Learning to Accept
    I 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 was38 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 started41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must always 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 could not 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 me his words. After that , when I began to fell irritated (憤怒的)at someone. I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of live 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 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. Meanwhile
    37. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow
    38. A. already B. still C. only D. once
    39. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put
    40. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless
    41. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking
    42. A. decisions B. experience C. ambitions D. beliefs
    43. A. as B. since C. before D. till
    44. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires
    45. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened
    46. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
    47. A. surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly
    48. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed
    49. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned
    50. A. should B. could C. would D. might
    51. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy
    52. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able
    53. A. case B. form C. method D. way
    54. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess
    55. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word
    答案與解析：
    36. C however意思是“然而”，表示轉(zhuǎn)折或?qū)Ρ?，多位于句中，前后要加逗號，可以位于句首或句末。Afterwards 意思是后來，therefore意思是因此，meanwhile 意思是同時。
    37.B weak意思是虛弱的，與ill是同類概念。Tried意思是疲勞的，poor意思是貧窮的，slow意思是慢的。都不屬于健康的范疇。
    38.D. once 曾經(jīng)，與一般過去時連用，表示過去發(fā)生的事。already已經(jīng)，常與現(xiàn)在進行時連用，表示已經(jīng)完成的動作。Still仍然是，與下文作者所講的父親得了重病矛盾。Only僅僅。
    39. A take…away “把…拿走。因為得了重病，它把一切都帶走了，表示父親不再是一個強壯的人。Throw away 扔掉，send away 發(fā)送 put away 放好，儲存。
    40.B. difficult 困難的，從上文中可以判斷出父親甚至說話都很困難。impossible 不可能的表示連說話也不會了。與下文矛盾。stressful 緊張的，壓力重的。 Hopeless 絕望的。
    41.C talk about 談?wù)?，議論，內(nèi)容可重可輕。下文的內(nèi)容說明了他們在談?wù)撋?。Worry about 對…感到焦慮操心。care about 關(guān)系。ask about 問…的問題。
    42.D belief 信念，信仰，意為內(nèi)心承認謀事是真實的，下文的內(nèi)容表達了作者的信念，decision 決定。 Experience 經(jīng)歷，ambition 抱負，志氣。
    43.A as引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，意思是隨著，這里表示隨著我們的成長。Since引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句常與現(xiàn)在進行時連用。Before 引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句表示“在…之前”。 till 引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句表示“一直……”。
    44.C it seems that 意思是：似乎表示事物似乎是什么樣的，作者認為似乎我們丟棄一些東西后，一些新的東西代替了原來的。suggest 表明。 promise 承諾。require 需要
    45.A speak up 大聲的說，表示父親這時發(fā)表了自己的看法，turn up 朝上翻出現(xiàn)，sum up 總結(jié)，概括。open up 打開，揭露。
    46.D everything 一切，父親認為他放棄了一切，something 一些東西，anything 任何東西，nothing 沒有任何東西。
    47. A surprisingly 令人吃驚的，比較父親前后說的話可以看出，他的話真的是令人吃驚，immediately馬上， naturally 自然的。certainly一定，必定
    48. C gain 獲得由于父親得病，受到了家庭的照顧，所以他得到了家庭的愛，have 有，accept 接受，enjoy 享受……的樂趣。