I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t
36 watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went
37 our way after saying goodbye.
But at
38 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I
39 the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I
40 knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皺眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart
41 . I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay
42 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 43 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are quick to excite. Go to look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the
44 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She
45 them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the
46 in her eyes.” By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her
47 . “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I
48 them in a napkin(紙巾), just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the
49 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today. And I
50 have fussed (大驚小怪) at you that way. ”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you
51 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I love the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the
52 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave
53 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our
54 than into our families--- an unwise investment (投資) indeed.
Remember that
55 =" (F)ATHER" + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.
小題1: | A.ever | B.even | C.just | D.right |
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小題3: | A.school | B.work | C.home | D.office |
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小題4: | A.cooked | B.had | C.a(chǎn)te | D.took |
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小題5: | A.a(chǎn)lready | B.hardly | C.rudely | D.nearly |
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小題6: | A.lost | B.missed | C.beaten | D.broken |
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小題7: | A.a(chǎn)sleep | B.a(chǎn)wake | C.a(chǎn)fraid | D.a(chǎn)live |
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小題8: | A.dealing | B.meeting | C.going | D.talking |
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小題9: | A.floor | B.kitchen | C.window | D.door |
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小題10: | A.grew | B.bought | C.picked | D.fetched |
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小題11: | A.tears | B.expressions | C.smiles | D.joy |
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小題12: | A.desk | B.bed | C.body | D.knees |
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小題13: | A.wrapped | B.covered | C.put | D.help |
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小題14: | A.pink | B.yellow | C.blue | D.black |
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小題15: | A.needn’t | B.shouldn’t | C.mustn’t | D.can’t |
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小題16: | A.indeed | B.besides | C.a(chǎn)nything | D.a(chǎn)nyway |
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小題17: | A.company | B.country | C.place | D.state |
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小題19: | A.books | B.loss | C.meal | D.work |
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小題20: | A.RESPECT | B.WARMTH | C.FAMILY | D.FRIEND |
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