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　　with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one

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　　for each day of the year.

　　It has been my

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　　that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own

　　50 .

　　I

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　　opened the book to November 10 to see

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　　words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I was

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　　when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation

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　　down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had

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　　my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity (平静) Prayer: God, grant 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.

　　36. A. chance

　　B. courage

　　C. ability

　　D. right

　　37. A. gave up

　　B. took up

　　C. went on

　　D. carried on

　　38. A. way

　　B. habit

　　C. situation

　　D. house

　　39. A. reciting

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