I never got along with Dad. But when he was dying. I set off for Nebraska to be with him and my family. I stopped for the night at a hotel with a pool, hoping it would relax me.
The pool area was empty as I walked into the still water. A man in a bathing suit appeared. He sat on the edge of the pool with his legs moving up and down in the water. He had dark hair and deep brown eyes and smiled. “Where are you going?” he asked. When I told him about my father, he asked how we got along. I tried to change the subject, but then for some reason, I told him everything.
Finally the man said, “Even with all the trouble, remember, your father still loves you.” All at once, warm and clear childhood memories came flooding back: Dad running alongside my wobbling（摇摆的）bicycle, the proud hug he gave me at my high school graduation, his laugh when I caught him off guard with a tickle（挠痒）. “Yes, I know he does, ” I heard myself say. And for the first time in years I believed it. The man left, leaving me alone with my comforting thoughts.
Back in my room, as I went to bed, I decided it was time to forgive my father. Then I wished he’d forgive me too. The phone bell woke me up at 3 am. My sister’s voice sent a shiver（寒战）through me: Dad had just died. I had wanted to see him and make peace. But as sadness was beginning to surround me, I remembered that the man by the pool had already brought Dad and me together.
小题1: From the passage we learn that the author _________
A．didn’t know his father was seriously ill
B．always thought highly of his father
C．lived in Nebraska far away from his family
D．was going to see his father小题2:When the author was in the pool, ___________
A．many other people were there too
B．he talked a lot with the man by the pool
C．he greeted the may by the pool first
D．the man by the pool told him everything about his family小题3: What made the author change his original idea about his father?
A．That he was reminded that his father actually loved him
B．That the man by the pool mentioned his interesting childhood
C．That he remembered his father had taught him to ride a bike
D．That he knew his father would leave him forever小题4: In the last paragraph, the author was sad that he ________
A．hadn’t accepted the kind stranger’s advice
B．had no chance to make peace with his father
C．hadn’t obeyed his father when he was young
D．hadn’t stayed with his father before
