8．It was not until I was in my teens that I began to realize my mother had trouble in seeing．Although she had a white cane，she（16）B to use my sister and me as sighted guides．We were often（17）B by other kids and often I found myself wondering why me．
When I（18）A16，I started having sighted problems of my own．As I（19）D with my impending（即将发生的）sight loss，I gained a new and better（20）C of my mother．As a single parent she did things I used to consider（21）A，but now I understand．For instance，if my sister went out，I had to stay home to help my mom．She（22）A to be alone．
As the years passed and I became a mother，my sight worsened，but I（23）C to believe that I would go blind．It wasn't until my oldest son developed the same illness and needed my support that I accepted my（24）B．
Since then I have been（25）A using the services of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind．I now use a white cane and I（26）C a card showing I am a registered legally blind person．（27）A the services of the CNIB，I feel I wouldn't have had the opportunities to do the things for myself that keep me（28）B．
My mother，now in her 56th year，lives with my husband，children and me．（29）D I am going blind，she still relies on me for mostly everything，and I am（30）C about that．
Having the love and（31）A from my husband and children has strengthened my determination and independence．It has（32）D me to pursue my love of writing and to make a career for myself．I am very（33）B for it．
Going blind is an（34）Aaffair，but with love and support you can find your inner（35）Aand overcome what seems to be a disaster．
| 16．A．refused | B．preferred | C．stopped | D．began |
| 17．A．made up of | B．made fun of | C．made use of | D．made a study of |
| 18．A．reached | B．got | C．grew | D．became |
| 19．A．lived | B．continued | C．worked | D．struggled |
| 20．A．relationship | B．selection | C．understanding | D．realization |
| 21．A．unreasonable | B．irregular | C．illegal | D．impolite |
| 22．A．hated | B．promised | C．chose | D．managed |
| 23．A．hoped | B．decided | C．refused | D．tried |
| 24．A．advantage | B．condition | C．feeling | D．trust |
| 25．A．willingly | B．finally | C．badly | D．unluckily |
| 26．A．want | B．hold | C．carry | D．need |
| 27．A．Without | B．But for | C．Thanks to | D．Instead |
| 28．A．relaxed | B．independent | C．glad | D．intelligent |
| 29．A．Because | B．Unless | C．As | D．Although |
| 30．A．angry | B．anxious | C．happy | D．curious |
| 31．A．support | B．effort | C．influence | D．passion |
| 32．A．asked | B．taught | C．advised | D．allowed |
| 33．A．regretful | B．grateful | C．joyful | D．peaceful |
| 34．A．awful | B．awesome | C．absurd | D．abrupt |
| 35．A．strength | B．sense | C．weakness | D．source |
