Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home. The memorial service was 31
for the next day. We 32 in the
family room to tell stories, sharing 33 of her. She
had lived a life 34 with stories. Most people didn’t know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall
International to help the homeless, or that 35 she
really didn’t care much for baseball, she
loved listening to the 36 because her son loved
baseball.
Before long the 37
turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and 38
the lives in the room.
Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go
home. I asked her if she 39 back to her apartment. She said, ‘NO!’ I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?’ ‘YES!’”
A series of love and 40
was realized that night. Mearl had lived a life that affected the
young and old 41 . When she did so, you became a
different person, a 42 and reformed person. She
was 43 that way. She knew how to show the things that
really 44 in the
life. She 45 for values that she held dear and she
always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”. He grandkids talked of her 46
acceptance of them, no matter what.
Some things have to be seen to be
understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance. Mearl knew how to help
you 47 . She had always shown total 48
to the family and friends – to people.
The next day Mearl was 49
the topic. We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and 50
. She is always there, giving and loving.
1.A．canceled B．ordered C．set D．left
2.A．gathered B．waited C．cried D．consulted
3.A．dinner B．memories C．possessions D．success
4.A．mixed B．combined C．compared D．filled
5.A．unless B．until C．if D．although
6.A．games B．songs C．operas D．stories
7.A．argument B．comment C．background D．conversation
8.A．rescued B．shaped C．lost D．prevented
9.A．meant B．moved C．dated D．went
10.A．curiosity B．envy C．kindness D．sympathy
11.A．equally B．hopefully C．eventually D．properly
12.A．happier B．better C．milder D．ruder
13.A．interested B．shocked C．puzzled D．gifted
14.A．lacked B．troubled C．mattered D．admitted
15.A．made up B．stood up C．watched out D．reached
out
16.A．unnecessary B．unusual C．unconditional D．unfamiliar
17.A．see B．improve C．explain D．remove
18.A．appreciation B．devotion
C．determination D．operation
19.A．almost B．still C．ever D．even
20.A．beyond B．behind C．within D．outside
g.
