I will never forget that Tuesday afternoon in the doctor's office. I had been feeling sick for a long time and my mum had taken me to hospital to have me 36  . Two weeks ago, Dr Richards asked me a great many questions and took 37  of my blood. Now, he was looking at mum and me across his desk and there was a sad look in his eyes. I knew that the news was bad. Dr Richards told me that the test results showed that I was suffering from a 38` disease. "It is cancer," he said.39  I did not know much about cancer then, but I had heard that it was an 40  disease. Hearing it,mum held my hand,crying and I41that my life was going to end.

        The next year was 42 and difficult for me and my family. Like many people with cancer, I had to be 43with radiation followed by treatment with chemicals. The treatment made me sick. Very sick. There were days when I wished that I were dead so that I would not have to feel so sick. My family and friends were wonderful. They helped me find the44  I needed to recover and they kept me from feeling sad and 45 . The treatment was successful and I was able to go home after exactly fourteen months, two days and six hours in hospital.

      Two years have passed and my46  has not yet ended. 47  , I now feel as if that was when my life really began. I plan to live    it for a long, long time. Now, the cancer in my body has been 49 for the moment, but  I   50       that I will never be completely free from it and  my      51   against it will never end.

I now52   my cancer as a gift.It taught me an important 53  about life. Living with cancer has made me realise how precious life is and how important it is for us to 54every chance to live life to the fullest. Every day is a new opportunity, and I have learnt to 55 every minute of each day.

36.A.examined       B. checked            C. tested       D.operated

37.A. models         B.samples            C. types        D.sorts

38.A. common        B.slight              C. serious      D.heavy

39 A.Since           B. Because            C. As         D.Although

40. A. easy           B.incurable            C. ordinary     D.unbelievable

41.A. hoped          B. found               C.thought      D.saw

42. A. tiring          B. comfortable          C. happy       D.painful

43 A  treated        B.cured                 C.pleased      D.satisfied

44. A. resource       B. energy               C. strength      D. power

45. A. single         B. alone                C. lone          D.lonely

46. A. life           B. dream                C.hope        D.belief

47. A. As a whole     B. On the contray         C. In general    D. In all

48. A. in            B. by                   C. for           D.with

49.A. defeated       B. cured                 C. beaten        D.recovered

50.A. fear           B. know                 C.realize        D.guess

51. A. war          B. argument               C. struggle     D.campaign

52.A. look on        B. look up                C. look at       D. look into

53. A. memory       B. lesson                 C. impression    D. thing

54. A. seize          B. hold                  C. take          D. lose

55.A. spend       B. kill                   C. waste         D.appreciate