiontobelieveinmyself.“Youwilldosomethinggreat.”Hedidn’tknowwhatthatwouldbe,andneitherdidI,butattimesinmylifewhenI’vefeltproudofmyself,IrememberhiswordsandwishhewereheresoIcouldask.“Isthiswhatyouweretalkingabout,Dad?ShouldIkeepgoing?”
Alongwayfrim12now,IrealizehewwouldhavebeenproudwhenImadeanyprogress.Lately,thongn.I’vecometobelievehe’dwantmetomoveontowinatcomnext:tobenroodofandbelievein,somebodyelse.It’stimetostartwritingmyownletterstomychildren.Ourchildrenlooktouswiththesameunansweredquestionwehad.Ourkidsdon’tholdbackbecausethey’reafraidtofail.They’reonlyafraidoffailingus.Theydon’tworryaboutbeingdisappointed.Theirfear－asminewasuntilmyfather’sletter－isofbeingadisappointment.
Giveyourchikdrenpermissiontosucceed.They’rewitingforyoutobelieveinthem.Ialwaysknewwayparentslovedme.Buttr ustmyThatelicwillbemorecomlece,thatlovewillbemorereal,andtheirbeliefinthenelceswhibegreaterifyouwritethewordsontheirhearts;“Don’tworry;you’lldosomethinggreat.”Nothavingthatblessingfromtheirparentsmaybetheonlythingholdingthemback.
68.Welearnfromthetextthattheauthor.
A.losthisfatherwhenhewasyoung
B.workedhardbeforehereadhisfather’sletter
C.askedhisfatherpermissiontobelieveinhimself
D.knewexectyatthinghisfatherwantedhimtodo
正确答案：A
