The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go．With life moving along, I have come to   1   it the hard way．

       I began my   2   life when I was 18．Since then, I   3   each minute to achieve my goals．I always thought whatever I desired, it could all be  4    Luckily I got a good job, got married happily and had our 3 clever children．I had just   5   the wonders of life．Then I came to the point where I had to gather my   6  to accept so many unpleasant facts．My children left me one after  7   just like me in my teens．My parents  8   one day．I suffered a serious heart attack and had to be in    9  in the hospital．It was hard for me to face the blows in a row．

       One morning I had to have some medical tests．The medical  10   was located in a building at the   11   end of the hospital, so I had to be wheeled across the   12  ．As I entered the yard, the   13  hit me．Just the light of the sun,   14   how beautiful it was! I looked around to see whether anyone else was   15   the sun's golden light．Everyone was hurrying with eyes fixed on the  16   . Then I   17  how often I also had been addicted to the petty （琐事）of each day and ignored （忽视） the beauty life gave us, which we realized  18   when there was no more．

       This is not a（n）  19   lesson to learn because it is the second side of life．We should hold fast to life and learn how to let go as well．Let's be aware that life itself is precious although we must accept our  20   at times．

1．A．consider               B．learn                   C．question             D．see

2．A．free                      B．fast                     C．comfortable         D．independent

3．A．planned                 B．spared                 C．seized                 D．let go

4．A．available               B．valuable              C．suitable               D．acceptable

5．A．created                 B．sought                C．tasted                 D．found

6．A．curiosity               B．courage              C．mind                   D．patience

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

8．A．broke down          B．broke out             C．passed away       D．passed by

9．A．care                     B．comfort               C．trouble               D．peace

10．A．test                    B．class                  C．equipment           D．treatment

11．A．next                   B．nearby                 C．middle                D．opposite

12．A．yard                    B．passage              C．entrance             D．building

13．A．doctor                B．nurse                  C．sunlight               D．machine

14．A．yet                      B．so                      C．because              D．though

15．A．searching            B．enjoying              C．avoiding              D．hating

16．A．sky                     B．watch                 C．sunlight              D．ground

17．A．remembered        B．recognized           C．admitted              D．supposed

18．A．even                   B．exactly                C．only                   D．hardly

19．A．hard                   B．general               C．effective             D．easy

20．A．losses                B．possessions     C．damage           D．health

The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. When know that this is1  , but all too often we recognize this truth  2  in our backward glance when we remember what it was and then suddenly  3  that it is no more.

A recent  4  re-taught me this truth. I was hospitalized  5  a serious heart attack and had been in intensive  6  for several days. It was not a pleasant place.

One morning, I had to have some additional  7  ，so I had to be wheeled across the count yard on a gurney（n.轮床）.

         8  we got out from our unit, the sunlight hit me. Just the  9  of the sun. And yet how beautiful it was---how warming, how sparking, how brilliant! I  10  around to see whether anyone else loved the sun's golden glow, but everyone was  11 ,most with eyes fixed on the ground. At that moment, I came to realize  12  gifts are precious----but we are too  13  about them.

     Hold fast to life, but not so fast, or you cannot  14  .This is the second side of life's  15  , the opposite pole of its paradox（悖论）：we must   16  our losses, and learn how to let go.

       This is not an easy  17  to learn, especially when we are young and think that the world is ours to command, and that  18  we desire with the full force of our passionate being, can, and, will, be ours. But then life  19  , keeping us faced with realities, and  20  but surely this truth dawns upon us.

1．A．easy                    B．clear                   C．true                   D．good

2．A．only                    B．also                   C．well                   D．even

3．A．notice                  B．realize                C．worry                D．concern

4．A．report                  B．story                 C．accident             D．experience

5．A．during                  B．since                 C．after                  D．until

6．A．care                    B．charge               C．control              D．need

7．A．doctors               B．medicine            C．instructions        D．tests

8．A．Before                 B．Till                    C．As                     D．While

9．A．warmth               B．light                   C．colors                D．image

10．A．looked               B．turned                C．walked              D．ran

11．A．watching            B．hurrying             C．working             D．sitting

12．A．disease's            B．art's                   C．health's              D．life's

13．A．honest               B．curious              C．careless             D．anxious

14．A．hold on              B．take over            C．give in               D．let go

15．A．coin                  B．note                   C．bill                    D．check

16．A．accept               B．admire               C．remember          D．forgive

17．A．skill                   B．failure                C．lesson                D．task

18．A．whatever           B．whichever          C．however            D．whoever

19．A．comes up           B．goes off             C．dies away          D．moves along

20．A．quickly              B．firmly                C．slowly               D．suddenly

The art of living is to know when to let hold fast and to let go for life is a paradox(自相矛盾的事物).People always say:“ A man comes to this world with his hand clenched(握紧),but when he dies, his hand is open.”

Surely we ought to hold fast to life, for it is wondrous, and full of beauties. We know that this is so, but all too often we recognize this truth only in  our backward glance when we remember what was and then suddenly realize that it is no more.

A recent experience re-taught me this truth. I was hospitalized following a severe heart attack and had been in intensive care for several days. It was not a pleasant place. One morning, I had to have some tests. The required machines were located in a building at the opposite end of the hospital, so I had to be wheeled across the courtyard on a gurney(盖尼式床).As we emerged from our unit, the sunlight hit me. That’s all there was to my experience. Just the ________ of the sun. And yet how beautiful it was------how warming, how sparking, how brilliant! I looked to see whether anyone else loved the sun’s golden glow, but everyone was hurrying, most with eyes fixed on the ground. Then I remembered how often I do the same, life’s gifts are valuable------but we are too careless of them.

Here then is the first pole of life’s paradoxical demands on us: never too busy for the wonder and the awe of life. Be reverent(虔诚的) before each dawning day. Hug each hour. Seize each golden minute.

72.   What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 8 words)

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73.   Please fill in the blank in paragraph three with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 5 words)

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74.   Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

      The machines needed were located in a building at the other end of the hospital.

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75.   Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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