【正文】 of the year. Don’t you think it is an unfettable __ 14__ that when you get something with days of the year on it， and you naturally turn to the page that lists your own __15__？ I __16__ opened the book to November 10 to see __17__words of wisdom this book had in store for was __18__ when I looked at the page， and then tears of appreciation __19__ down my ， on my birthday， was the exact same poem that had __20__ my father for all these years！ It is called the Serenity (平靜 ) Prayer. God， offer me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change； the courage to change the things I can； and the wisdom to know the difference. 1． B． courage C． ability D． right 2． up B． took up C． went on D． carried on 3． B． habit C． situation D． house 4． B． asking C． smoking D． drinking 5． B． uncertain C． afraid D． eager 6． B． words C． excuse D． reason 7． B． suggestion C． saying D． reminder 8． B． seldom C． always D． ever 9． B． shared C． offered D． talked 10． B． long C． simple D． boring 11． B． that C． any D． part 12． B． quarrel C． trip D． lesson 13． B． included C． read D． said 14． B． experience C． wealth D． message 15． B． birthday C． qualities