Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life from my father.  1 , he did not teach me to learn to accept when he was strong and healthy, but when he was   2 and ill.
My father was 3  a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness  4 all that away. Now he can   5  walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair 6 . Even talking is  7 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started   8  about life, and I told them about one of my  9 . I said that we must very often give things up as we grow —our youth, our beauty, our friends -- but it always seems that after we give something up, we get  10  in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up. He said, “But Peter, I gave up   11 ! What did I get?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 12 , he answered his own question: “I 13 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes,  14 hope and thankfulness, I was also  15  by his words.

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life from my father.  1 , he did not teach me to learn to accept when he was strong and healthy, but when he was   2 and ill.

My father was 3  a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness  4 all that away. Now he can   5  walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair 6 . Even talking is  7 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started   8  about life, and I told them about one of my  9 . I said that we must very often give things up as we grow —our youth, our beauty, our friends -- but it always seems that after we give something up, we get  10  in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up. He said, “But Peter, I gave up   11 ! What did I get?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 12 , he answered his own question: “I 13 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes,  14 hope and thankfulness, I was also  15  by his words.

1.                A．Although       B．So             C．However  D．When

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

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

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

5.                A．any longer      B．no longer       C．not more D．not longer

6.                A．a day          B．all night         C．all day    D．any day

7.                A．impossible      B．difficult         C．stressful  D．hopeless

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

9.                A．decisions       B．experiences     C．instructions    D．beliefs

10.               A．anything new    B．new anything    C．new something  D．something new

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

12.               A．To my surprise   B．In surprise      C．Be surprised    D．To his surprise

13.               A．had           B．accepted       C．got   D．enjoyed

14.               A．without        B．in             C．of    D．with

15.               A．surprised       B．moved         C．excited    D．attracted

Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life from my father.1, he did not teach me to learn to accept when he was strong and healthy, but when he was 2and ill.
My father was3a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 4all that away. Now he can 5 walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair6 Even talking is7 One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 8 about life, and I told them about one of my 9. I said that we must very often give things up as we grow —our youth, our beauty, our friends -- but it always seems that after we give something up, we get 10 in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up. He said, “But Peter, I gave up 11 ! What did I get?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.12, he answered his own question: “I 13the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, 14 hope and thankfulness, I was also15by his words.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      Although
   2. B.
      So
   3. C.
      However
   4. D.
      When
2. 2.
   1. A.
      tired
   2. B.
      weak
   3. C.
      poor
   4. D.
      slow
3. 3.
   1. A.
      already
   2. B.
      still
   3. C.
      only
   4. D.
      once
4. 4.
   1. A.
      took
   2. B.
      threw
   3. C.
      sent
   4. D.
      put
5. 5.
   1. A.
      any longer
   2. B.
      no longer
   3. C.
      not more
   4. D.
      not longer
6. 6.
   1. A.
      a day
   2. B.
      all night
   3. C.
      all day
   4. D.
      any day
7. 7.
   1. A.
      impossible
   2. B.
      difficult
   3. C.
      stressful
   4. D.
      hopeless
8. 8.
   1. A.
      worrying
   2. B.
      caring
   3. C.
      talking
   4. D.
      asking
9. 9.
   1. A.
      decisions
   2. B.
      experiences
   3. C.
      instructions
   4. D.
      beliefs
10. 10.
    1. A.
       anything new
    2. B.
       new anything
    3. C.
       new something
    4. D.
       something new
11. 11.
    1. A.
       something
    2. B.
       anything
    3. C.
       nothing
    4. D.
       everything
12. 12.
    1. A.
       To my surprise
    2. B.
       In surprise
    3. C.
       Be surprised
    4. D.
       To his surprise
13. 13.
    1. A.
       had
    2. B.
       accepted
    3. C.
       got
    4. D.
       enjoyed
14. 14.
    1. A.
       without
    2. B.
       in
    3. C.
       of
    4. D.
       with
15. 15.
    1. A.
       surprised
    2. B.
       moved
    3. C.
       excited
    4. D.
       attracted

In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking.It is the groundwork(基础)of reading and writing.You’d better try your best to speak while you do much listening.Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your English.While you are doing this, a good way is to write---keep a diary, write notes or letters, and then if you can, ask someone else to go through(检查)what you have written and tell you what is wrong.Many mistakes in your speaking will be easily found when you write.Through correcting the mistakes, you can do better in learning English.
If you are slow in speaking, don’t worry.One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself.The important thing is to choose something interesting to read.It mustn’t be too difficult for you.When you are reading in this way, don’t stop to look up the words if you can guess their meanings, or they have nothing important to do with the sentence.You can look them up later.
【小题1】For the beginners, listening and speaking is ______.