Question

The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father. Though he’s been gone for 17 years, his1still resonate(产生共鸣). He taught me how to run my own race in life. But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to2.
One incident is 3in my mind. It happened when I was a teenager. My sister and I weren’t very fond of a so-called friend of 4. Dad was a very generous man, and as he’d done with so many people, he’d given this fellow great help. But when he asked for a favor5, the guy didn’t deliver.
Dad’s outlook(人生观)on most things was “Live and let live.” In this case, however, his calmness6Terre and me, and we let him know it.
“How can you be nice to that man?” we said to him. “You’ve been so kind to him, and he’s not being kind back. Why would you want to give him the time of day again?”
My father shrugged(耸肩)and said to us, “I do not bend my back with7. ”
I didn’t get it at first, but over the years I came to understand the8. Holding a grudge(怨恨)doesn’t9the person you’re angry with, but it changes you. It makes you heavier and gives you more weight to drag around.
After my father died in 1991, a (n)10came from a fellow I’d had a quarrel with years before to11his sympathy. He wrote: “I thought I’d tell you how sorry I am12the loss of your father. I know he13the world to you. I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts. ”
Much moved, I wrote back. I thanked him for his14. And then, because he’d15
our disagreement, I recalled Dad’s inspiring words. “I am my father’s daughter,” I wrote. “And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      lectures
   2. B.
      suggestions
   3. C.
      lessons
   4. D.
      pictures
2. 2.
   1. A.
      forgive
   2. B.
      persuade
   3. C.
      forget
   4. D.
      excuse
3. 3.
   1. A.
      vital
   2. B.
      obvious
   3. C.
      visual
   4. D.
      vivid
4. 4.
   1. A.
      sister’s
   2. B.
      mine
   3. C.
      father's
   4. D.
      mother’s
5. 5.
   1. A.
      in return
   2. B.
      in turn
   3. C.
      by return
   4. D.
      by turn
6. 6.
   1. A.
      relaxed
   2. B.
      moved
   3. C.
      interrupted
   4. D.
      bothered
7. 7.
   1. A.
      anger
   2. B.
      disappointment
   3. C.
      worry
   4. D.
      yesterday
8. 8.
   1. A.
      reason
   2. B.
      word
   3. C.
      philosophy
   4. D.
      sentence
9. 9.
   1. A.
      change
   2. B.
      hurt
   3. C.
      upset
   4. D.
      disturb
10. 10.
    1. A.
       news
    2. B.
       letter
    3. C.
       message
    4. D.
       information
11. 11.
    1. A.
       explain
    2. B.
       express
    3. C.
       produce
    4. D.
       present
12. 12.
    1. A.
       in
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       about
    4. D.
       at
13. 13.
    1. A.
       showed
    2. B.
       represented
    3. C.
       equaled
    4. D.
       meant
14. 14.
    1. A.
       kindness
    2. B.
       sympathy
    3. C.
       understanding
    4. D.
       consideration
15. 15.
    1. A.
       referred
    2. B.
       mentioned
    3. C.
       reminded
    4. D.
       retold

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