The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father．Though he's

The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father．Though he's been gone for 17 years, his1  still resonate（产生共鸣）．He taught me how to run my own2  in life．But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to3   ．

One incident is4  in my mind．It happened when I was a teenager．My sister and I weren’t very fond of a so-called friend of5   ．Dad was a very generous man, and as he'd done with so many people, he'd given this fellow great help．But when he asked for a favor 6  , the guy didn't deliver．

Dad’s outlook（人生观）on most things was "Live and let live．" In this case, however, his calmness7  Terre and me, and we let him know it．

"How can you be nice to that man?" we said to him．"You've been so kind to him,8  he's not being kind back．Why would you want to give him the time of day again?"

My father shrugged（耸肩）and said to us, "I do not bend my back with9  ．"

I didn't 10   it at first, but over the years I came to understand the11   ．Holding a grudge（怨恨） doesn't 12   the person you're angry with, but it changes you．It makes you 13  and gives you more weight to drag around．

After my father died in 1991, a（n）14  came from a fellow I'd had a quarrel with years before to15  his sympathy．He wrote: "I thought I'd tell you how sorry I am16  the loss of your father．I know he 17  the world to you．I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts．"

Much moved, I wrote back．I thanked him for his 18   ．And then, because he'd 19   our disagreement, I recalled Dad's20  words．"I am my father's daughter," I wrote．"And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday．"

1．A．lectures              B．suggestions          C．lessons             D．pictures

2．A．engine                B．race                  C．route                   D．car

3．A．forgive               B．persuade           C．forget               D．excuse

4．A．vital                    B．obvious             C．visual                D．vivid

5．A．sister’s               B．mine                 C．father's             D．mother’s

6．A．in exchange         B．in turn               C．by return           D．by turn

7．A．relaxed                B．moved                 C．interrupted        D．bothered

8．A．and                    B．however             C．still                   D．so

9．A．anger                  B．disappointment  C．worry               D．yesterday

10．A．make                B．get                    C．work                D．hear

11．A．reason               B．word                C．philosophy        D．sentence

12．A．change              B．hurt                  C．upset                D．disturb

13．A．stronger              B．weaker                C．rougher               D．heavier

14．A．news                  B．letter                 C．message            D．information

15．A．explain              B．express              C．produce            D．present

16．A．in                     B．with                  C．about                  D．at

17．A．showed             B．represented          C．equaled             D．meant

18．A．kindness           B．sympathy          C．understanding     D．consideration

19．A．referred            B．mentioned         C．reminded           D．retold

20．A．well-known       B．exciting               C．inspiring              D．forgiving

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