39. A. took　　　　　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　　　　　 D. put

38. A. already　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. only　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

37. A. tired　　　　　　　　　　　 B. weak　　　　　　　　　　　 C. poor　　　　　　　　　 D. slow

36. A. Afterwards　　　　　　　 B. Therefore　　　　　　　 C. However　　　　　　 D. Meanwhile

55. A. and　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　 　 C. because　　　　　　 　　　 D. until

答案　 36.A　 37.C　 38.D　 39.B　 40.A　 41.D　 42.A　 43.D　 44.B　 45.D　 46.C　 47.A　 48.B　 49.B　 50.A　 51.C　 52.C　 53.D　 54.A　 55.C

Passage 12

(06·北京)

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 　36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 　37 　and ill.

My father was 　38 　a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 　39 　all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is　 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 　41 　about life, and I told them about one of my 　42 . I said that we must very often give things up 　43 　we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 　44 　that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 　45 　up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 　46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 　47 , he answered his own question: “I 　48 　the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also 　49 　by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 　50 　remember his words and become 　51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 　52 　to give up my small irritations. In this 　53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I 　54 　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 　55 .

54. A. open　　　　　 B. active　　　　　 　　 C. clear　　　　　　　 　　　 D. honest

53. A. tell　　　　　　 　　　 B. know　　　　　 　　 C. remember　　　　 　　　　　 D. accept

52. A. joyfully　　　　 　　　 B. anxiously　　　　 　 C. soundlessly　　　　 　　　 D. worriedly

51. A. houses　　　　 B. flats　　　　　　 　 C. rooms　　　　　　　 　　 D. homes

50. A. land　　　　 　　 B. fly　　　　　　　 　 C. fall　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. wait