The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood. It was my second day of ____36___ and it was raining heavily. I couldn’t __37_____ the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my ___38____. I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were ____39__ home. It was the last time I felt __40____ to him. After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered by this ___41____. I was proud of it, for I felt _____42____ and “grown up”. However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought __43___ from him. One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, __44____ me scratching（乱涂）the paper. Then he said, “ This kind of writing needs ___45_ ____. Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.” I followed his ____46_____ for the next two weeks, but __47____ I could see little improvement, I followed my own method---the __48___ way. His advice didn’t improve my writing but our __49____. As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his ___50___ in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a ___51___. People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful. He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are __52__ to improve you anything for your future. You have to get _53____ to change the life for yourself.” As a result of his __54___, I have __55___ it through high school and through college. 36. A. graduation   B. employment      C. college       D. school 37. A. form    B. resist   C. follow D. break 38. A. dormitory    B. door   C. desk    D. bed 39. A. at  B. already       C. beyond       D. halfway 40. A. close    B. near    C. happy D. relaxed 41. A. gap      B. thought      C. action D. accident 42. A. lonely   B. depressed   C. independent       D. comfortable 43. A. comfort       B. help    C. support      D. explanation 44. A. helping B. directing    C. watching    D. blaming 45. A. skill     B. patience     C. time    D. practice 46. A. introduction B. manner      C. spirit   D. advice 47. A. even if  B. while  C. as       D. though 48. A. difficult       B. slow   C. efficient     D. fast 49. A. relationship  B. friendship   C. thought      D. life 50. A. schooling     B. life     C. hope   D. expectation 51. A. writer   B. scholar       C. scientist      D. specialist 52. A. tired     B. glad    C. useless       D. ready 53. A. an educationB. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job   D. a good writing 54. A. help     B. expectations       C. examination       D. watch 55. A. succeeded    B. got     C. made  D. found