Learning to AcceptI learned how to accept life as it is from my father.
36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was
37 and ill.My father was
38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness
39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is
40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started
41 about life, and I told them about one of my
42 . I said that we must very often give things up
43 we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always
44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father
45 up. He said, “
But, Peter, I gave up
46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.
47 , he answered his own question: “I
48 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.I was also
49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I
50 remember his words and become
51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be
52 to give up my small irritations. In this
53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.Sometimes I
54 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
55 .36. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile37. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow38. A. already B. still C. only D. once39. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put40. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. Hopeless41. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking42. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs43. A. as B. since C. before D. till44. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires45. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened46. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything47. A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly48. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed49. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned50. A. should B. could C. would D. might51. A. quiet B. calm C. Relaxed D. happy52. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able53. A. case B. form C. method D. way54. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess55. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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