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 is5 . 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 up11 ! 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 (憤怒的) 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 this18 , 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

　　答案：

　　1~5 CBDAB 6~10 CDACA 11~15 DACAC 16~20 BDDBB

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