As we get older,we become more grateful,and grow closer to God and our faith. I recently finished writing a book on personal change,both mine and others”which will be published this spring.

  Like most authors,I wrote an acknowledgment page after finishing the writ?ing. I thanked the people who helped make the book possible. Once I started,it was hard to stop. When I thought about it,there were just so many people in my life to whom I owe a countless debt of gratitude (感激) and love,and without whom I might not have been around to write the book.

  One of the pleasures of growing older is the viewpoint it brings to the store of blessings that multiply in your life; growing older means growing more grateful.

  Of course there is loss,heartache and disappointment too. But it is against these difficulties that our blessings stand out in sharp relief―the joy of family and friends and faith and work,and gratitude for the gifts that each new day holds. These are the things that make us whole,and that,as I daily remind myself,I am so richly blessed with. Even in those dark and troubled times I find more to be thankful for than not,much more. I bet you do too.

  Gratitude is a practice of the soul that helps us live happier lives and grow clos?er to God,and our blessings are the living evidence of his grace. Look around you. I imagine you all could fill a page or two yourself with names of people and things to remember this Thanksgiving.

  One of the things everyone here is thankful for is you. Without you,there is no my book. So in case I haven't said it recently,thank you for your loyalty (忠实) and support.

  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

5. What can an acknowledgment page be most probably about?

   A. Thanks and gratitude to those giving support.

   B. The explanation or introduction of a book.

   C. Some clues or contents of a whole book.

   D. Some experts' professional remarks.

6. What makes a person own true happiness according to the author?

   A. The course of making more friends while working.

   B. The course of defeating the hardships and pains.

   C. The gettogether of friends to celebrate Thanksgiving.

   D. The publication of his new book.

7. The author's purpose of writing the passage is to      .

   A. inform people of his completion of his new book

   B. call on more people to celebrate Thanksgiving

   C. give thanks and blessings to people supporting him

   D. call on more people to buy his new book about gratitude

8. What can we learn about the author?

   A. He owes money to many people.

   B. His book is highly praised by readers.

   C. He is afraid of growing old.

   D. He encourages people to be grateful.

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  I had not seen my parents for a long time. Last Saturday I drove a long way to visit them,1      neither of them was at home. So I waited patiently at their home 2        their return. Not seeing them made me really3       .

  As I was walking around their bedroom,I4       little reminders of them. Some Christmas gifts were still 5        in boxes. There were 6        on the wall,which I guessed must have a7       meaning to them. What took my bi eath away was seeing my dad's emblems (徽章) from his military service of our country8      he was young. My father never 9        to us about the Korean War. As I looked at those emblems hanging 10        with all the photos that he treasures,I11       that this was an important part of his life,but I never spent the 12        in talking with him about it. The photos of my mum with her close 13        made me realize her life before she was my mum. I had been so 14        running my business to raise my own family that I 15       the chance to know about their past and experiences.

  We sometimes don't realize something is 16        for us until we have lost it,so it's not too late for us to talk to our parents about their past. I am writing my story to 17        everyone who is fortunate to still have their parents 18        to invest some time to learn about them. I am grateful to have 19        of my parents. So I still have time to talk with them. I hope that readers will 20        from my story and find the time to talk about those things in their life that mean so much to their par?ents.

1. A. and   B. but   C. or   D. so

2. A. for   B. to   C. of   D. in

3. A. frightened   B. embarrassed-   C. upset   D. excited

4. A. sought   B. took   C. needed   D. saw

5. A. kept   B. folded   C. hidden   D. covered

6. A. Santa Glaus   B. family trees   C. family photos   D. old clothes

7. A. simple   B. real   C. past   D. special

8. A. if   B. when   C. though   D. until

9. A. talked   B. explained   C. showed   D. referred

10. A. finally   B. clearly   C. proudly   D. openly

11. A. promised   B. declared   C. admitted   D. realized

12. A. courage   B. time   C. chance   D. energy

13. A. friends   B. teachers   C. students   D. children

14. A. strict   B. eager   C. busy   D. blind

15. A. rejected   B. avoided   C. delayed   D. missed

16. A. hopeful   B. important   C. careful   D. original

17. A. encourage   B. demand   C. require   D. warn

18. A. away   B. awake   C. around   D. alone

19. A. one   B. neither   C. either   D. both

20. A. make   B. benefit   C. change   D. recover

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