Stealing? I guess we were stealing. But in our 13-year-old brains the matter of ownership 41 occurred to us. We just wanted to 42 some strawberries in Mr Jordan’s backyard. So we went 43 into his backyard.
When we started 44 his strawberries, all of a sudden Mr Jordan came outside.
“What are you boys doing out here?” he 45 and tried to grab one or two as my friends rushed past him, but they were too 46 for the older gentleman to seize, and all the boys except me disappeared within seconds.
Speed was never my 47 .So I could just stand there and 48 whatever punishment would surely come my way from Mr Jordan.
He marched me to my house and my mother criticized me. My friends gathered to celebrate their 49 and observe my capture. They 50 me about it for days afterwards, while all I could do was complain to my father about how 51 it was.
“I don’t think so,” Dad said. “You got the punishment you 52 .”
“But what about other guys?” I asked.
Dad said, “You can’t 53 what happens to other people. You can only 54 what happens to you. You picked Mr Jordan’s strawberries that night, and you were punished for it. To me, that is completely fair.”
Then I couldn’t 55 my father’s words. 56 through the years I knew what he talked about. We didn’t come to earth with a 57 that life would treat us fairly.
Like Dad said, the 58 thing we can actually 59 is what happens to us. How we choose to respond to what happens to us is truly the 60 by which the quality of our lives will be measured whether or not we think it happens fairly.
41.A.never B.ever C.often D.sometimes
42.A.see B.plant C.pick D.water
43.A.carelessly B.sadly C.secretly D.calmly
44.A.harvesting B.destroying C.treating D.facing
45.A.smiled B.shouted C.doubted D.added
46.A.stupid B.quick C.kind D.tall
47.A.character B.luck C.choice D.strength
48.A.deny B.judge C.admit D.accept
49.A.escape B.unit C.life D.holiday
50.A.helped B.teased C.blamed D.supported
51.A.illegal B.impractical C.unfair D.unnecessary
52.A.deserved B.observed C.wanted D.imagined
53.A.ignore B.expect C.conclude D.control
54.A.face B.lead C.devote D.refuse
55.A.mark B.improve C.understand D.discuss
56.A.And B.Or C.So D.But
57.A.guarantee B.direction C.question D.form
58.A.common B.obvious C.only D.easy
59.A.look at B.deal with C.dream of D.take away
60.A.standard B.view C.value D.purpose
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