WhatamIdoingwithmydaughterathome?Ratherthanreadaloudfrombookswe

gotodinnerandhaveaverygoodtime.ThisisusuallywhenherMomisn'taroundandthisiswhenmylittlegirlandIrelatebetter.They'realonetogethersomuch.We'reseldomalone.Whenwe'realonetogethersheandIsomehowbehavedifferently.Welearnabouteachother.ShelearnsthatI'mherfather.Ilearnthatshe'smydaughter.It'sastrangefeelingbutanyparentknowswhatI'mtalkingaboutwhenIsaythatIoftenlookatmydaughterandwonderjustwhosekidsheis.Where'dshesuddenlycomefrom?AndwhyonearthdidshepickLauraandmeforparents?

WhenmydaughterandIarealoneshe'llholdmyhandandsay“IjustloveyousomuchDaddy!”She'ssousedtomyleavingthatwhenItellhersheandIaregoingtohangoutallnightshegetsthisgreatlookonherfaceandsays“We'vegotsomuchtodoDad!”There'snothinglikeitintheworld.

IwantmyrelationshipwithmydaughtertokeepgrowingsoI'vebeengivingmywifeacoupleofhundreddollarseachweekandmakinghergototheshoppingcenterwithhergirlfriendsorsomething—anything!

Butthisclosenessisnotwithoutitsproblems.WhenI'msittingthereplayingwithherBarbiedoll(巴比娃娃)，washingherhairavoiceinmesuddenlysays“I'vegottogetadrinkandgetoutofhere.”Rightinthemiddleofallthispleasantnessthevoicegoes“Lookatyourself!You'rewashingdolls!”

1.Whydoesthehusbandgivehiswifesomuchmoneyeachweek?

A.Hewantshertobuymorethingsforthefamily.

B.Shecandowhatevershelikeswiththemoney.

C.Hecanspendmoretimewithhisdaughter.

D.Shecanspendmoretimewithherfriends.

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Thefatherspendsmoretimewiththedaughterthanthemotherdoes.

B.Thedaughterishappywhenthefathertellsherhewillbeaway.

C.Thefatherishappyhearing“We'vegotsomuchtodoDad!”

D.Thefatherissurethatthedaughterisnothisown.

3.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellusaboutthefather?

A.Hedoesn'tenjoybeingwithhisdaughter.

B.Hedoesn'tlikewashinghisdaughter'shair.

C.Helikestoenjoyhimselfbygoingoutforadrink.

D.Hehasmixed