The Jordans had the best raspberries in the neighborhood, and that their bushes were always heavy with fruit.So, that summer Friday night, we snuck(潜行) into the Jordans’ backyard and 21 ourselves carefully around the bushes and started 22 their sweet, juicy berry. And we were enjoying every bite of ill-gotten berry 23 all of a sudden the Jordans’ backyard lights were turned on.
“What you boys doing out here?” Mr Jordan shouted. In all 24 ran off my friends, une aten raspberries 25 everywhere.
He made an attempt to grab one or two, but they were too quick. Speed was never my 26 . So I could just stand there and 27 whatever punishment from the Jordans and my parents. I took the scolding that Mr Jordan gave me until we reached my house, where my mother 28 . My friends said they could hear every 29 word from the darkness of our backyard, where they had gathered to celebrate their 30 .
They 31 me about it for days afterwards, while all I could do was complain about how 32 it was that I had to pay the full 33 for doing the exact same thing all of them had done without any 34 consequences. After about a week, I complained it to my father.
“You took raspberries without asking, and you got exactly the punishment you 35 ,”Dad said.
“But what about the other guys?” I asked.
“That’s not my 36 , nor should it be yours,” Dad said. “You can’t control what happens to other people. You can 37 deal with what happens to you.”
Back then I thought Dad just didn’t 38 it. But through the years I come to realize that, 39 , he knew what he was talking about. We didn’t come to earth with a(an) 40 that life would treat us fairly. The only thing we can actually deal with is what happens to us.
小题1:.
A．allowed
B．protected
C．positioned
D．helped小题2:.
A．harvesting
B．digging
C．throwing
D．hunting小题3:.
A．and
B．when
C．before
D．as小题4:.
A．senses
B．ways
C．directions
D．efforts小题5:.
A．growing
B．running
C．flying
D．hiding小题6:.
A．power
B．disadvantage
C．strength
D．attempt小题7:.
A．accepted
B．rejected
C．risked
D．enjoyed小题8:.
A．paid for
B．took over
C．turned away
D．picked out小题9:.
A．encouraging
B．swear
C．cool
D．kind小题10:.
A．stealing
B．experience
C．escape
D．behavior小题11:.
A．explained
B．teased
C．scolded
D．praised小题12:.
A．unfair
B．funny
C．strange
D．equal小题13:.
A．number
B．accident
C．price
D．task小题14:.
A．same
B．reliable
C．noticeable
D．safe小题15:.
A．deserted
B．received
C．refused
D．deserved小题16:.
A．concern
B．purpose
C．request
D．answer小题17:.
A．sometimes
B．only
C．mostly
D．almost小题18:.
A．care
B．value
C．get
D．handle小题19:.
A．as well
B．above all
C．as usual
D．or else小题20:.
A．promise
B．guarantee
C．situation
D．opinion