My father had been a corporate sales trainer who taught presentation skills. He traveled across the world for
However, everything
One afternoon, I came home to find my dad watching a(n)
We watched in silence until I couldn’t hold in my
Moving his lips, my dad
Later, on a family trip to Tahoe, my dad saw a group of people parasailing on the lake.
He and I had gone a few times
We floated high above the water, eyes fixed on the setting sun. Then, my dad looked at me with a familiar expression. “Life… good.”
After coming back home, my father worked
“Life is good.” Three simple words. But my dad injected true meaning into the phrase by refusing to let his sickness overshadow the days he had left.
1.A.adventure | B.work | C.competition | D.pleasure |
A.happened | B.arrived | C.changed | D.started |
A.speech | B.confidence | C.sight | D.energy |
A.old | B.short | C.live | D.online |
A.great | B.rare | C.personal | D.simple |
A.glanced over | B.stared at | C.looked into | D.smiled to |
A.shared | B.bittersweet | C.distant | D.virtual |
A.grief | B.memory | C.anger | D.excitement |
A.moving | B.rocking | C.dancing | D.crying |
A.sank | B.melted | C.ached | D.skipped |
A.eventually | B.especially | C.clearly | D.merely |
A.comforting | B.strong | C.quick | D.friendly |
A.after | B.despite | C.through | D.before |
A.squeeze | B.create | C.say | D.achieve |
A.independently | B.tirelessly | C.closely | D.properly |
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