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【正文】 o， when Marion J． Douglas was a student in one of my adult education told us how tragedy had struck at his home， not once， but first time he had lost his five year old and his wife thought they couldn’ t bear that first loss； but， as he said， “ Ten months later， God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.” This double bereavement was almost too much to bear.“ I couldn’ t take it， ” this father told us.“ I couldn’ t sleep， eat， rest or nerves were entirely shaken and my 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．
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