I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.   1  , he did not teach me acceptance

when he was strong and   2  , but rather when he was weak and ill.

My father was  3  a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness  4  all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is  5 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about   6  , and I told them about one of my  7  . I said that we must very often give things up  8  we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends but it always  9  that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father  10  up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up  11  ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t 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, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also  14  by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated （愤怒的） at someone, I  15  remember his words and become  16  . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be  17 to give up my small irritations. In this  18  , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I  19  what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more 20

when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one gift.

1．A．Therefore           B．Otherwise      C．However            D．Eventually

2．A．happy              B．healthy            C．wealthy          D．lonely

3．A．already            B．just              C．still               D．once

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

5．A．impossible         B．difficult           C．hopeless          D．demanding

6．A．people              B．jobs              C．life                D．religion

7．A．decisions          B．experiences       C．ambitions        D．beliefs

8．A．as                B．before           C．since            D．after

9．A．suggests               B．promises             C．seems                 D．means

10．A．spoke                  B．turned                 C．summed              D．opened

11．A．anything              B．something            C．nothing               D．everything

12．A．Surprisingly         B．Naturally             C．Happily               D．Immediately

13．A．had                     B．lost                     C．gained                 D．missed

14．A．touched               B．annoyed              C．astonished           D．disappointed

15．A．could                  B．should                 C．would                 D．might

16．A．relaxed                B．calm                   C．quiet                   D．excited

17．A．so                       B．then                    C．also                    D．whereas

18．A．area                    B．method                C．form                   D．way

19．A．doubt                  B．wonder               C．suspect               D．guess

20．A．firmly             B．carefully           C．strictly            D．gratefully

     I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.   1  , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and   2  , but rather when he was weak and ill.

     My father was   3   a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible disease   4   all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  5  . On night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about   6  , and I told them about one of my   7  . I said that we must very often give things up   8   we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always   9   that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father   10   up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up   11  ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t 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, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also   14   by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated（愤怒的）at someone, I   15   remember his words and become   16  . If  he could replace his great pain a feeling of love for others,   17   I should be able to give up my small irritations. In this   18  , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I   19   what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more   20   when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one gift.

1. A. Therefore                    B. Otherwise                 C. However                 D. Eventually

2. A. happy                         B. healthy                    C. wealthy                  D. lonely

3. A. already                      B. just                         C. still                         D. once

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

5. A. impossible                   B. difficult                   C. hopeless                 D. demanding

6. A. people                 B. jobs                        C. life                         D. religion

7. A. decisions                     B. experiences             C. ambitions                 D. beliefs

8. A. as                        B. before                     C. since                      D. after

9．A．suggests                B．promises              C．seems                    D．means

10．A．spoke                  B．turned                  C．summed                 D．opened

11．A．anything               B．something            C．nothing                  D．everything

12．A．Surprisingly           B．Naturally              C．Happily                  D．Immediately

13．A．had                     B．lost                      C．gained                    D．missed

14．A．touched               B．annoyed               C．astonished              D．disappointed

15．A．could                   B．should                 C．would                    D．might

16．A．relaxed                B．calm                    C．quiet                      D．excited

17．A．so                       B．then                     C．also                       D．whereas

18．A．area                     B．method                C．form                      D．way

19．A．doubt                  B．wonder                C．suspect                  D．guess

20．A．firmly                  B．carefully              C．strictly                   D．gratefully

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.__36____ , he didn't 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 health, 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 angry 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 anger. 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__55____.

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.  1 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather 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 no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  5 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started  6  about life, and I told them about one of my  7 . I said that we must very often give things up  8  we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always  9  that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father  10  up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up  11 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t 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, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also  14  by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated （愤怒的） at someone, I  15  remember his words and become  16 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be  17  to give up my small irritations. In this  18 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I  19  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  20 .

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

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

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

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

5. A．impossible           B．difficult             C．stressful                 D．Hopeless

6. A．worrying             B．caring               C．talking                    D．asking

7. A．decisions             B．experiences        C．ambitions                D．beliefs

8. A．as                       B．since                 C．before                   D．till

9. A．suggests              B．promises           C．seems                   D．requires

10. A．spoke                B．turned               C．summed                 D．opened

11. A．something          B．anything            C．nothing                  D．everything

12. A．Surprisingly       B．Immediately       C．Naturally                D．Certainly

13. A．had                   B．accepted            C．gained                   D．enjoyed

14. A．touched             B．astonished         C．attracted                D．warned

15. A．should               B．could                C．would                  D．might

16. A．quiet                  B．calm                 C．Relaxed                 D．happy

17. A．ready                 B．likely                 C．free                    D．able

18. A．case                  B．form                 C．method                 D．way

19. A．doubt                B．wonder             C．know                  D．guess

20. A．award                B．gift                   C．lesson                 D．word

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father．  1 , he did not teach me acceptance when he wag strong and  2  ，but rather when he was weak and ill．

