The private automobile has long played an important 　　1　　 in the United States．In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life．In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more 　　2　　 one．By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work．This has encouraged the 　　3　　(grow)of the cities, but it has also led 　　4　　 traffic problems．

　　Family life has been affected in various ways, The car helps to keep families together 　　5　　 it is used for picnics, outings．However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can't keep 　　6　　 eye on them．There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol(酒精)or 　　7　　(take)drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws．Mothers of victims(罹难者)of such accidents have formed an 　　8　　(organize)called MADD．These women want to prevent further tragedies(悲剧)．They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age, Students have formed a 　　9　　(similarity)organization, SADD, and are spreading the same message among their friends．

　　For many Americans the automobile is a 　　10　　(necessary)．But for some, it is also a mark of social position and for young people, a sign of becoming an adult．Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans．

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　　I ran into a stranger as he passed by．“I'm so sorry!” was my reply．Then he said, “Excuse me too…I wasn't 　　1　　 watching for you．” We were very polite, this stranger and I．Then we went 　　2　　 our way after saying goodbye．

　　But at 　　3　　, a different story is told．How we treat our loved ones, young and old．Later in the kitchen, as I 　　4　　 our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still．When I turned, I 　　5　　 knocked her down．“Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉)．She stepped away silently, with her little heart 　　6　　．I didn't realize how harshly(苛刻地)I had spoken．

　　That night, when I lay 　　7　　 in bed, God's quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 　　8　　 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite…Go look around on the kitchen floor, you'll find some flowers there by the 　　9　　．Those are the flowers she brought for you．She 　　10　　 them herself－pink, yellow, and your favorite blue．She stood there quietly, and you never saw the 　　11　　 in her eyes．”

　　By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall．I quietly went and knelt by her 　　12　　：“Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree．I 　　13　　 them in a napkin, just for you．I knew you'd like them, especially the 　　14　　．” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today…And I 　　15　　 have fussed at you that way．”

　　And she whispered, “Mommy, that's okay…I still love you 　　16　　．” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers．”

　　Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the 　　17　　 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days．But the family you leave 　　18　　 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives．And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 　　19　　 than into our families－an unwise investment(投资)indeed．

　　Remember that 　　20　　＝(F)ATHER－(A)ND－(M)OTHER－(I)－(L)OVE－(Y)OU．

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