I learned how to accept life as it is from my father, 　　1　　, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy．but rather 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 no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is 　　5　　．One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started 　　6　　 about life, and I told them about one of my 　　7　　．I said that we must always give things up 　　8　　 we grow－our youth, our beauty, our friends－but it always 　　9　　 that after we give something up，we gain something new in its place．Then suddenly my father 　　10　　 up．He said,“But, Peter．I gave up 　　11　　!What did I gain?”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, along with hope and thankfulness．

　　I was also 　　14　　 by his words．After that, when I began to fell irritated (愤怒的)at someone．I 　　15　　 remember his words and become 　　16　　．If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of live for others．then I should be 　　17　　 to give up my small irritations．In this 　　18　　, I learned the power of acceptance from my father．

　　Sometimes I 　　19　　 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 　　20　　．

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完形填空

Leaming to Accept

　　I learned how to accept life as it is from my father．　　1　　, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy．but rather 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 no longer walk．and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is 　　5　　．One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started 　　6　　 about life, and I told them about one of my 　　7　　．I said that we must always give things up 　　8　　 we grow-our youth．our beauty, our friends-but it always 　　9　　 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place．Then suddenly my father 　　10　　 up．He said,“But, Peter．I gave up 　　11　　!What did I gain?”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, along with hope and thankfulness．

　　I was also 　　14　　 by his words．After that, when I began to fell irritated(愤怒的)at someone, I 　　15　　 remember his words and become 　　16　　．If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 　　17　　．to give up my small irritations．In this 　　18　　, I learned the power of acceptance from my father．

　　Sometimes I 　　19　　 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 　　20　　．

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　　In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment．There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 　　1　　．

　　Today things are 　　2　　, the world has become too 　　3　　．We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are 　　4　　 our environment with dangerous chemicals．If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 　　5　　 survive．

　　Everyone 　　6　　 today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left．Yet, with modern fishing 　　7　　, more and more fishes are caught．We know that if too many trees are cut down, 　　8　　 will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth．Yet we 　　9　　 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 　　10　　 more and more trees．

　　We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die．　　11　　, in most countries wastes are 　　12　　 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 　　13　　 laws to stop this．

　　We know, too, that if the 　　14　　 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough 　　15　　．What can we do to solve these problems?

　　If we eat more vegetables and less 　　16　　,there will be more food available for everyone．Land that is used to grow crops 　　17　　 five times more people than land where animals are kept．

　　Our natural resources will 　　18　　 longer if we learn to recyclethem．

　　The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 　　19　　．

　　Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 　　20　　 in the future．

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