DearDaughter,
Wehavenotseenyouforawhilenow,soIthoughtwemightcheckin.DidyoufallofftheedgeoftheEarth?Yourmotherworries,youknow,andI'mjustcurious.Well,Iammorethancurious.Ifeelabandoned.
Apparently,you'veabandonedusforyourcareer.
Icanunderstandthat,becauseyou'vealwayshadawonderfulworkethic.
Look,obviouslyyourlongabsencehasconfusedus.Aswegoaboutourdailyroutines,yourmotherandIaredistracted-bothbyyourabsenceandourprideinyourcareer.Theotherday,Ienteredmyworkpasswordintothemicrowave,thenstoodtherecursing(诅咒)itfornotworking.AndIwassooffmygame(状态差)thatIactuallyusedthatjuicyjamyourmotherinsistedonbuyinginanefforttodrivemefromthehouse.
Listen,alothashappenedsinceyou'vebeenaway.
Wehavetwomorechildren-aprincess,23,aboy,now12.
YesterdayIboughtaveryclean2001Cameracarfromanolderwoman.Yourmotherisnothappyaboutthis.Shesaysitisthekindofmusclecardrivenbyex-convicts(有犯罪前科的人)whentheyexamineyourhouseat2am.
Inresponse,Itellheritwasthecarofmydreams(whenIwas18).
Sothat'swhereyourlongabsencehasleftus.Yourlongabsenceisnotsobad,thoughwemissyourroaringlaughter…thewayyourcheeksflush(晕红)whenyoueatThaifood.Howyoualwaysmarchtoohardintothehouse,likeaScotsmansteppingonsnakes.
Eachevening,yourmothernowwaitsbythewindowthewayshedidwhenyouusedtostepoffthebusinfirstgrade,yourhairfullofrubberbands.
Betthatdroveyoucrazyeventhen,herrunningoutontheporchlikeyou'djustreturnedfromamouth-longjourneyfromthemoon.
Look,parentsarenoteasypeople.
Butshouldtheurgeeverhityou,feelfreetostopbysometime.Ourhouseisyourhouse.Ourheartsareyourstoo.
Andyourmotherisstillwaitingbythewindow.
Love,
Dad
21.Theauthorenteredhisworkpasswordintothemicrowavebecause___.
A.hewasconfusedbyallkindsofpasswords
B.heconcentratedtoomuchonhiswork
C.hewasaffectedbyhisdaughter'slongabsence
D.hewastoooldtorememberhowtousethemicrowave
22.Theauthordiscribes