I think they broke the mold when they made Ronnie. He was a man of strong principles and integrity. He had absolutely no ego, and he was very comfortable in his own skin; therefore, he didn't feel he ever had to prove anything to anyone. He said (31)___ .He could move from being a sportscaster to moving pictures and TV, to being Governor of the largest state in the country for eight years (32___ .), and somehow remain the same wonderful man. Perhaps this was helped by his strong, unshakable religious beliefs. Ronnie always believed that God has a plan for each of us and that we might not know what it is now, but eventually we will.

He never took off or landed in a plane without looking out the window and saying a silent prayer. I don't think many people knew this. He was the eternal optimist the glass was always half full, not half empty.

 I think his faith and his comfort with himself accounts for that optimism. Since he felt that everything happens for a reason, he never saw things darkly. After he was shot and we almost lost him, (33)___. He told me that he realized he couldn't pray just for himself, that it wouldn't be right, and that he also had to pray for John Hinckley. Hinckley's parents sent him a note and he wrote a nice one back to them.

Later, Cardinal Cooke visited Ronnie in the White House and said, God was certainly siting on your shoulder that day." Ronnie replied, Yes, I know, and I made up my mind that all the days I have left belong to Him.

Ronnie was a very private man but also gregarious, and he loved seeing and meeting people. (34)___. I have so many memories. He was very sentimental and romantic and tender. On my birthday, he always sent my mother flowers to thank her for having me, and he wrote me beautiful, touching let when we had to be apart.

Some time ago, he went for a walk and passed a house with roses in front. (35)___ . and the Secret Service agent reminded him it wasn't his house. He looked stricken and said, But I want to give it to my lady." He picked it and brought it home to me.

You cannot talk about Ronnie (36)___ . I think be could tell stories all day without repeating himself-a joy for people with him, but he also made use of it politically. If things got a little heated and tense, (37)__. By the time he ended the mood would have changed, and they got on with the business with no rancor.

Ronnie always told his children, "If you go into a store and feel that the clerk is being rude, stop and think that she may have had a tough day(38)__ ." I remember that he told his son, "A gentleman always does the kind thing" Yes, Ronnie could be stubborn -but always with a smile.

At our last Kennedy Center Honors show, Walter Cronkite went back onstage at the end (39)_. By this time, the aisles were filled with ushers, and he gave a very touching tribute. The audience then turned, faced us and sang Auld Lang Syne. I had dissolved into tears by that time. But Ronnie called down, "Beats getting an Oscar." Only Ronnie could do that.

(40)___ and walking toward the helicopter, he turned to me with his heartwarming grin "Well, it's bee a wonderful eight years," he said"All in all, not bad, Not bad at all".

(from Nancy Reagan He was the Eternal Optimist)

A.he lay on his hospital bed string at the ceiling and praying

B.without mentioning his wonderful sense of humor

C.he assumed fie with complacency

D. and put yourself in her shoes

E. what he thought and believed

F. He bent over to pick one

G. When we were leaving the White House for the last time

H. was never pretentious and very comfortable with himself

I. and then to being President for eight years

J.After being married to him for 52 years

K.he would break the tension with a story

L.and brought out all the cast, performers and crew to salute us

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