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Dear Daughter,    

We have not seen you for a while now, so I thought we might check in. Did you fall off the edge of the Earth? Your mother worries, you know, and I am just curious. Well, I am more than curious. I feel abandoned.    

Apparently you’ve abandon us for your career. I can understand that, because you’ve always had a wonderful work ethic. Look, obviously your long absence has confused us. As we go about our daily routines, your mother and I are distracted – both by your absence and our pride in your career. The other day, I entered my work password into the microwave, then stood there cursing it for not working.    

Listen, a lot has happened since you’ve been away. Abraham Lincoln was shot. We had two more children – a princess, now 23; a boy, now 12. Yesterday I bought a very clean 2001 Camaro car from an older woman. Your mother is not happy about this. She says it is the kind of muscle car driven by ex-criminals when they examine your house at 2 am. In response, I tell her it was the car of my dreams when I was 18.    

So that’s where your long absence has left us. Your long absence is not so bad, though we miss your roaring laughter ... the way your cheeks flush when you eat Thai food. How you always march too hard into the house, like a Scotsman stepping on snakes.    

Each evening, your mother now waits by the window the way she did when you used to step off the bus in first grade. Bet that drove you crazy even then, her running out on the porch like you’d just returned from a month-long journey to the moon.   

 Look, parents are not easy people. But should the urge ever hit you, feel free to stop by sometime. Our house is your house. Our hearts are yours too. And your mother is still waiting by the window .                                                                     

Love,                                                                     

Dad

33. The author entered the wrong password into the microwave because ______. 

 A. kinds of passwords made him confused   

B. he was totally obsessed with his work   

C. he was affected by his daughter’s long absence   

D. he had forgotten how to use the microwave

34.  The author describes his and his wife’s current situation by ______.   

A. comparing the past and present   

B. talking about history and his dream   

C. listing changes they have made to their routines   

D. detailing strange things they have started doing

35. From the article, we can conclude that the author is ________.   

A. humorous        

B. inspiring        

C. serious        

D. patient