“How did you do it, Dad? How have you  1  not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the  2  to even ask my father this very  3  question. When Dad first 4 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles  5  he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were   6 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

       “I had this little 7 that I would recite to myself 8 four to five times a day” was Dad’s 9 to my 18 – year – old unasked question. “The 10 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 11 that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he 12 the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet profound （深奥的） words  13  became part of my daily routine as well.

       About a month after this talk with my father, I 14 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations（断言）with one affirmation listed for each 15 of the year.

       I 16 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 17 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 18 poem that had helped my 19 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.

       God, give me the Serenity （平静）to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 20 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.

1．A．failed                    B．succeeded         C．managed             D．tried

2．A. courage            B．ability            C．wisdom            D．confidence

3．A. interesting          B．personal         C．hard             D．unanswered

4．A. started             B．enjoyed        C．minded          D．stopped

5．A. every time          B．all time            C．next time         D．last time

6．A. anxious            B．glad              C．afraid             D．eager

7．A. book               B．passage             C．poem                 D．list

8．A. at least             B．at most           C．at first              D．at last

9．A. comment           B．praise             C．contribution        D．reply

10．A. words            B．phrases            C．letters             D．sentences

11．A. strange           B．different           C．simple              D．tough

12．A. shared           B．talked              C．read               D．impressed

13．A. surprisingly        B．immediately       C．increasingly        D．regularly

14．A. brought            B．bought          C．received             D．accepted

15．A. hour               B．week            C．month               D．day

16．A. easily              B．hurriedly         C．sadly                D．peacefully

17．A. Tears             B．Smiles             C．Sweat             D．Satisfaction

18．A. correct           B．impossible        C．original           D．exact

19．A. mother           B．father           C．friend                 D．classmate

20．A. believe          B．benefit           C．change           D．do

“How did you do it, Dad ? How have you   21   not to take a drink for almost 20 years? ”It took me almost 20 years to have the  22  to even ask my father this very  23 question.
When Dad first 24  drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles  25  he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again.For a few years we were  26  to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little  27  that I would recite to myself  28  four to five times a day ” was Dad’s  29 to my 18-year-old unasked question.“The  30  were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so  31  that I could not handle them,”Dad said.And then he  32  the poem with me.The poem’s simple, yet profound (深奥的) words  33  became part of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father,I  34  a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations (断言) with one affirmation listed for each  35  of the year.
I 36  opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37  of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face.There,on my birthday ,was the  38  poem that had helped my  39 for all these years! It is called The Sereniry Prayer.
God,give me the Serenity（平静）to accept the things I cannot change,the Courage to  40  the things I can,and the Wisdom to know the difference.

“How did you do it, Dad ? How have you   21   not to take a drink for almost 20 years? ”It took me almost 20 years to have the  22  to even ask my father this very  23 question.

When Dad first 24  drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles  25  he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again.For a few years we were  26  to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

“I had this little  27  that I would recite to myself  28  four to five times a day ” was Dad’s  29 to my 18-year-old unasked question.“The  30  were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so  31  that I could not handle them,”Dad said.And then he  32  the poem with me.The poem’s simple, yet profound (深奥的) words  33  became part of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this talk with my father,I  34  a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations (断言) with one affirmation listed for each  35  of the year.

I 36  opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37  of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face.There,on my birthday ,was the  38  poem that had helped my  39 for all these years! It is called The Sereniry Prayer.

God,give me the Serenity（平静）to accept the things I cannot change,the Courage to  40  the things I can,and the Wisdom to know the difference.

"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   36   to even ask my father this very personal question

     When Dad first  37   drinking, every time he got into a   38    that would have started him   39    again, the whole family was on pins and needles． For a few years we were  40   to 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  41    to my 18-year-old unasked question, “The words were a constant  42    to me that things were  43   so hard that I could not deal with them,” Dad said, Then he   44  the poem with me The poem’s  45    , yet profound (深刻的)words immediately became    46     of my daily routine as well．

About a month after this   47  with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine , It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom． One saying is  48    for each day of the year

It has been my 49    that when I get something with days of the year on it , I naturally turn to the page that lists my own  50  

 I  51  opened the book to November 10 to see  52  words of wisdom this book had in store for me． 1 was  53  when l looked at the page，and then tears of disbelief and appreciation  54   down my face .There，on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had  55  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 l can；

    and the wisdom to know the difference

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

"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 pins and needles every time he got into a    3    that, in the past, would have started him   4   again．For a few years we were  5   to bring it up for fear 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   to my 18-year-old unasked question．"The words were an instant relief and constant   7  to me that things were   8   so tough that I could not handle them," Dad said．And then he 9  the poem with me．The poem's   10  , yet profound words immediately became   11   of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this   12  with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine．It was a book of daily affirmations with one affirmation（警言）   13  for each day of the year.

It has been my    14   that when you get something with days of the year on it, you automatically 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．I was   18   when I looked at the page, and 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（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．went on              D．carried up

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．experience           C．wealth                 D．message

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．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

“How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took a man almost 20 years to have the courage to ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first quit drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were afraid to bring it up for fear 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 reply to my 18-year-old unasked question. “The words were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so tough that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he shared the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet the words are meaningful.

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 words of wisdom listed 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 birthday.

I hurriedly opened the book to November 10 to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. Tears of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had helped my father for all these years! It went like this: God, give me the Serenity（平静） to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference.

1．The underlined expression “on pins and needles” in the first paragraph means      .

       A．upset                  B．pleased                C．nervous               D．surprised

2．Dad would review the poem several times a day        .

       A．to share the poem with the families

       B．to practice reciting the poem

       C．to prevent himself from drinking again

       D．to remind himself that poems are useful

3．When the author saw the same poem in the book, he felt          .

       A．regretful              B．thankful               C．hopeful               D．painful

4．The author bust into tears because       .

       A．his friends gave him a special gift          B．the poem was full of wisdom

       C．his father had read the same book          D．his father quit drinking for his son