    My father was  3  a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible disease  4  all that away．Now he can no longer walk，and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is  5  ．On night，I went to visit him with my sisters．We started talking about 6  ，and I told them about one of my  7 ．I said that we must very often give things up  8  we grow our youth，our beauty，our friends but it always  9 that after we give something up，we gain something new in its place．Then suddenly my father  10  up．He said，“But，Peter，I gave up 11 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought，but I couldn’t 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．Along with hope and thankfulness．

    I was also 14  by his words．After that，when I began to feel irritated（愤怒的）at someone，I  15  remember his words and become  16 ．If he could replace his great pain a feeling of love for others，  17  I should be able to give up my small irritations．In this  18，I learned the power of acceptance from my father．

    Sometimes I  19  what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more 20   when I was a boy．For now，though，I am grateful for this one gift．

1．A．Therefore              B．Otherwise            C．However                D．Eventually

2．A．happy                    B．healthy                 C．wealthy                  D．lonely

3．A．already                  B．just                      C．still                        D．once

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

5．A．impossible             B．difficult                C．hopeless                 D．demanding

6．A．people                   B．jobs                     C．1ife                       D．religion

7．A．decisions               B．experiences          C．ambitions               D．belies

8．A．as                         B．before                  C．since                    D．after

9．A．suggests                B．promises              C．seems                    D．means

10．A．spoke                  B．turned                  C．summed                 D．opened

11．A．anything              B．something            C．nothing                 D．everything

12．A．Surprisingly         B．Naturally              C．Happily                  D．Immediately

13．A．had                     B．lost                      C．gained                    D．missed

14．A．touched               B．annoyed               C．astonished              D．disappointed

15．A．could                   B．should                 C．would                    D．might

16．A．relaxed                B．calm                    C．quiet                      D．excited

17．A．so               B．then                     C．also                       D．whereas

18．A．area                     B．method                C．form                      D．way

19．A．doubt                  B．wonder                C．suspect                  D．guess

20．A．firmly                  B．carefully              C．strictly                   D．gratefully

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.   1  , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather 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 no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is   5  . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started   6   about life, and I told them about one of my   7  . I said that we must very often give things up   8   we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always   9   that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father   10   up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up   11  ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t 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, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also   14   by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I   15   remember his words and become   16  . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be   17   to give up my small irritations. In this   18  , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I   19   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   20  .

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

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

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

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

5. A. impossible        B. difficult            C. stressful            D. Hopeless

6. A. worrying          B. caring               C. talking              D. asking

7. A. decisions         B. experiences          C. ambitions            D. beliefs

8. A. as                B. since                C. before               D. till

9. A. suggests          B. promises         C. seems                D. requires

10. A. spoke            B. turned               C. summed           D. opened

11. A. something        B. anything         C. nothing          D. everything

12. A. Surprisingly     B. Immediately      C. Naturally            D. Certainly

13. A. had          B. accepted         C. gained               D. enjoyed

14. A. touched          B. astonished           C. attracted            D. warned

15. A. should           B. could                C. would                D. might

16. A. quiet            B. calm             C. Relaxed          D. happy

17. A. ready            B. likely               C. free             D. able

18. A. case         B. form             C. method           D. way

19. A. doubt            B. wonder           C. know             D. guess

20. A. award            B. gift             C. lesson               D. word

My father was    3   a strong man who loved being active ,but a terrible illness    4   all that away.Now he can no longer walk.and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is    5   .One night,I went to cisit him with my sisters ,we started    6   about life,and I told them about one of my    7   .I said that we must always things up    8   .we grow-our youth.our beauty , our friends-but it always                 9    that after we give something up.We gain something new in its place.Then suddenly my father    10     up. He said ,”But,Petet.I gave up    11   ! What did I gain?” 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,along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also    14   my his words.After that ,when I began to fell irritated (愤怒的)at someone.I    15   remember his words and become    16   .If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of live for others.then I should be    17   . to give up my small irritations.In this    18   ,I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometomes I    19     what other things I could learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy . For now,though,I am greatful for this one    20 .

