The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father. Though he's been gone for 17 years, his 36 still resonate（产生共鸣）. He taught me how to run my own 37 in life. But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to 38 .
One incident is 39 in my mind. It happened when I was a teenager. My sister and I weren’t very fond of a so-called friend of 40 . Dad was a very generous man, and as he'd done with so many people, he'd given this fellow great help. But when he asked for a favor 41 , the guy didn't deliver.
Dad’s outlook（人生观）on most things was "Live and let live. " In this case, however, his calmness 42 Terre and me, and we let him know it.
"How can you be nice to that man?" we said to him. "You've been so kind to him, 43 he's not being kind back. Why would you want to give him the time of day again?"
My father shrugged（耸肩）and said to us, "I do not bend my back with 44 . "
I didn't 45 it at first, but over the years I came to understand the 46 . Holding a grudge（怨恨）doesn't 47 the person you're angry with, but it changes you. It makes you 48 and gives you more weight to drag around.
After my father died in 1991, a（n） 49 came from a fellow I'd had a quarrel with years before to 50 his sympathy. He wrote: "I thought I'd tell you how sorry I am 51 the loss of your father. I know he 52 the world to you. I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts. "
Much moved, I wrote back. I thanked him for his 53 . And then, because he'd 54 our disagreement, I recalled Dad's 55 words. "I am my father's daughter," I wrote. "And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday.”
36. A. lectures B. suggestions C. lessons D. pictures
37. A. engine B. race C. route D. car
38. A. forgive B. persuade C. forget D. excuse
39. A. vital B. obvious C. visual D. vivid
40. A. sister’s B. mine C. father's D. mother’s
41. A. in return B. in turn C. by return D. by turn
42. A. relaxed B. moved C. interrupted D. bothered
43. A. and B. nevertheless C. still D. so
44. A. anger B. disappointment C. worry D. yesterday
45. A. make B. get C. work D. hear
46. A. reason B. word C. philosophy D. sentence
47. A. change B. hurt C. upset D. disturb
48. A. stronger B. weaker C. rougher D. heavier
49. A. news B. letter C. message D. information
50. A. explain B. express C. produce D. present
51. A. in B. with C. about D. at
52. A. showed B. represented C. equaled D. meant
53. A. kindness B. sympathy C. understanding D. consideration
54. A. referred B. mentioned C. reminded D. retold
55. A. well-known B. instructive C. inspiring D. forgiving