A father has been given a very unusual birthday gift from his two sons. Since Chris and Mike both live in Florida, they felt upset that they could not be with their father in Linwood, New Jersey for his special day.
As kids, they would always celebrate their father's birthday by going out to dinner and "play a trick" on him. Because they could not continue their mischievous (恶作剧的) tradition, they decided to seek some outside help.
Their father, Christopher Ferry, totally didn't know their plan until last week when he woke up to a text message from a number he did not recognize. The first text said, "Happy Birthday." And then another one said, "I read it on a billboard (广告牌)."
Sure enough, Chris and Mike had taken out an entire billboard reading "Wish My Dad a Happy Birthday—Love, Your Sons." The billboard also featured Christopher's name, face and phone number. Originally, they only expected their father to receive birthday wishes from friends and family members who recognized his face, but with the billboard hanging above the Black Horse Turnpike in Atlantic City, his phone quickly became flooded with messages and voicemail from total strangers wishing him a happy birthday. The billboard has made Ferry something of a local celebrity, too. Ferry said, "The waitress recognized me and she said, 'Oh, you're the billboard dad.' And that's my new title. I'm the billboard dad. I love it. It's really coo1."
Though a large number of wishes have made Christopher's phone temporarily unusable, he said that he was filled with joy and pride.
【小题1】Why did Chris and Mike feel upset?| A．Their father was not willing to ask for help. |
| B．They weren't invited to attend a birthday party. |
| C．Their father didn't want to live with them in Florida. |
| D．They couldn't stay with their father on his birthday. |
| A．Hero. | B．Director. |
| C．Famous man. | D．Successful man. |
| A．The billboard dad | B．Two ambitious sons |
| C．The kindness of friends | D．A special tradition for Dad's birthday. |
