奇速英语

For a long time, I was sure Dad didn’t love me. Mum always wore a warm smile, but Dad always seemed ___1___. He was busy with his work every day. When at home, he just read newspapers, ___2___ talking to me.

Lots of unhappy memories about Dad stayed in my mind. There was one thing I remembered very ___3___. It was my first school science show. I was so ___4___ to join! I spent several weeks making a model ship.

The night ___5___ the show, when I was adding the last details, one part of the ship broke by accident. I ran to Dad with tears in my eyes. “Dad, please help me! ___6___ it Please!” I cried. He just took a look and said, “You should be more ___7___ fix it yourself.” Then he went back to his newspaper.

After being refused, I couldn’t express how ___8___ I felt inside. I thought he didn’t care about my feelings at all. I had to spend the whole ___9___ fixing the model alone.

The next day at the show, my model wasn’t perfect and I didn’t __10____ a prize. For years, I was angry with Dad. ___11___ when I grew up, I still remembered that heartbroken moment.

I didn’t understand Dad until a similar experience happened to my son. Several years ago, while my son was making a model plane, he broke one of the wings. And I decided to fix it for ___12___. Suddenly, Dad’s words came into my mind: “Fix it yourself.” At that moment, I started to understand. Dad just wanted me to ___13___ some basic skills which would be useful in the future. I gave the model plane back to my son and smiled, “Have a ___14___! You can fix it by yourself.”

Dad didn’t say nice words to me, but he had his own way to teach me a lesson — I should ___15___ myself. It was one of the most important qualities that made me a better person.