My earliest memory of dad is grabbing（抓�。﹉is hand while we walked together. As I grew older, I remember my father and I listening to basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep   35  the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet with the   36  score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.

On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered（分送）the bread to the stores. The   37  and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.

My father would be present at all my games. One night before an important game my father told me   38  that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour   39 . The next day as the game drew near I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and   40  saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to   41  the game. I’ll always remember that.

Years later I had become a   42 . I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart   43  in my ears. I   44  the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really   45  to me. I still taught in school but I couldn’t centre attention on my teaching. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my   46  in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day on I started. I’ll always remember that!

My earliest memory of dad is grabbing（抓�。﹉is hand while we walked together. As I grew older, I remember my father and I listening to basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep   35  the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet with the   36  score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered（分送）the bread to the stores. The   37  and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would be present at all my games. One night before an important game my father told me   38  that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour   39 . The next day as the game drew near I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and   40  saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to   41  the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I had become a   42 . I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart   43  in my ears. I   44  the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really   45  to me. I still taught in school but I couldn’t centre attention on my teaching. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my   46  in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day on I started. I’ll always remember that!

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __36__ through which I learned __37__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __38__ have goals (目標(biāo)) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __39__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very __40__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to __41__ with my father and to be in deep thought __42__ develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me __43__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __44__. I wanted to __45__ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __46__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his __47__. But later after that, I __48__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __49__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as __50__ as crystal.

36. A. conversations      B. emotions                   C. conclusions               D. expressions

37. A. classes                B. tests                         C. lessons                     D. news

38. A. can                     B. may                          C. would                       D. should

39. A. spent                  B. enjoyed                     C. hoped                       D. kept

40. A. busy                   B. lazy                          C. weak                        D. free

41. A. play                   B. work                        C. talk                          D. study

42. A. as much as          B. as soon as                 C. as long as                 D. as well as

43. A. though                B. because                    C. and                          D. but

44. A. legs                    B. ears                          C. eyes                         D. fingers

45. A. put up                B. take up                     C. get up                       D. give up

46. A. after                   B. when                        C. before                      D. since

47. A. stories                 B. words                       C. pictures                    D. lessons

48. A. wanted to            B. tried to                      C. got to                       D. hoped to

49. A. myself                B. himself                     C. yourself                    D. ourselves

50. A. blue                    B. white                        C. clean                        D. clear

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 31 . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 32 and ill .
　 My father was 33 a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness 34 all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 35 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up 36 we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always 37 that after we give something up. We gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up 38 !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 39 he answered his own question: “I 40 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.
　　I was also 41 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (惱怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become 42 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 43 to give up my small irritations. In this 44 . I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
　　Sometimes I 45 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 gift.
31. A. Certainly 　　　 B. Therefore 　　　　　C. However 　　　　 D. Meanwhile
32. A. tired 　　　　　 B. weak 　　　　　　　 C. poor 　　　　　　D. slow
33. A. already 　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　C. only 　　　　　　D. once
34. A. took　　 　　　 B. threw 　　　　　　　C. sent 　　　　　　D. put
35. A. stressful　　　 B. difficult 　　　　　C. impossible 　　　D. hopeless
36. A. as　　　　　　　 B. since 　　　　　　　C. before 　　　　　D. till
37. A. suggests 　　　　B. promises 　　　　　 C. seems　　　　　 D. requires
38. A. something　　　 B. anything 　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　 D. everything
39. A. surprisingly 　　B. immediately 　　　 C. naturally　　　　 D. certainly
40. A. had 　　　　　　 B. accepted 　　　　　C. gained 　　　　　 D. enjoyed
41. A. touched 　　　　 B. astonished 　　　　C. attracted　　　 D. warned
42. A. quiet　　　　　 B. calm 　　　　　　　C. relaxed 　　　　　D. happy
43. A. ready 　　　　　 B. likely　　　　　　 C. free　　　　　　 D. able
44. A. case 　　　　　　B. form 　　　　　　　C. method 　　　　　 D. way
45. A. doubt 　　　　　 B. wonder　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　 D. guess　　　

My father was 44. He knew for sure that he wasn’t going to   35  it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always   36   out, “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer.   37   I know that one day, you will do something great that will   38   you among the very best. ”Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission（許可）to believe in myself. “You will do something great. ”He didn’t know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt   39   of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here, so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going? ”

A long way from 12 now, I   40   he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he’d want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in, somebody else. It’s time to start writing my own   41   to my children. Our children look to us with the same   42   question we had. Our kids don’t hold back because they’re not afraid to   43  . They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed （失望的）. Their worry-as   44   was until I got my father’s letter – is of being disappointment.

Give your children permission to succeed. They’re waiting for you to   45   them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me. That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts, “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great. ”Not having that blessing （祝福）from their parents may be the only thing   46   them back.

35. A. keep                   B. take                  C. make                D. move

36. A. stands                 B. points                C. checks                     D. breaks

37. A. So               B. But                   C. Or                    D. Because

38. A. push                   B. afford               C. allow                D. set

39. A. relaxed         B. nervous             C. sorry                D. proud

40. A. realize                 B. wonder             C. remember          D. recognize

41. A. questions            B. stories               C. progress            D. letters

42. A. unreasoned          B. unexpected        C. unanswered              D. unnoticed

43. A. follow                 B. fail                    C. regret                D. hurt

44. A. his               B. theirs                C. mine                 D. ours

45. A. think of        B. believe in           C. care about         D. talk about

46. A. giving                 B. paying               C. turning              D. holding