The man was about to give up when it suddenly ________ to him that this was something he should do．

1. A.
   happened
2. B.
   took place
3. C.
   occurred
4. D.
   broke out

 The man was about to give up when it suddenly _________ to him that this was something he should do.

   A. happened     B. took place       C. occurred        D. broke out

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father .  41   , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was  42  and ill.

My father was  43  a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness  44  all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  45 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started  46  about life, and I told them about one of my  47 . I said that we must very often give things up  48  we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 49  that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father  50  up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up  51 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.  52 , he answered his own question: “I 53  the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also  54  by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (憤怒的) at someone, I  55  remember his words and become  56 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be  57  to give up my small irritations. In this  58 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I  59  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  60 .

A. Afterwards     B. Therefore     C. However    D. Meanwhile

A. tired         B. weak            C. poor         D. slow

A. already        B. still             C. only        D. once

A. took           B. threw                C. sent        D. put

A. impossible      B. difficult         C. violence     D. Hopeless

A. worrying       B. caring           C. talking      D. asking

A. decisions        B. experiences       C. devotion     D. beliefs

A. as             B. since         C. before      D. till

A. suggests        B. promises        C. seems      D. requires

A. spoke          B. turned           C. proved      D. opened

A. something       B. anything      C. nothing      D. everything

A. Surprisingly    B. Immediately      C. Naturally    D. Certainly

A. had            B. accepted          C. gained       D. enjoyed

A. touched         B. amazed          C. attracted     D. warned

A. should         B. could            C. would     D. might

A. quiet          B. calm            C. relaxed       D. happy

A. ready       B. likely           C. free         D. able

A. case            B. form           C. tip       D. way

A. recognize       B. wonder         C. know      D. guess

A. award          B. gift             C. lesson        D. word