I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times. I was joyfully expecting my first child at the same time that my mother was
1 her battle with a brain tumor(瘤). For ten years, my fiercely independent and
2 mother had fought, but none of the treatments had been successful.
3 , she never lost her ability to smile. But now, finally, she became totally
4 —unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own.
As she grew closer and closer to death, my
5 grew closer and closer to life inside me. My biggest
6 was that their lives would never connect. I was sad not only at the
7 loss of my mother, but that she and my baby would never know each other. Her doctor did not
8 any hope; they told us her time was up.
We brought Mother
9 to her own bed in her own house. As
10 as I could, I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving inside me.
On February 3, 1989, at about the same time my labor(分娩)
11 , Mother opened her eyes. When they told me this at the
12 , I called her home, “Mom, listen. The baby is coming! You’re going to have a new grandchild!”
“Yes! Yes! I know!”
Four beautiful words! The first
13 words she’d spoken in months!
When I
14 again an hour later, the nurse at her house told the
15 message: Mom sat up, smiling, with her oxygen tubes removed. When I brought Jacob home. Mom was sitting in her chair and
15 to welcome him. Tears of joy blocked my vision(视野) as I
17 my son in her arms and she clucked (发出咯咯声) at him. They
18 .
Then she quietly clipped back into a coma (昏迷) and
19 peacefully. Memories of my son’s birth will always be bittersweet(甜中带苦的) for me, but it was then that I learned love has the
20 to overcome any worries and any sorrow. And love can last forever.
小题1: | A.attending | B.losing | C.quitting | D.defeating |
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小题2: | A.brave | B.interesting | C.funny | D.lucky |
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小题3: | A.So | B.Again | C.Instead | D.Still |
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小题4: | A.outstanding | B.blind | C.disabled | D.troublesome |
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小题5: | A.sorrow | B.love | C.baby | D.body |
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小题6: | A.problem | B.dream | C.surprise | D.fear |
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小题7: | A.coming | B.disappearing | C.falling | D.greeting |
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小题8: | A.admit | B.hold | C.drop | D.permit |
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小题10: | A.soon | B.fast | C.early | D.often |
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小题11: | A.started | B.failed | C.ended | D.continued |
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小题12: | A.office | B.hospital | C.house | D.station |
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小题13: | A.common | B.caring | C.clear | D.correct |
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小题14: | A.got up | B.woke up | C.called up | D.looked up |
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小题15: | A.impossible | B.possible | C.necessary | D.terrible |
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小题16: | A.likely | B.ready | C.free | D.nervous |
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小题17: | A.hugged | B.threw | C.took | D.laid |
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小题18: | A.joined | B.knew | C.nodded | D.cried |
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小题19: | A.passed away | B.turned over | C.settled down | D.gave out |
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小题20: | A.depth | B.description | C.power | D.mask |
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