Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. The airline had announced her and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She said, “Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.” They kissed and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to . I tried not to interrupt him, but he me in by asking, “Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?”
“Yes, I have,” I replied. “Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” “I am and she lives much too far away. I have ahead, and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my funeral” he said.
“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough’. May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been for many generations within my family. My parents say it to everyone.”
He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it , and then he smiled and the following:
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much .
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you enough the final ‘Good-byes’.”
Then he walked away, leaving me lost in thought.
A.arrival B.regret C.departure D.joy
A.in general B.in public C.in particular D.in turn
A.cry B.rest C.sit down D.talk
A.showed B.led C.took D.welcomed
A.ill B.strong C.old D.brave
A.stories B.challenges C.trips D.jobs
A.handed over B.handed down C.handed in D.handed out
A.ought to B.had to C.used to D.were able to
A.in detail B.in heart C.in memory D.in general
A.talked B.shared C.cried D.declared
A.bigger B.worse C.sweeter D.better
A.success B.gain C.sorrow D.loss