语法填空。
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用
括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为1-10的相应位置上。
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck.
To his 1______ (puzzle), his three-year-old son was 2______ (happy) hammering dents (凹痕) into the shiny
paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp (果
浆汁) as 3______ (punish). When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.
4______ the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from both
the boy's hands. When the boy 5______ (wake)up from the operation and saw his bandaged stubs, he
innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "6______ when are my fingers going to
grow back?"
The father went home and committed suicide.
Think about this story 7______ next times someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think
first 8______ you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can 9______ (repair). Broken bones and
hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance.
We forget that forgiveness is 10______ (great) than revenge.
People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will
impress us forever.
