LearningtoIlearnedhowtoacceptlifeasitisfrommyfather.1,hedidnotteachmeacceptancewhenhewasstrongandhealthy,butratherwhenhewas2andill.Myfatherwas3astrongmanwholovedbeingactive,butaterribleillness4allthataway.Nowhecannolongerwalk,andhemustsitquietlyinachairallday.Eventalkingis5.Onenight,Iwenttovisithimwithmysisters.Westarted6aboutlife,andItoldthemaboutoneofmy7.Isaidthatwemustveryoftengivethingsup8wegrow—ouryouth,ourbeauty,ourfriends—butitalways9thatafterwegivesomethingup,wegainsomethingnewinitsce.Thensuddenlymyfather10up.Hesaid,“But,Peter,Igaveup11!WhatdidIgain?”Ithoughtandthought,butIcouldn’tthinkofanythingtosay.12,heansweredhisownquestion:“I13theloveofmyfamily,”Ilookedatmysistersandsawtearsintheireyes,alongwithhopeandthankfulness.Iwasalso14byhiswords.Afterthat,whenIbegantofeelirritated(的)someone,I15rememberhiswordsand e16.Ifhecouldrecehisgreatpainwithafeelingofloveforothers,thenIshouldbe17togiveupmysmallirritations.Inthis18,Ilearnedthepowerofacceptancefrommyfather.SometimesI19whatotherthingsIcouldhavelearnedfromhimifIhadlistenedmorecarefullywhenIwasaboy.Fornow,though,Iamgratefulforthisone20.1.A.B.C.D.2.A.B.C.D.3.A.B.C.D.4.A.B.C.D.5.A. 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D.Onemanwastomeethiswifedowntownandspendsometimeshopwithher.Hewaited1for15minutes.Thenhewaitedimpatientlyfor15minutesmore.Afterthat,hebecame2.Whenhesawaphotographbooth(照相亭nearbyhehad3.Hewrotethemostunhappyexpressionhecouldmanage,whichwasnot4inthesituation.Inafewmoments,hewasholdingfoursmallprintsthat5evenhim.Hewrotehiswife’snameonthebackofthephotosandhandedthemtoa6behindthedeskinthebooth.“7youseeasmall,darkladywithbrowneyesandanapologeticexpression,obviously8someone,wouldyoupleasegiveherthis?”hesaid.Hethen9hisofficeinMorrisonBuilding,10thatifapictureisworthathousandwords,thenthefourphotosmustbeagood11!Hesatdownwithas.Hiswife12thosepictures.Shecarriestheminherpursenowandshowsthemtoanyonewhoasksifsheismarried…Howareyouwith13? callsit“waittraining.”Itseemsthatthereissomethingweare .Wewaitontrafficandwewaitinlines.Wewaittohearaboutanewjob.Wewaittocompleteschool.Wewaitforsomeonetochangehisorhermind.Patienceisanimportant ofahappyandrewardinglife. ,somethingsareworthwaitingfor. presentsmanyopportunitiesforwaittraining.Wecanhatewaiting, itorevengetgoodatit!Butonethingis wecannotavoidit.Howisyour comingalong?1.A. 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C.decisionmakingD.waitMaggiewasverygladthatJameswasnotafrequentvisitortothehouse.Inthechildren’sopinion,theyhadsomethingthattheycouldn’texinorunderstandabouthimandthatexcitedtheirimagination.HestirredMaggie’sanger,however,sothatsheoftensaidtoherhusband,“It’samercythatbrotherofyoursdoesn’tcomeoftener.”InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly,aroundeighto’clockintheevening,andhestayedforsixhoursofclosediscussionwithhisbrother.Hisarrivalwasasignaltothechildrenthattheirbedtimewouldbedelayed.Notthatheeverspoketothemoryedwiththem.Hetooknonoticeofthem,asifhewasunabletoseechildren,atleastuntilthetimecameforhimtogo.Indeed,afterhisfirstgreetingandacarelesskiss,JamestooknonoticeofMaggieeither,excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher.Maggiepaidhimbackinherownway.Shekeptthechildrenup,thefourofthem,tokeepher,shesaid,butofcoursetheysangandmadeanoiseandbroketheendlesssoundofJames’voice.Verylate,theydroppedofftosleepintheirchairs.Then,whenJameswasabouttogo,Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessdhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction,forJames,thoughrich,wasunwillingtogiveorsharewhathehad.Healwayswenthomebythelasttrain,justaftertwoMaggie’schildrensecretlystaredattheiruncle.Theycouldnotforgetthathehad,intheirmother’swords,“l(fā)osttwowivesandtakenathirdTheywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunatelostladiesTheyaskedeachotherwhattheirfate(命運hadbeen,andifneithercouldeverbefoundagainJamesneverbroughthisthirdwifewithhimnorevermentionedherThechildrendecidedthathemustbesofrightenedoflosingherthatheneverallowedheroutsidethedoor.MaggieneverpreparedanythingspecialforJamesbecause