It ____(get) dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn't be much fun playing baseball in the dark. Paul walked into his room and____(throw) his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn't.

    Paul couldn't understand why Dad was so busy. He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book____(open) to the first page.

    The next day at school, Paul didn't hand in his homework and failed a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “This isn't like you. What's wrong?”

    Paul just sat there quietly. “Paul, if you don't want to talk, I will. I know that something wrong     with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.”

    As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. When Paul got home, he called his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking: “Dad, I can't play with you next weekend. I ____(get) lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don't want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you break our plans, Dad, it  ____(hurt) me. It's not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. I call you to ask you to help me with my homework sometime. Dad, I love you.”

    As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn't know whether his dad____(be) different, but it didn't matter. He himself changed. He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he did his homework that evening.

—Sorry,I didn't.But now I know parking        .

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柔情之柳

徐斌

    在我国民间，柳树一直被视为降除瘟疫的象征。战国名医扁鹊用柳叶熬膏治疗疔疮脓肿，三国神医华佗用柳枝治疗骨折。世界各国的外科手术刀，也模仿柳叶形状制成，国际上统称“柳叶刀”。古典小说中南海观音的形象就是一手托净水瓶，一手拿柳枝，为人间播撒雨露，祛病消灾。

    “无心插柳柳成荫”。柳树的生命力不但为人们所赞颂，而且在我国的传统文化中柳树还一直被看做是柔情的象征。“春风杨柳千万条”。漫游郊野，绿树那轻盈婆娑的风姿，展示着仪态万千、欣欣向荣的春天气息，把大千世界装扮得妩媚动人。无怪乎柳树成为历代文人墨客吟诗作赋常选的对象，《诗经》中就有“昔我往矣，杨柳依依”的佳句。

    “碧玉妆成一树高，万条垂下绿丝绦。不如细叶谁裁出，二月春风似剪刀。”贺知章在《咏柳》诗中运用拟人手法，形象地刻画出杨柳柔长的枝条、嫩绿的新叶在春风吹拂中的迷人姿态。白居易在《杨柳枝》中唱道：“依依袅袅复青青，勾引春风无限情。白雪花繁空扑地，绿丝条弱不胜莺。”诗人把绿柳比作婀娜多情的少女，勾勒出一幅美妙的春景图。

    柳丝柔长，风吹而成缠绵难舍之状，故古人常借柳表达依依不舍之情，如雍裕之的《江柳》：“袅袅古堤边，青青一树烟。若为丝不断，留取系郎船。”诗中女主人公不仅没有折柳赠别，倒希望柳丝绵绵不断，以便把情人的船儿系住，永不分离。

    在众多植物中，杨柳抽丝发芽是较早的，因而常为敏感的诗人捕来作为报春的多情使者。如王维的《田园乐》：“桃红复含宿雨，柳绿更带朝烟。”诗中碧绿的柳丝笼在一片若有若无的水烟中，与粉红色的桃花仙映成趣，构成一幅阳春三月、生机盎然的景象。柳枝纤细苗条，柳叶瘦长微翘，这些都与美女的身材、眉毛特征相吻合，古人多以杨柳来描摹美女，“依旧桃花面，频低柳叶眉”，以柳叶喻女子漂亮的眉毛，极有特点，以至于成了人们赞美女子容貌的习惯用语。

    春风杨柳美景，又是恋人们谈情说爱的最佳去处，明月作证，杨柳为媒，杨柳自然也就成了爱情的象征。如欧阳修的《生查子．元夕》：“月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。”写出了一对情人约会时的甜美，表达了对自由爱情生活的向往。难怪婉约派词人柳永在酒醒后，发出了“杨柳岸晓风残月”的千古喟叹。

    柳絮飘忽不定，正如剪不断、理还乱的愁绪，因此杨柳还是古代文人笔下的闲愁象征。“试问闲愁都几许？一川烟草，满城风絮，梅子黄时雨”，贺铸在《青玉案》中用烟草、飞絮、梅雨来状写多而不断、缠缠绵绵的闲愁，可谓惟妙惟肖，令人叫绝。