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confidence gone.” At last he went to doctors; one remended sleeping pills and another remended a trip, but neither said, “ My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice (大鉗子 ), and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief (悲傷 )— if you have ever been paralyzed (使癱瘓 ) by sorrow, you know what he meant. “ But thank God, I had one child left— a four year old gave me the solution to my afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself, he asked, ‘ Daddy, will you build a boat for me? ’ I was in no mood to build a boat; in fact, I was in no mood to do my son is a persistent little fellow! I had to give that toy boat took me about three the time it was finished, I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months! I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and my case,building the boat had knocked worry out of the I determined to keep busy.” “ The following night, I made a list of jobs that ought to be of items needed to be , I had made a list of 242 items that needed the last two years I have pleted most of am busy so that I have no time for worry.” No time for worry! That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities, he said, “ I am too have no time for worry.” 1. The underlined word “ bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to________. A. having lost a loved one B. having lost a valuable article C. having lost a profit making business D. having lost a well paid job 2. Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because________. A. he couldn’ t earn enough money to support his family B. he was suffering from sleeplessness disease C. he couldn’ t get out of mental pressure D. he felt tired of adult education classes 3. Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because________. A. he hadn’ t been able to spare time to mend them B. he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them C. the items had actually been broken and needed attention D. repairing the items helped crowd worry out of his mind 4. At the end of the passage, the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to________. A. prove tha