hewasamandifficulttosheneverknewwhenhewasshewastoobusylookingafterherheneverstayedlongenoughforaWhatdoweknowaboutJames’Hewasakindman,withlovefortheHewasunselfish,especiallytowardshisHewasanxioustopleasethefamily,especiallytheHewasrudetohissister-in-Maggiefeltpleasedwhen shepaidJamesthemoneythatsheowedJamesgavesomemoneytotheshehadtowakeJamesuptocatchhisJamesthankedherfortheniceThechildrendidnotrealizethattwoofJames’wives were B.sufferedfromlossofC.hadrunawayfrom D.mightreappearoneInchoosingafriend,oneshouldbeverycarefulAgoodfriendcanhelpyoustudyYoucanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluck,butwhenyouaredown,theywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualities(品質(zhì))ofcharacter,especiallyunderstanding,honestyandreliability(可靠).Aboveallelse,Ilookforunderstandinginafriend.Agoodfriendtriestohowanother isfeeling.Heisnotquicktojudge.Instead,hetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheother 'sce,andhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.Atthesametime,however,agoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaults(過錯inothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.Inshort,afriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptAnotherqualityofafriendisreliability.Icanalwaysdependon(信賴)agoodfriend.Ifhelsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintime,Icanbesurethathewillbethere.IfIneedafavor,hewilldohisbesttohelpme.IfIamintrouble,hewillnotrunawayfromme.Thereisaqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.AspecialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefunWeshouldenjoyourlivesandwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewithAgoodfriendlikesthesamethingsofhumor(幽默),too.Helikestolaughwithme.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinme.WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliable,honest,andunderstanding,IknowI'vefoundaWhichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingaasenseofIfyouhavefairweatherfriends, theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedyouwillberefusedwhenyougetintoyou eyoucanbesurethatyougetrealGoodfriendsneedto alwayspointouteachother'sbehelpedwithunderstandeachother'shavemoneyorThispassagemainlydiscuss thequalitiesofawheretochoosehowtogetalongwiththeimportanceofhavingaThefamilyintheWesternworldhaschangedgreatlyduringthelasttwocenturies.Socialscientistssaythisisoneoftheimportantchangesfromatraditionalsocietytoamodernsociety.Beforethenineteenthcentury,familiesusuallyarrangedmarriagesfortheirchildren.Youngpeopledidnotdecidewhomtheywantedtomarry.Aftertheygotmarried,theyusuallyhadalotofaunts,uncles,cousins,grandparents,andotherrelatives.Bythenineteenthcentury,mostyoungpeoplecouldchoosewhomtheywantedtomarry.Marriagejoinedtwopeopleandnottwofamilies.Thereasontwopeoplegotmarriedwasbecausetheylovedeachother.ItwasnotjustbecausethefamilieswantedthemtoAtthesametime,parentsbegantorealizethattheyhadtotakeverygoodcareoftheirchildren.Theyhadtotakecareoftheirhealthandtrytogivethemaneducation.Beforethis,mostpeopledidnotgotoschool.Butnoweducationwasnecessaryforagoodlife.Theparentsdecidedtheyshouldhavefewerchildrensotheycouldgiveeachoneagoodlife.Theythoughtitwasimportantforthemothertospendasmuchtimeaspossiblewiththechildren.Before,thefamilyallworkedtogetherathome.After1800morefathersworkedoutsidethehomeformoney.Mothersstayedhomeandhadgreatercontrolofthehomeandchildren.Mosthomesdidnotproduceanything.Homewasasafe,warmceforthefatherafterworkandforthemotherandsmallchildrenallday.Theotherrelativeswerestillimportant,buttheywereseparatedmorethanbefore.FamilylifeischangingevenfasterintheUnitedStatestoday.Thereisalmostonedivorceforeverytwomarriages.Over10percentoffamilieshavemotherandchildrenbutnofather.Atleasthalfofallchildrenwilllivepartofthetimewithonlyoneparent.Fiftypercentofallmothersworkoutsidethehom