One day in early December,we woke up to discover a heavy fall ofsnow.“Mom,can we go __36__ after breakfast?” my eleven-year-olddaughter Erica begged.I didn’t want to __37__ her request,so we headedtowards the only __38__ in our town.
When we arrived,the hill was crowded with people.We found an openspot next to a thin man and his three-year-old son.The boy was already lyingin the sled (雪橇),__39__to be launched.“Come on,Daddy!” he called.
The man looked over at me.“Okay if we go __40__?” he asked.
“Sure.Looks like your son is ready to go,” I said.With that,hegave the boy a huge __41__,and off he flew!And the father ran afterhis son at full speed.
“He must be afraid that his son is going to __42__ somebody,”I said to Erica.“We’d better be __43__,too.”
Then we also skied down the hill at a great speed.As we returned tothe top,I noticed that the man was __44__ his son,who was still lyingin the sled,back up to the summit.When we reached the top,the boy was readyto play again.Again,the father __45__ him down the hill,and thenpulled both the boy and the sled back up.The little boy was terribly spoilt byhis father,I thought.__46__ he was small,the child could pull his ownsled up the hill once in a while.This __47__ went on for more than anhour,but the man never __48__,and he was very happy instead.Finally,I could __49__ it no longer.I called to him,“You have tremendous __50__!”
The man smiled and said,“He has cerebral palsy (脑瘫).He can’t walk.”
I was dumbstruck (惊呆的).It had all seemed so happy,so __51__,that it neveroccurred to me that the child might be __52__.Although I didn’t knowthe man’s name,I told the __53__ in my newspaper column.Either he orsomeone he knew must have recognized him,__54__ shortly afterward,Ireceived this letter:
DearMrs.Silverman,
The energy I expended onthe hill that day is __55__ compared to what my son does every day.Tome,he is a true hero.
36.A.camping B.hiking C.shopping D.skiing
37.A.answer B.refuse C.allow D.accept
38.A.hill B.lake C.market D.gym
39.A.promising B.advising C.waiting D.warning
40.A.too B.second C.last D.first
41.A.wave B.ability C.push D.touch
42.A.look at B.run into C.come across D.call on
43.A.natural B.honest C.careful D.special
44.A.attracting B.following C.pulling D.forbidding
45.A.found B.chased C.drove D.noticed
46.A.As if B.Even though C.Now that D.Ever since
47.A.accident B.signal C.pattern D.adventure
48.A.doubted B.laughed C.tired D.cried
49.A.interrupt B.stand C.change D.demand
50.A.energy B.value C.skills D.attitude
51.A.fair B.frightening C.normal D.unlucky
52.A.homeless B.disabled C.technical D.creative
53.A.joke B.story C.meeting D.news
54.A.because B.unless C.if D.although
55.A.all B.everything C.something D.nothing
