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I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had am...
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I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had amazing ______ to change our attitude and our life.
The young musician Mr. Patrick was ______onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys ______ he made beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his______smile.
Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which______him lame for life. However, as a child, he was______with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first birthday, he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any_______on the piano, and within one or two tries, he′d ______. By his second birthday, he was playing “ Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was______. “We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”
When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father attended ________with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band!He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father_______the night shift(夜班)in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says, “My dad′s my________.”
But even ______ his unbelievable musical talent, it was Patrick′s “attitude of gratitude” that________my soul. On the stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about ____________blessed he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd ______ to their feet and cheered for over five minutes.
We all face misfortune in our lives. ______,it′s not the hardship but how we________to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During_______times, do we spend too much time feeling sorry for ourselves,________can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?
1.A. knowledge B. quality C. wisdom D. power
2.A. rolled B. held C. carried D. dragged
3.A. since B. although C. as D. if
4.A. strange B. magic C. bitter D. friendly
5.A. took B. led C. forced D. left
6.A. fitted B. connected C. associated D. filled
7.A. place B. note C. music D. part
8.A. fight it out B. catch it C. get it D. make it
9.A. confused B. amused C. interested D. overjoyed
10.A. parties B. lectures C. classes D. meetings
11.A. worked B. found C. refused D. cancelled
12.A. educator B. hero C. candidate D. sponsor
13.A. instead of B. more than C. rather than D. in place of
14.A. touched B. calmed C. freed D. felt
15.A. why B. what C. how D. when
16.A. rose B. raised C. lifted D. stood
17.A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
18.A. see B. react C. agree D. put
19.A. unconscious B. typical C. tough D. visual
20.A. but B. or C. and D. while
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