Once there was a very brilliant, creative and learned man. He gained much____36_____while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a traffic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so____37_____ that he was afraid he would spend his life_____38_____ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)____39_____way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting____40_____. He realized that he still had partial____41_____ of his right hand and could write with____42_____. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He___43___ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in____44___. Many of them had hope of regaining their____45___ . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to__46____ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be____47____. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
____48_____with the intention, the man began sending 49 messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the___50____. He poured his heart and soul into his words,___51_____ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any___52___. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone___53____read his letters. However, this was his___54____chance,so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to____55___!”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
A.wealth B.faith C.experience D.confidence
A.depressed B.embarrassed C.ashamed D.thrilled
A.writing B.suffering C.weeping D.wandering
A.abnormal B.regular C.comfortable D.meaningful
A.presents B.e-mails C.letters D.prizes
A.sense B.strength C.shape D.function
A.affection B.caution C.difficulty D.confidence
A.estimated B.doubted C.assumed D.wondered
A.hospitals B.churches C.prisons D.charities
A.families B.letters C.freedom D.conscience
A.release B.reach C.defend D.know
A.acceptable B.reasonable C.forbidden D.considered
A.Faced B.Filled C.Satisfied D.Impressed
A.holy B.daily C.one-way D.round-way
A.point B.worst C.degree D.limit
A.sharing B.learning C.gaining D.enriching
A.success B.reply C.help D.progress
A.curiously B.patiently C.carefully D.actually
A.only B.better C.extra D.lost
A.ruin B.pieces C.the ground D.the bottom