Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 　16　 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 　17　 　and ill.

My father was 　18　 　a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 　19　 　all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 　20　 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 　21　 　about life, and I told them about one of my 　22　 . I said that we must very often give things up 　23　 　we grow－our youth, our beauty, our friends－but it always 　24　 　that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 　25　 　up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 　26　 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.　 　27　 , he answered his own question: “I 　28　 　the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

　I was also 　29　 　by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(恼怒的) at someone, I 　30　 　remember his words and become 　31　 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 　32　 　to give up my small irritations. In this 　33　 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I 　34　 　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 　35　 .

16.(　　 ) A. Afterwards　 　　 B. Therefore　　 　 C. However　 D. Meanwhile

17.(　　 ) A. tired　　　　 　 B. weak　　　　 　 C. poor　　　 　　　 D. slow

18.(　　 ) A. already　　 　　 B. still　　　　 　 C. only　　　　 　　 D. once

19.(　　 ) A. took　　　　 B. threw　　　　 　 C. sent　　　 　　　 D. put

20.(　　 ) A. impossible　 　 B. difficult　　　 　 C. stressful　 　　　 D. hopeless

21.(　　 ) A. worrying　　 　 B. caring　　　 　 C. talking　　　 　　 D. asking

22.(　　 ) A. decisions　　 　 B. experiences　 　　 C. ambitions　 　　 D. beliefs

23.(　　 ) A. as　　　　　 B. since　　　　 　 C. before　　 　　　 D. till

24.(　　 ) A. suggests　　 　 B. promises　　 　 C. seems　　 　　　 D. requires

25.(　　 ) A. spoke　　　 　　 B. turned　　　 　 C. summed　 　　　 D. opened

26.(　　 ) A. something　 　　 B. anything　　 　 C. nothing　 　　D. everything

27.(　　 ) A. Surprisingly　　 B. Immediately 　　 C. Naturally　 　　　 　　D. Certainly

28.(　　 ) A. had　　 　　　　　　　　 B. accepted　　 　　 C. gained　　　 　 D. enjoyed

29.(　　 ) A. touched　 　　　　　　　 B. astonished　 　　 C. attracted　 　　D. warned

30.(　　 ) A. should　　 　　　 B. could　　　　 　 C. would　　 　　　 D. might

31.(　　 ) A. quiet　　 　　　　　　　 B. calm　　　　 　 C. relaxed　　　 　 D. happy

32.(　　 ) A. ready　　　 　　 B. likely　　　　 　 C. free　　　 　　　 D. able

33.(　　 ) A. case　　　 　　　 B. form　　　　 C. method　　 　　　 D. way

34.(　　 ) A. doubt　　 　　　 B. wonder　　　 　 C. know　　　 　　　 D. guess

35.(　　 ) A. award　　 　　　 B. gift　　　　　 C. lesson　　 　　　 D. word

15. When the room _______ by electricity, we can see the _______ candles on students’ desks sending off heavy smoke.

　　　 A. is lit, lighted　　　 　 B. was lighted up, lighted　 C. is lighted, lit　 　　 D. lit up, lighted

14. I can’t imagine how you can do it in the _______ of any other helpers.

　　　 A. shortage　　　　　　　　　 B. absence　　　　　　　　　　 C. lack　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. absent

13. Whether the viewpoint is right or wrong, it is just _______ opinion.

　　　 A. a matter of　　　　 　 B. as a matter of　　　　　　 　 C. the matter of　　　　 D. no matter what

12. _______ from the number of the cars, he thought there were not many people at the club yet.

　　　 A. To judge 　　　　　　　　 B. Judged　　　　　　　　　　 C. Having judged　　　　　 D. Judging

11. It is none of your business _______ other people think about you. Believe yourself.

　　　 A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

10. She had no idea _______ cork Street was, except _______ it was near Bond Street.

　　　 A. that, that 　　　　　　　　 B. what, what　　　　 　 C. where, where 　　 　　　 D. where, that

9. His income is _______ it was five years ago.

　　　 A. double that　　　　 　 B. double what　　　　 　 C. double than　　　　　 D. double

8. It’s a deadly _______ victory, one for which many lives were lost.

　　　 A. lead to 　　　　　　　　　 B. in stead of　　　　 　　 C. result of　　　　　　 D. purchase

7. In the recent coal mine accident, only 24 miners were rescued, and 29 were left _______ underground.

　　　 A. to be trapped　　　　　　 B. being trapped　　　　　　 C. trapped　 　 　　D. trapping