完形填空练习（九十四）
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 .
C1. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile
B2. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow
D3. A. already B. still C. only D. once
A4. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put
B5. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. Hopeless
C6. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking
D7. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs
A8. A. as B. since C. before D. till
C9. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires
A10. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened
D11. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
A12. A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly
C13. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed
A14. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned
C15. A. should B. could C. would D. might
B16. A. quiet B. calm C. Relaxed D. happy
D17. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able
B18. A. case B. form C. method D. way
B19. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess
B20. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word
我从父亲那里学会了如何接受生活。父亲并不是在他健康强壮的时候教我的，而是在他虚弱生病的时候。
我的父亲曾经是个体格强壮、很活跃的人，但一场严重的疾病把一切都带走了。现如今他再也走不了路，只能整天安静地坐在椅子里。甚至说话都很困难。一天晚上，我跟姐妹们去看望他。我们谈起了生活。我向他们表达我的一个看法，我说道，随着我们长大，我们必须经常放弃一些事情——我们的青春，容颜，朋友——然而当我们失去这些东西后我们看起来总是会收获新的事物来取代它们的位置。这时，父亲突然打断了我，说：“但是，皮特，我失去了一切！我得到了什么？！”我想啊想啊，真是语塞了。吃惊的是，父亲回答了他自己的问题：“我得到了家庭的爱。”我看到泪水在我姐妹们的眼睛里打转，还从她们的眼睛里看到的还有希望与感激。
我也被父亲的话打动了。从那以后，每当我对某人感到愤怒的时候，我想起父亲的话并平静下来。父亲都能用他人的爱来对抗剧痛，那么我也能够消除这小小的怒火。就这样，我从父亲那里学会了接受。
有时我想知道，如果我小时候更仔细倾听的话我还能从他那里学到哪些东西。现在我已经很感激这份礼物。
