At the first home, the son of the deceased（已故的）woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the change of climate, was more than she could take. It’
s my fault that she’s dead.”
When things don’t turn out as we would like them to, it is very possible to think that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Priests know that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course-keeping Mother at home, delaying the operation-would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
36．What is said about the two deceased elderly women?
A．They lived out a natural life.
B．They died of extreme tiredness after the long plane ride.
C．They didn’t get used to the change in weather.
D．They died due to lack of care by family members.
37．The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because
.
A．he wanted to comfort the two families
B．he was an official from the community
C．he had great sympathy for the deceased
D．he was priest of the local church
38．People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because
.
A．they couldn’t find a better way to express their grief（悲伤）
B．they believe that they were responsible
C．they had ignored the natural course of events
D．they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction
39．What will the author talk about in the next paragraph?
A．Other examples of making things worse by blaming oneself.
B．The elements involved in the readiness to feel guilty.
C．How to avoid this kind of things.
D．The comments on the experience.
B
Our math test started and I was sitting there and working away quite quickly．I looked
around with 15 minutes left, because I had finished and was decking my test．
l noticed something very special!
Mr.．Ward was staring right at one of the kids that seemed to be only halfway done With his Test．Every test we took, there was always one guy scrambling at the last minute to finish his test．He would turn the pages and you saw blank spot after blank spot．Sometimes I even saw entire pages that were left blank．Mr.．Ward did not take his eyes off this kid．It seemed strange to me．For the rest of the test, Mr.．Ward watched that kid as he struggled furiously（ 猛烈地 ）, flipping papers back and forth and writing furiously and erasing even more furiously．He seemed to use his calculator a lot more than he needed．
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