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(皺眉). 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(慌亂)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.
小題1: | A.ever | B.just | C.even | D.right |
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小題3: | A.school | B.home | C.work | D.office |
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小題5: | A.nearly | B.hardly | C.rudely | D.already |
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小題6: | A.lost | B.missed | C.beaten | D.broken |
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小題7: | A.awake | B.asleep | C.afraid | D.alive |
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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.door | D.window |
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小題10: | A.grew | B.bought | C.picked | D.fetched |
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小題11: | A.joy | B.expressions | C.smiles | D.tears |
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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.shouldn't | B.needn't | C.mustn't | D.can't |
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小題16: | A.indeed | B.anyway | C.anything | D.besides |
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小題17: | A.country | B.company | C.place | D.state |
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小題19: | A.stranger | B.loss | C.meal | D.work |
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小題20: | A.RESPECT | B.WARMTH | C.FRIEND | D.FAMILY |
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