I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuseme 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 our 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(皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart
41_ . I didn't realize how harshly(苛刻地) 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 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 had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt 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, 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（慌乱）at you that way.”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that's okay... 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 indeed.
Remember that
55 =" (F)ATHER" -- (A)ND--(M)OTHER -- (I)--(L)OVE--(Y)OU.
| 小题1: | | A．ever | B．just | C．even | D．right |
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| 小题3: | | A．school | B．home | C．work | D．office |
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| 小题5: | | A．nearly | B．hardly | C．rudely | D．already |
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| 小题6: | | A．lost | B．missed | C．beaten | D．broken |
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| 小题7: | | A．awake | B．asleep | C．afraid | D．alive |
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| 小题8: | | A．dealing | B．meeting | C．going | D．talking |
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| 小题9: | | A．floor | B．kitchen | C．door | D．window |
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| 小题10: | | A．grew | B．bought | C．picked | D．fetched |
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| 小题11: | | A．joy | B．expressions | C．smiles | D．tears |
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| 小题13: | | A．wrapped | B．covered | C．put | D．help |
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| 小题14: | | A．pink | B．yellow | C．blue | D．black |
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| 小题15: | | A．shouldn't | B．needn't | C．mustn't | D．can't |
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| 小题16: | | A．indeed | B．anyway | C．anything | D．besides |
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| 小题17: | | A．country | B．company | C．place | D．state |
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| 小题19: | | A．stranger | B．loss | C．meal | D．work |
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| 小题20: | | A．RESPECT | B．WARMTH | C．FRIEND | D．FAMILY |
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