A、His father was somewhat over protective. B、His mother was upset if one of her kids could not spend the weekend at home. C、Both

W: Hello, Simon! I’d like to talk to you about your family.
M: Well, probably the most important influence in my life was my family. Not just my mother and father, but my extended family. I grow up very close to them. I never really sort people out besides my family, and we live together in a three-generation house.
W: Three generations in one house? That’s amazing!
M: I remember the feeling when I was in a car and we were going someplace with my parents and grandparents. I used to feel sorry for all the other children on the street because they won’t go anywhere with their own families. So I was very happy.
W: Won’t there ever any problems with you all living in the same house?
M: Well, there was a time when I was in college. And you see my father always wanted his children with him. He was actually more protective of us than my mother was. And I remember I had a big project to do for school and they were going away for the weekend. And I have to decide that I wasn’t going to go because I need to do my work. And this caused a terrible problem. And I did end up going because my father was so upset. So I think of course as I got older, I started to realize that I had to live my own life. But it wasn’t that easy.
W: How many children were there?
M: Well, I was the oldest of three boys. And of course we used to dance and roll and skate in the basement and play together. I didn’t play with children on my block very much.
W: It sounds like you had a really good upbringing.
M: Well, I have very positive feelings about my family. And the most positive feeling is love. What I learned from different people in my family are perhaps some of my best traits. My father was a rather generous person, and I learn that you should care about other people.
Questions 12 to 14 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. According to Simon, what was the problem with his family?
13. How many children were there in Simon’s family?
14. Simon says he has very positive feelings about his family. What is the most positive feeling, according to him?