Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father. 41 _, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 42 and ill.
My father was 43 _ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 44 _ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 45 _. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 46 _ about life, and I told them about one of my 47 _. I said that we must very often give things up 48__ we grow — our youth, our beauty, our friends — but it always 49__ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 50__ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 51__! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 52__, he answered his own question: “I 53__ the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 54__ by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I 55___ remember his words and become 56__. If he could 57 his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 58__ to give up my small anger. In this 59_, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 60__ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am ashamed(惭愧的) for this one word.
41.A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Afterward
42.A. poor B. slow C. weak D. tired
43.A. already B. once C. still D. only
44.A. sent B. threw C. put D. took
45.A. difficult B. stressful C. hopeless D. impossible
46.A. asking B. talking C. worrying D. caring
47.A. experiences B. decisions C. beliefs D. ambitions
48.A. till B. as C. before D. since
49.A. promises B. suggests C. requires D. seems
50.A. spoke B. opened C. summed D. turned
51.A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
52.A. Immediately B. Surprisingly C. Naturally D. Certainly
53.A. accepted B. had C. enjoyed D. gained
54.A. attracted B. warned C. touched D. astonished
55.A. would B. should C. could D. might
56.A. quiet B. relaxed C. calm D. happy
57.A. remove B. share C. replace D. combine
58.A. likely B. free C. ready D. able
59.A. way B. place C. case D. form
60.A. wonder B. doubt C. guess D. know
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Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
26. A. keep fit | B. rise early | C. earn money | D. collect money |
27. A. magic | B. romantic | C. fantastic | D. attractive |
28. A. simple | B. easy | C. relaxing | D. luxurious(奢侈) |
29. A. the question | B. question | C. reach | D. control |
30. A. feeling | B. love | C. quarrel | D. smile |
31. A. raised | B. shook | C. lifted | D. bowed |
32. A. hurt | B. injured | C. wounded | D. harmed |
33. A. in great surprise | B. in a great embarrassment | ||
C. with delight | D. in great astonishment | ||
34. A. happens | B. comes about | C. appears | D. occurs |
35. A. warm and soft | B. hot and hard | ||
C. thin and cool | D. strong and durable (耐用的) | ||
36. A. somewhere and sometime | B. anywhere or anytime | ||
C. more or less | D. everyhere and everywhere | ||
37. A. inside | B. outside | C. faraway | D. nearby |
38. A. could believe | B. couldn’t understand | ||
C. wouldn’t recognize | D. might know | ||
39. A. got sick | B. got stuck | C. threw up | D. became disabled |
40. A. quite healthy | B. very pale | C. fairly red | D. much surprised |
41. A. jump high | B. go hurriedly | C. run fast | D. walk slowly |
42. A. think about | B. talk with | C. worry about | D. laugh at |
43. A. Reading | B. Listening | C. Speaking | D. Writing |
44. A. fresh roses | B. gold ring | C. sweet kisses | D. beautiful jewelry |
45. A. a thread | B. a needle | C. the cloth | D. the cotton |