完形填空Howdidyoudoit,Dad?Howhaveyoumanagednottotakeadrinkforalmost20yearsHowdidyoudoit,Dad?Howhaveyoumanagednottotakeadrinkforalmost20years?Ittookmealmost20yearstohavethe1toevenaskmyfatherthisverypersonalquestion.WhenDadfirst2drinking,thewholefamilywasonpinsandneedleseverytimehegotintoa3that,inthepast,wouldhavestartedhim4again.Forafewyearswewere5tobringitupforfearthatthedrinkingwouldbeginagain.

　　“IhadthislittlepoemthatIwouldrecitetomyselfatleastfourtofivetimesaday,”wasDad’s6tomy18-year-oldunaskedquestion.“Thewordswereaconstant(经常的)7tomethatthingswere8sohardthatIcouldnotdealwiththem,”Dadsaid.Thenhe9thepoemwithme.Thepoem’s10,yetprofound(深刻的)wordsimmediatelybecame11ofmydailyroutineaswell.

　　Aboutamonthafterthis12withmyfather,Ireceivedagiftinthemailfromafriendofmine.Itwasabookofdailysayingsofwisdomwithone

　　13foreachdayoftheyear.

　　Ithasbeenmy14thatwhenyougetsomethingwithdaysoftheyearonit,younaturallyturntothepagethatlistsyourown15.

　　I16openedthebooktoNovember10tosee17wordsofwisdomthisbookhadinstoreforme.Iwas18whenIlookedatthepage,andthentearsofdisbeliefandappreciation19downmyface.There,onmybirthday,wastheexactsamepoemthathad20myfatherforalltheseyears!ItiscalledtheSerenity(平静)Prayer:

　　God,grantme

　　theserenitytoacceptthethingsIcannotchange;

　　thecouragetochangethethingsIcan;

　　andthewisdomtoknowthedifference.

　　1.A.chanceB.courageC.abilityD.right

　　2.A.gaveupB.tookupC.wentonD.carriedon

　　3.A.wayB.habitC.situationD.house

　　4.A.recitingB.askingC.smokingD.drinking

　　5.A.sureB.uncertainC.afraidD.eager

　　6.A.replyB.wordsC.excuseD.explanation

　　7.A.fearB.imaginationC.thoughtD.reminder

　　8.A.neverB.seldomC.alwaysD.ever

　　9.A.discussedB.sharedC.offeredD.talked

　　10.A.wonderfulB.longC.simpleD.boring

　　11.A.allB.thatC.anyD.part

　　12.A.talkB.quarrelC.tripD.lesson

　　13.A.listedB.includedC.readD.said

　　14.A.methodB.experienceC.wealthD.message

　　15.A.characterB.birthdayC.qualitiesD.favorites

　　16.A.doubtfullyB.carefullyC.happilyD.hurriedly

　　17.A.whereB.whetherC.whatD.how

　　18.A.excitedB.astonishedC.disappointedD.frightened

　　19.A.hungB.pulledC.rolledD.pushed

　　20.A.troubledB.disturbedC.pleasedD.helped

　　1-5BACDC

　　6-10ADABC

　　11-15DAABB

　　16-20DCBCD