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

2A.tired         B.weak         C. poor          D.slow

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

4A.took         B.threw         C.sent           D.put

5impossible      B.difficult       C.stressful        D.hopeless

6 A.worrying     B.caring        C.talking         D.asking

7 A.decisions     B.experience    C.ambitions       D.beliefs

8 A.as           B.since         C.before         D.till

9 A.suggests      B. promises     C.seems          D.requires

10A.spoke        B.turned       C.summed        D.opened

11A.something    B.anything      C.nothing        D.everything

12. A.surprisingly  B.Immediately   C.Naturally      D.Certainly

13. A.had         B.accepted       C.gained       D.enjoyed

14. A.touched      B.astonished     C.attracted      D.warned

15. A.shoud       B.could          C.would       D.might

16 A.quiet         B.calm          C.relaxed      D.happy

17. A.ready        B.likely          C.free        D.able

18. A.case         B.form          C.method      D.way

19. A.doubt        B.wonder        C.know       D.guess

20. A.award        B.gift           C.lesson       D.word

Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.1 ,he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy,but rather when he was 2and ill.
My father was3a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness4 all that away.Now he can no longer walk and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 5 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started6about life,and I told them about one of my 7 . I said that we must very often give things up8we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends---but it always 9that after we give something up,we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father10 up. He said, “But, Peter,I gave up11 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 12 , he answered his own question: “I13the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes,along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also14by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(恼怒的)at someone, I15remember his words and become16 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be17to give up my small irritations. In this18 ,I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I19what 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 one20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      Afterwards
   2. B.
      Therefore
   3. C.
      However
   4. D.
      Meanwhile
2. 2.
   1. A.
      tired
   2. B.
      weak
   3. C.
      poor
   4. D.
      slowly
3. 3.
   1. A.
      already
   2. B.
      still
   3. C.
      only
   4. D.
      once
4. 4.
   1. A.
      took
   2. B.
      threw
   3. C.
      sent
   4. D.
      put
5. 5.
   1. A.
      impossible
   2. B.
      difficult
   3. C.
      stressful
   4. D.
      hopeless
6. 6.
   1. A.
      worrying
   2. B.
      caring
   3. C.
      talking
   4. D.
      asking
7. 7.
   1. A.
      decisions
   2. B.
      experiences
   3. C.
      ambitions
   4. D.
      beliefs
8. 8.
   1. A.
      as
   2. B.
      since
   3. C.
      before
   4. D.
      till
9. 9.
   1. A.
      suggests
   2. B.
      promises
   3. C.
      seems
   4. D.
      requires
10. 10.
    1. A.
       spoke
    2. B.
       turned
    3. C.
       summed
    4. D.
       opened
11. 11.
    1. A.
       something
    2. B.
       anything
    3. C.
       nothing
    4. D.
       everything
12. 12.
    1. A.
       Surprisingly
    2. B.
       Immediately
    3. C.
       Naturally
    4. D.
       Certainly
13. 13.
    1. A.
       had
    2. B.
       accepted
    3. C.
       gained
    4. D.
       enjoyed
14. 14.
    1. A.
       touched
    2. B.
       astonished
    3. C.
       attracted
    4. D.
       warned
15. 15.
    1. A.
       should
    2. B.
       could
    3. C.
       would
    4. D.
       might
16. 16.
    1. A.
       quiet
    2. B.
       calm
    3. C.
       relaxed
    4. D.
       happy
17. 17.
    1. A.
       ready
    2. B.
       likely
    3. C.
       free
    4. D.
       able
18. 18.
    1. A.
       case
    2. B.
       form
    3. C.
       method
    4. D.
       way
19. 19.
    1. A.
       doubt
    2. B.
       wonder
    3. C.
       know
    4. D.
       guess
20. 20.
    1. A.
       award
    2. B.
       gift
    3. C.
       lesson
    4. D.
       word

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. However, he did not teach me acceptance(接受) when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was   1   and ill.

   My father was once a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness   2   all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is   3   One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about life, and I told them about one of my   4  . I said that we must very often give things up as we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always   5   that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father   6   up. He said, “But, Peter. I gave up   7  ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.  8   , he answered his own question.

“I   9   the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness. I was also   10   by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(激动的) at someone, I would remember his words and become   11   . He could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be   12   to give up my small irritations. In this   13   , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I   14   what other things I cold learn from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful（感谢的）for this    15  .

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

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

A. impossible       B. difficult        C. helpless               D. hopeless

A. decisions           B. experience      C. dreams               D. beliefs

A. suggests            B. promises       C. seems                D. requires

A. spoke              B. turned         C. got                  D. opened

A. something          B. anything       C. nothing                      D. everything

A, Surprisingly        B. Immediately    C. Naturally             D. Certainly

A. had                B. accepted       C. gained                       D. enjoyed

A. touched           B. surprised      C. attracted                D. warned

A. quiet              B. calm          C. relaxed               D. happy

A. ready             B. likely         C. free                  D. able

A. case              B. form          C. method                      D. way

A. doubt             B. wonder        C. know                 D. guess

A. award             B. lesson         C. gift                   D. word

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 21_,he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy,but rather when he was 22  and ill.

My father was 23 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 24 all that away.Now he can no longer walk and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  25 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 26  about life,and I told them about one of my  27 . I said that we must very often give things up 28 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends---but it always 29  that after we give something up,we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father  30 up. He said, “But, Peter,I gave up 31 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.  32 , he answered his own question: “I 33 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes,along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also  34 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(恼怒的)at someone, I  35 remember his words and become 36 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be  37 to give up my small irritations. In this  38  ,I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I 39 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 40 .