题目内容：

  阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.      ,he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was     and ill.

My father was     a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness       all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is      . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started     about life, and I told them about one of my     . I said that we must very often give things up     we grow—our youth, our beauty, and our friends— but it always     that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father      up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up       ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn't think of anything to say.      , he answered his own question: “I      the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

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

Sometimes I      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       .

1.A. Afterwards B. However  C. Therefore  D. Meanwhile

2.A. tired B. poor  C. weak  D. slow

3.A. already B. still C. only  D. once

4.A. took B. threw C. sent  D. put

5.A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful  D. hopeless

6.A. worrying B. caring C. talking  D. asking

7.A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions  D. beliefs

8.A. as B. since C. before  D. till

9.A. seems B. promises C. suggests  D. requires

10.A. cheered B. turned C. spoke  D. opened

11.A. something B. everything C. nothing  D. anything

12.A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally  D. Certainly

13.A. had B. gained  C. accepted  D. enjoyed

14.A. moved B. amazed C. attracted  D. warned

15.A. should B. could C. would  D. might

16.A. quiet B. relaxed  C. calm  D. happy

17.A. ready B. able C. free  D. likely

18.A. case B. form C. method  D. way

19.A. doubt B. wonder C. know  D. guess

20.A. award B. word C. lesson  D. gift