"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, the whole family was on　　3　 and needles every time he got into a 　 4　 that, in the past, would have 　 5　 him drinking again. For a few years we were 　 6　 to bring it up 　 7　 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." That was Dad's　　8　 to my 18-year-old unasked question. "The words were a constant (经常的)　 9　 to me that things were　　10　 so hard that I could not deal with them," Dad said. Then he 　 11　 the poem with me. The poem's 　 12　 , yet profound(深刻的)words immediately became 　 13　 of my daily routine(日常事务) as well.

About a month after this talk with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 　 14　 for each day of the year.

It has been my experience that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own 　 15　 .

I 　 16　 opened the book to November 10 to see 　 17　 words of wisdom this book had in store for me. The moment I glanced at the page, tears of　　18　 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 (平静) 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. chance B. courage C. ability D. right

2. A. gave up B. took up C. started D. continued

3. A. thread B. duty C. fire D. pins

4. A. situation B. habit C. condition D. house

5. A. stopped B. made C. started D. asked

6. A. sure B. uncertain C. afraid D. eager

7. A. on condition B. for fear C. in case D. providing

8. A. reply B. words C. excuse D. explanation

9. A. fear B. imagination C. thought D. reminder

10. A. never B. seldom C. always D. ever

11. A. discussed B. shared C. offered D. talked

12. A. simple B. long C. wonderful D. boring

13. A. all B. that C. any D. part

14. A. listed B. included C. read D. said

15. A. character B. birthday C. qualities D. favorites

16. A. doubtfully B. carefully C. happily D. hurriedly

17. A. where B. whether C. what D. how

18. A. disbelief B. anger C. sorrow D. regret

19. A. hung B. pulled C. rolled D. pushed

20. A. troubled B. disturbed C. pleased D. helped

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

　　 so hard,he wouldn’t have passed the exam.

A、Hadn’t he worked　　 B、Hasn’t he worked　　

C、If he didn’t　　 D、If he doesn’t