阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

That afternoon，a disease forced Diana to experience an emergency operation to deliver the couple’s new daughter．At 12 inches long and ________ only one pound and nine ounces，she was a premature baby．

But the doctor’s soft words dropped like ________.“I don’t think she’s going to make it” he said．“There’s only a 10-percent ________ she will pull through the night，and even then，if by some chance she does make it，her future could be a very ________ one．”

David and Diana listened as the doctor ________ the serious problems the newly-born baby，Anna，would ________ face if she survived．She would never walk；she would never ________；she would probably be blind；and so on.

“No! No!” was all Diana could ________．She and David，with their 5-year-old son Dusfin，had long ________ the day they would have a daughter to become a ________ of four．Now，within a matter of hours，that dream was slipping away. But Diana insisted，“I don’t care what the doctors say! One day she will be coming home with us!”

Certainly，there was ________ a moment when Anna suddenly grew ________．But as the weeks went by，she did ________ gain an ounce of weight here and an ounce of ________ there. At last，when Anna turned two months old，her parents were able to ________ her in their arms for the very first time though ________ continued to gently but coldly ________ that her chances of surviving，much less living any kind of normal life，were next to zero.

Finally，Anna went home from the hospital，just as her mother had ________.Today，five years later，Anna is a little but lively young girl with bright gray eyes ________ a strong interest for life. She shows no ________ of any mental or physical injuries. Simply，she is everything a little girl can be．

1.A．showingB．countingC．measuringD．weighing

2.A．giftsB．bombsC．ordersD．comforts

3.A．chanceB．rightC．timeD．result

4.A．easyB．commonC．cruelD．peaceful

5.A．solvedB．collectedC．createdD．described

6.A．bravelyB．likelyC．completelyD．firmly

7.A．talkB．tasteC．breatheD．see

8.A．actB．considerC．sayD．refuse

9.A．gone throughB．given upC．relied onD．dreamed of

10.A．familyB．groupC．teamD．unit

11.A．everB．evenC．neverD．still

12.A．happierB．strongerC．quieterD．calmer

13.A．strangelyB．sharplyC．particularlyD．slowly

14.A．strengthB．progressC．skillD．wisdom

15.A．holdB．graspC．touchD．defend

16.A．nursesB．parentsC．relativesD．doctors

17.A．noticeB．warnC．judgeD．urge

18.A．doubtedB．fearedC．hopedD．accused

19.A．butB．andC．soD．or

20.A．effectsB．marksC．signsD．evidences

Tu Youyou’s years’ of hard work ________ when she finally won the Nobel Prize.

A. went onB. ended upC. got throughD. paid off

Carter was saying all the right things, but his smile was ________, and I knew I couldn't trust him.

A. preferential B. artificial

C. confidential D. beneficial

On February 11, 2007, Drew Gilpin Faust was ________ as the first female president of Harvard University in 371 years.

A. appointed B. appealed C. attached D. transferred

Having retired from his business, he now ________ himself with the welfare of the disabled.

A. associates B. charges C. equips D. occupies

I ________ a lawyer about the agreement this morning, and he gave me some advice.

A. awardedB. admiredC. remindedD. consulted

After talking with his father for about half an hour, he felt better and began to know how to ________ this kind of situation.

A. deal B. solve with C. handle D. settle down

The result of this study confirmed the ________ assumption made by the scientist months ago.

A. previous B. precious C. potential D. practical

Mr.Wooden is expected to be ________ to the director of our department soon.

A. promisedB. improvedC. promotedD. motivated

Arthur owed his success to his family that offered a peaceful and happy ________ for his study.

A. contentB. atmosphereC. competitionD. assistance