As a kid， I used to spend my summers with my grandparents on their farm in Texas． I helped them with farming at times． Luckily， they （16）　　 a caravan， a kind of car designed for people to live in while travelling． Every few summers， we'd travel together around the US and Canada．

On one trip， I was about 10years old． I was playing around in the back of the car （17）　　 my grandfather was driving． My grandmother had the passenger seat． She smoked through the trip， and I hated the（18）　　， which made me cough a lot． I read about smoking in an article． It says that every puff（吸） of a cigarette takes two minutes off your life． I（19）　　 the number of cigarettes per day and the puffs per cigarette． When I came up with a reasonable（合理的） number， I was（20）　　． Then I moved my head into the front of the car and proudly （21）　　， "So far， you've taken nine years off your life!" Hearing this， my grandmother began to cry and it was not what I（22）　　． I did not know what to do． My grandfather， who had been driving （23）　　， stopped the car， got out of it and opened my door． He looked at me calmly， and said（24）　　， "See， grandmother is crying! One day， you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever．"

As I grow up， I realize that cleverness is a gift and kindness is a choice． Gifts are easy ﹣ they are given （25）　　． Choices can be hard， so it seems more difficult to be kind．

16．A： produced	B： owned	C： required	D： returned
17．A： as	B： when	C： while	D： though
18．A： dust	B： taste	C： noise	D： smell
19．A： guessed	B： counted	C： collected	D： received
20．A： afraid	B： relaxed	C： satisfied	D： worried
21．A： replied	B： explained	C： presented	D： announced
22．A： dreamed	B： enjoyed	C： supported	D： expected
23．A： in fear	B： in silence	C： with pride	D： with sadness
24．A： gently	B： loudly	C： powerfully	D： confidently
25．A： in all	B： after all	C： above all	D： first of all