Still, it was a shock to drive by her house the other day and see nothing but a stump in her front yard. I missed that tree. I missed its beauty, its leaves shining in the afternoon sun.
I missed seeing its limbs reach towards the heavens. I thought that the stump would be a sad reminder of its loss for a long time to come.
My wonderful neighbor, though, had another plan. When I drove by her home today I saw a tiny bird feeder sitting on that stump and a colorful songbird having its dinner. It was such an affirmation of life. It was such a joy to see. I could feel my heart smile.
Life by its very nature is a mixed bag. It hands us both beauty and tragedy, love and loss, pleasure and pain. What we do with it, however, is up to us. We can let it split us into two, or we can use even its hardest times to make our souls stronger and our hearts more loving. We can spend it complaining or we can use it to help others.
5. We know from the first paragraph that __________.
A. the tree grew very slowly
B. the tree showed its beauty and benefits
C. the author's neighbor was good at planting trees
D. the tree
was
so
strong
that
it
could
bear any weight
6. The author's neighbor left a stump in her front yard to use it as __________.
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