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How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost 20 years to have the 1 to even ask my father this very personal question．
When Dad first 2 drinking, every time he got into a 3 that would have started him 4 again, the whole family was on pins and needles．For a few years we were 5 mention it for fear that the drinking would begin again．
“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day”was Dad's 6 18-year-old unasked question, “The words were a constant 7 to me that things were 8 so hard that I could not deal with them．”Dad said．Then he 9 the poem with me．The poem's 10 ,yet profound（深刻的）words immediately became 11 of my daily routine as well．
About a month after this 12 with my father, I received gift in the mail from a friend of mine．It was a book of daily saying of wisdom．One saying is 13 for each day of one year．
It has been my 14 that when I get something with days of the year on it, I naturally turn to the page that lists my own 15 ．
I 16 opened the book to November10 to see 17 word of wisdom this book had in store for me．I was 18 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 19 down my face．There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 20 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity（宁静）prayer：
God, grant me
the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference!
1．A．change B．courage C．ability D．right
2．A．gave up B．took up C．went on D．carried on
3．A．way B．habit C．situation D．house
4．A．reciting B．asking C．smoking D．drinking
5．A．sure B．uncertain C．afraid D．eager
6．A．reply B．words C．excuse D．explanation
7．A．fear B．imagination C．thought D．reminder
8．A．never B．seldom C．always D．ever
9．A．discussed B．shared C．offered D．talked
10．A．wonderful B．long C．simple D．boring
11．A．all B．that C．any D．part
12．A．talk B．quarrel C．trip D．lesson
13．A．listed B．included C．read D．said
14．A．method B．habit C．wealth D．message
15．A．character B．birthday C．qualities D．favourites
16．A．doubtedly B．carefully C．happily D．hurriedly
17．A．where B．whether C．what D．how
18．A．excited B．astonished C．disappointed D．frightened
19．A．hung B．pulled C．rolled D．pushed
20．A．troubled B．disturbed C．pleased D．helped
1－5 BACDC 6－10 ADABC 11－15 DAABB 16－20 DCBCD
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| Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service. Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency. One night, the winds 1 , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble 2 the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team 3 the alarm and the villagers 4 in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited 5 on the beach, holding lamps to 6 the way back. An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through Falling 8 on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more 9 and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely 10 the rescue boat and all would have been lost. 11 , the captain called for another volunteer team to 12 the survivor. Sixteen -year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "please don't go. Your father 13 in a shipwreck (船只失事) 10 years ago and yo Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go. 15 everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service 16 , we all need to take our turn and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and 17 into the night." Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century. 18 the rescue boat dashed through the fog wit to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, "Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!" | ||||
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