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I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 31 . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 32 and ill .
　 My father was 33 a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness 34 all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 35 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up 36 we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always 37 that after we give something up. We gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up 38 !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 39 he answered his own question: “I 40 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.
　　I was also 41 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become 42 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 43 to give up my small irritations. In this 44 . I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
　　Sometimes I 45 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 grateful for this one gift.
31. A. Certainly 　　　 B. Therefore 　　　　　C. However 　　　　 D. Meanwhile
32. A. tired 　　　　　 B. weak 　　　　　　　 C. poor 　　　　　　D. slow
33. A. already 　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　C. only 　　　　　　D. once
34. A. took　　　　　 B. threw 　　　　　　　C. sent 　　　　　　D. put
35. A. stressful　　　 B. difficult 　　　　　C. impossible 　　　D. hopeless
36. A. as　　　　　　　 B. since 　　　　　　　C. before 　　　　　D. till
37. A. suggests 　　　　B. promises 　　　　　 C. seems　　　　　 D. requires
38. A. something　　　 B. anything 　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　 D. everything
39. A. surprisingly 　　B. immediately 　　　 C. naturally　　　　 D. certainly
40. A. had 　　　　　　 B. accepted 　　　　　C. gained 　　　　　 D. enjoyed
41. A. touched 　　　　 B. astonished 　　　　C. attracted　　　 D. warned
42. A. quiet　　　　　 B. calm 　　　　　　　C. relaxed 　　　　　D. happy
43. A. ready 　　　　　 B. likely　　　　　　 C. free　　　　　　 D. able
44. A. case 　　　　　　B. form 　　　　　　　C. method 　　　　　 D. way
45. A. doubt 　　　　　 B. wonder　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　 D. guess　　　

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I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 31 . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 32 and ill .
　 My father was 33 a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness 34 all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 35 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up 36 we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always 37 that after we give something up. We gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up 38 !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 39 he answered his own question: “I 40 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.
　　I was also 41 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become 42 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 43 to give up my small irritations. In this 44 . I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
　　Sometimes I 45 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 grateful for this one gift.
31. A. Certainly　　　 B. Therefore　　　　　 C. However　　　　 D. Meanwhile
32. A. tired　　　　　 B. weak　　　　　　　 C. poor　　　　　　 D. slow
33. A. already　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　 C. only　　　　　　 D. once
34. A. took　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　 D. put
35. A. stressful　　　 B. difficult　　　　　 C. impossible　　　 D. hopeless
36. A. as　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　 D. till
37. A. suggests　　　　 B. promises　　　　　 C. seems　　　　　 D. requires
38. A. something　　　 B. anything　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　 D. everything
39. A. surprisingly　　 B. immediately　　　 C. naturally　　　　 D. certainly
40. A. had　　　　　　 B. accepted　　　　　 C. gained　　　　　 D. enjoyed
41. A. touched　　　　B. astonished　　　　 C. attracted　　　　 D. warned
42. A. quiet　　　　　 B. calm　　　　　　　 C. relaxed　　　　　 D. happy
43. A. ready　　　　　 B. likely　　　　　　 C. free　　　　　　 D. able
44. A. case　　　　　　 B. form　　　　　　 C. method　　　　　 D. way
45. A. doubt　　　　　 B. wonder　　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　 D. guess　　　

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When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to 29 going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.

We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I returned to school. 30 my mother __31 the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the 32 this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the 33 . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t 34 most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to repeat the year. After _35 summer working in the school garden, I went 36 to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.

Because of my disease (疾病) I was 37 and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(无望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates 38 me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.

My life is still not 39 . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I 40 hard days will always be followed by sunshine.

1.A. stop B. start C. keep D. finish

2.A. and B. but C. so D. although

3.A. go B. die C. gone D. died

4.A. school B. zoo C. park D. museum

5.A afternoon B year C. weekends D. holidays

6.A. pass B. take C. have D. give

7..A .others B. the other C another D other

8. A. along B. back C. down D. up

9.A fine B weak C healthy D strong

10. A. helped B. gave C. worried D. taught

11.A. terrible B. hard C. easy D. difficult

12.A. find B. makes C. thinks D. believe

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Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life from my father. 1 , he did not teach me to learn to accept when he was strong and healthy, but when he was 2 and ill.

My father was 3 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 4 all that away. Now he can 5 walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair 6 . Even talking is 7 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 8 about life, and I told them about one of my 9 . I said that we must very often give things up as we grow —our youth, our beauty, our friends -- but it always seems that after we give something up, we get 10 in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up. He said, “But Peter, I gave up 11 ! What did I get?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 12 , he answered his own question: “I 13 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, 14 hope and thankfulness, I was also 15 by his words.