A young boy recently received an unexpected message in the mail from his father Joseph, who died two years ago.

Rowan’s dad was a hardworking man who wanted to give his son the best life he could. It was why, Rowan’s mother, Julie Van Stone said, Joseph joined the Navy and went to MIT to get two master's degrees.

While at school in Boston, he would often write to Rowan. Even when he left school and was driving back to Colorado, he would send postcards from each state he stopped in. Those postcards were sent in 2007. “I remember him saying I sent 5 or 6, and I only got 3 or 4 in the mail. But I never thought anything of it,” Van Stone said.

Those postcards and pictures are priceless memories for Van Stone and her son, especially after Joseph passed away from a rare brain disease. Rowan never had a chance to say goodbye. But, on Saturday, just days before the two-year anniversary of Joseph’s death, a postcard arrived in the mail. It arrived on March 11, 2015. The message read: “Hello from Pennsylvania. I love you, and I miss you so much. See you soon. Love, Daddy.”

Neither he nor his mother knows how it happened, and they may never know. But, they have their own ideas why. “I feel like that was the final goodbye that he didn’t get to say,” Van Stone said. Van Stone says Joseph’s last words to her before he died were: “Everything is a circle. We will see each other again. All that matters is love.”

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1.What did Rowan’s dad do to make his son live well?

A He got many master's degrees.

B He became a soldier in Navy.

C He kept writing to his son.

D He bought many for Julie.

解析：选B。B。细节理解题。根据文章第2段第1句的Joseph joined the Navy可以得知为了让孩子生活的更好他加入了海军。

2.When Van Stone only got 3 or 4 of postcards, he ______.

A paid little attention to that

B stopped states on the way

C drove back to Colorado

D wrote to Rowan every year

解析：选A。A。细节理解题题。根据第3段第5句的But I never thought anything of it可知他只收到了三四张明信片，但他没对这个事情多加考虑。

3.How long did it take for the postcard to reach Rowan?

A 2 years.

B 5 years.

C 6 years.

D 8 years.

解析：选D。D。细节理解题。根据第3段第3句的Those postcards were sent in 2007可知明信片发出的时间是2007年；结合第4段第4句的It arrived on March 11, 2015可以得知明信片是用8年的时间才到达。

4.What did Rowan think of the postcard arriving late?

A Thankful.

B Hateful.

C Confused.

D Excited.

解析：选A。A。推理判断题。根据第4段第1句的Those postcards and pictures are priceless memories for Van Stone and her son可知他们把这张迟到的明信片当做无价的回忆，因此他们对迟到的明信片心存感激。

5.Where did Rowan’s dad send the postcard?

A In Boston.

B In Colorado.

C In Pennsylvania.

D In New York.

解析：选C。C。细节理解题。根据第4段第5句的Hello from Pennsylvania可知他的父亲是在宾夕法尼亚写的这张明信片。