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　　How did you do it, Dad?How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years?It took me almost 20 years to have the 　　1　　 to even ask my father this very personal question．When Dad first 　　2　　 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 　　3　　 that, in the past, would have started him 　　4　　 again．For a few years we were 　　5　　 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again．

　　“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day,”was Dad's 　　6　　 to my 18-year-old unasked question．“The words were a constant　　　7　　 to me that things were 　　8　　 so hard that I could not deal with them,”Dad said．Then he 　　9　　 the poem with me．The poem's 　　10　　, yet profound(深刻的)words immediately became 　　11　　 of my daily routine as well．

　　About a month after this 　　12　　 with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine．It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 　　13　　 for each day of the year．

　　It has been my 　　14　　 that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own 　　15　　．I 　　16　　 opened the book to November 10 to see 　　17　　 words of wisdom this book had in store for me．I was 　　18　　 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 　　19　　 down my face．There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 　　20　　 my father for all these years!It is called the Serenity(平静)Prayer：

　　God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference．

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　　On receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away．In New Zealand, the 　　1　　 driving age is 15．

　　However it wasn't 　　2　　 two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway．Our 　　3　　 was Urawa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland．That morning I 　　4　　 sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet(厕所)about three times 　　5　　 we left．I thought I was totally 　　6　　 for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family's 　　7　　．"Relax! Don't hold the steering wheel(方向盘)so 　　8　　．The car is going zigzag(弯弯曲曲的), called a nervous voice from the 　　9　　．"Speed up．70 km/h isn't fast enough．You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to mine．

　　How 　　10　　! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves．To satisfy them I sped up and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again．"Stop!　　11　　! Are you crazy?” Everything did not go fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, 　　12　　 the speed limit was only 50 km/h．

　　My family seemed relieved(放心的)and 　　13　　 telling me what to do．They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery．　　14　　, that silence didn't last very long．My mum suddenly cried out, "Look at those birds above us．　　15　　 they lovely?"

　　How did she expect me to look up in the 　　16　　? As the driver I had to 　　17　　．Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the 　　18　　? Four hours later we drove home．This time the journey was much 　　19　　 than before as everyone else 　　20　　 fast asleep．So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive．

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