【Notlongbeforemydaughter'sshoeswerescratched(划破)withaknife.Sheburstintotears.Itookthemtotheshoemaker's.Theyoungapprentice(学徒)glancedatthe1andsaid"NothingIcandoexcept2theupper."Hismasterl】
Notlongbeforemydaughter'sshoeswerescratched(划破)withaknife.Sheburstintotears.Itookthemtotheshoemaker's.
Theyoungapprentice(学徒)glancedatthe1 andsaid"NothingIcandoexcept2 theupper."Hismasterlookedatthemandsaid,"Ifyou3 me,Iwilladdmorescratchesonboththeshoes."Iwas4 andaskedwhy.Heexplained"Asiftheopeningsweremade5 foraspecialstyle."Ididn'tfullyunderstandhim6 Idecidedtoleavetheshoes.
TwodayslaterIdroppedbyfromworkto7 theshoes.Ifoundmorescratchesoneachshoe;alltheopeningswerepatched(缝补)bysoftredleather;thestitches(针脚)weretwistedwiththeappearancelookingmore8 andinterestingthanever.Icouldn'thelppraisingthemaster's9.
Anothertimemysister'sblousewastornleavingalargeopening.Mywifecheckedit10 ,andthensaid,"Letmetakeithomeand11 it."
ThreedayslaterseeingitagainIwasgreatly12 :allthetornpartstookonalookoficecrystal(水晶);attachedtoitwasasnowmanmadeoffloweryrags.1sighedwith13 "It'samazing!”
"I was14 bythatshoemaker.Patchesaresupposedtobe15 ,butaskillfulcraftsman(工匠)canmakeittakeonakindof16 ,”repliedmywife.
Herwordsinspiredmemore:perfectionisimpossibletoachievein17 ;patchesappearinthe18 ofinjurydisabilityordisease.Sinceyoucan'tchangetheexistenceofwoundyoushouldnot19 people'ssympathybydisclosingthewoundwhichismeaningless.Justsewthe20 bypatchesandproduceamostbeautifulfloweronitandthatisthesignificanceoflife.
( )1.A.scar B.opening C.hole D.mark
( )2.A.replace B.remove C.throw D.tear
( )3.A.tell B.show C.agree D.trust
( )4.A.delighted B.confUsed C.excited D.astonished
( )5.A.onpurpose B.bychance C.inparticular D.inturn
( )6.A.so B.and C.as D.but
( )7.A.bring B.collect C.see D.return
( )8.A.ugly B.strange C.lovely D.familiar
( )9.A.skill B.drill C.performance D.technique
( )10.A.anxiously B.suddenly C.carefully D.delightedly