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 .

1.

A.Afterwards

B.Therefore

C.However

D.Meanwhile

 

2.

A.tired

B.weak

C.poor

D.slowly

 

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

 

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