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"Son!" Tim's father shouted, "Is it possible for you to turn that noise down!?"
"Sorry dad, but I love to play it loud because it makes me happy!" Tim replied while driving. He had
bought the car a week before he got his driver's license. The old car was all he could afford with the money
he'd earned since he was 14 mowing lawns (修草坪) in his neighborhood.
"Tim", his father asked again with that same worried look Tim was used to seeing, "What makes you
happy by listening to that screaming (尖声的) guitar and what's the name of that trash?"
"The song is called 'Happy'."
"All I hear is that noisy guitar."
"You never listen long enough to hear the words!"
They continued arguing.
As Tim neared the bend in the narrow road leading to their home, a new red sports car was out of
control. Tim madly tried to turn to the right but the red car hit the driver's side of Tim's car very quickly.
Tim's father saw Tim's face was covered in blood. The driver of the red sports car ran near. "Sir, I'm
sorry! Here's my phone!" the young man shouted with a strong smell of beer on his breath.
Tim was taken to the hospital. As Tim's mother arrived, she and her husband cried with fear
uncontrollably. Then the doctor asked them to come to a private room. "Your son asked that if he died, I'd
promise to tell his dad something. Sir, he asked me to tell you to please listen long enough to hear the words."
Two weeks after Tim's burial (葬礼), his father opened the door of the car that he simply could not bear
to sell. He turned Tim's favorite song up loudly and listened until he heard the words."I'm so happy; I'm so
grateful."
He knew what Tim had been trying to tell him for so many years. Tearfully he read the words:"A happy
heart makes the face cheerful, but sadness destroys the spirit."
1. How did Tim's father think of Tim's favorite music before the accident?
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A. It was exciting.
B. It was just like rubbish.
C. It was a kind of soft music.
D. It was popular with the young.
2. What might be the cause of the accident?
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A. Tim's father didn't pay attention while listening to music.
B. Tim had just learned driving one week before.
C. The road was too narrow for the two cars.
D. The driver of the red sports car drank too much beer.
3. What did Tim expect his father to do before he died?
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A. To listen to the words of that song.
B. To bury him with his favorite CD.
C. To learn to sing his favorite song.
D. To sell his old car later.
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
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A. Be happy
B. Tell my dad to hear the words
C. "Happy": Tim's favorite song
D. Father and son