Mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would 2l the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought _22 very important to us, so I said, “My ears, Mum.” She said, “No, many people are 23 . But think about it and I’ll ask you again.”
Since making my first _24 , I had often thought over the question. So the next time l told her, “Mum, it must be our eyes.” She said, “You are__25 fast, but the answer isn’t correct because there are blind people.”
_ _26 the years, Mother asked me a couple more _27 and always her response was, “No, but you are getting _28__ , dear. ” Last year my Grandpa __29 . Everybody was heartbroken, crying. When it was our _30_ to say our final good-bye to Grandpa, Mum asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear? ”
1 was 31 when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a 32 between us. She saw the 33 look on my face and told me “This question is very important. It shows how you have really _ 34_ your life”. I saw her eyes full of tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your _35_.” I asked, “Is it because they hold up your head?” She replied, “No, it is __36 on them a crying friend or a 37 one can rest their head. I hope you’ll have a shoulder to cry __38 when you need it. ”
Then and there I understood the most important part is not a _ 39 one. It is one, sympathetic to the pain of 40 .
21. A. notice | B. believe in | C. doubt | D. guess at |
22. A. love | B. health | C. sound | D. sight |
23. A. blind | B. deaf | C. invisible | D. thoughtful |
24. A. discovery | B. decision | C. attempt | D. advice |
25. A. learning | B. thinking | C. growing | D. changing |
26. A. Before | B. Till | C. Beyond | D. Over |
27. A. ways | B. things | C. questions | D. times |
28. A. stronger | B. miler | C. smarter | D. nicer |
29. A. 1eft | B. got ill | C. died | D. got wounded |
30. A. duty | B. turn | C. pity | D. chance |
31. A. shocked | B. satisfied | C. interested | D. excited |
32. A. game | B. test | C. match | D. secret |
33. A. worried | B. puzzled | C. regretted | D. pained |
34. A. enjoyed | B. found | C. disliked | D. lived |
35. A. shoulders | B. feed | C. hands | D. hair |
36. A. how | B. because | C. why | D. whether |
37. A. respected | B. favorite | C. loved | D. fun |
38. A. by | B. on | C. above | D. for |
39. A. valuable | B. useful | C. selfish | D. precious |
40. A. others | B. the deaf | C. Grandpa | D. blind |