As my father walked into the room，my brother became nervous；he knew that he had done something（1）

C

C

．From a distance I could see that he had opened my father's new book and drawn all over the first page with a pencil．Now，staring at my father fearfully，he and I both waited for his（2）

C

C

．
   My father picked up his much-loved book，looked at it（3）

D

D

for quite a while，and then sat down，without saying a word．Books were important to him；he was a teacher and had several degrees．For him，books were knowledge，and yet he loved his children．What he did next was remarkable．Instead of punishing my brother，he sat down，took the pen from my brother s hand，and he（4）

A

A

in the book himself，alongside the drawings made by John：John's work，1959，age 2．You have made the book priceless，I'm very thankful to you for drawing in my book．
   The years and the books came and went．Our family（5）

D

D

what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more：success and failure，gain and loss，（6）

B

B

and tears．From time to time we would open the book，look at the drawings，read my father's words of（7）

C

C

，and feel uplifted．
   Now I know that through this simple act my father（8）

B

B

us how every bad event in life can have a positive side - if we are prepared to look at it from another angle -and how precious it is when our lives are touched by the（9）

A

A

of others．But he also taught us about what really（10）

D

D

in life：people，not objects；tolerance，not judgment；love，not anger．
   Each time I think about these things，I will smile and whisper， "Thank you，Dad．"

（1）	A．reasonable	B．new	C．wrong	D．brave
（2）	A．praise	B．comment	C．punishment	D．turn
（3）	A．carelessly	B．causally	C．quickly	D．carefully
（4）	A．wrote	B．looked	C．drew	D．cut
（5）	A．took	B．stood	C．forgot	D．experienced
（6）	A．sadness	B．laughter	C．pain	D．pride
（7）	A．life	B．regret	C．love	D．faith
（8）	A．gave	B．taught	C．took	D．made
（9）	A．kindness	B．power	C．joy	D．sorrow
（10）	A．cares	B．needs	C．hopes	D．matters