I can honestly say that it was the best of times and also the worst of times in my life. I was __36 expecting my first child but my once energetic mother was __37__ her battle against a brain disease.
For ten years, my mother had fought against the disease, but 38 of the treatments had been successful. Unfortunately, she became totally 39 _ , unable to speak, walk, eat or dress 40_ her own. As she grew closer and closer to 41 _, my baby grew closer and closer to life inside me. I was sad not only for the upcoming 42 of my mother, but also that she and my baby would never know each other.
A few weeks 43 my due date, Mother 44 a deep coma(昏迷). Her doctors did not hold any hope and said that it was 45 to put in a feeding tube-she would never wake up. We brought Mother home, and tried our best to keep her 46 . I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving 47 me.
On February 3, 2008, just as I gave birth to my baby, Jacob, something impossible occurred:
Mother was sitting up, her oxygen tubes 48_ . When I brought Jacob home, Mom was sitting in her chair, 49 to welcome him. Tears of joy filled my eyes as I 50 my son in her arms. They just 51 at each other.
For two weeks, Mother smiled and held Jacob. She spoke to my father, her children and grandchildren in complete 52_ . She gave us 53 . Then she quietly slipped back into a coma and, after 54 from all of her children she was finally free of the pain and 55 away. Believe it or not, love can last forever.
36.A.gladly B.sadly C.briefly D.extremely
37.A.fighting B.winning C.losing D.starting
38.A.all B.some C.none D.any
39.A.helpful B.disabled C.unhappy D.healthy
40.A.with B.by C.in D.on
41.A.death B.life C.smile D.fear
42.A.recovery B.loss C.arrival D.miss
43.A.after B.before C.until D.past
44.A.fell for B.kept up C.fell into D.took part
45.A.easy B.careless C.hopeful D.useless
46.A.comfortable B.relaxed C.energetic D.excited
47.A beyond B.inside C.with D.towards
48.A.recovered B.rebuilt C.removed D.reacted
49.A.willing B.ready C.free D.astonished
50.A.dropped B.laid C.lied D.threw
51.A.shouted B.glanced C.stared D.noticed
52.A.regards B.sentences C.silence D.words
53.A.joy B.sorrow C.trouble D.anger
54.A.concerns B.sighs C.visits D.sights
55.A.drove B.ran C.moved D.passed
35. These romantic poets were interested in ________ was happening in the rest of the continent.
A. that B. anything C. which D. what
34. Perhaps correctness doesn’t matter ---______ speakers understand each other---it’s communication that _______.
A. so that, counts B. as long as, counts C. in case, matters D. as far as, matters
33. The classroom was so dark that it was hard for the students to _______ what the teacher had written on the blackboard.
A. send out B. give out C. make out D. try out
32. Mr. Clark, who _______ for G.M. for ten years, is now teaching English at Nankai University.
A. worked B. has worked C. had worked D. would work
31. ______ about 14 million square kilometers around the South Pole, Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in the world.
A. Cover B. Covering C. Covered D. To cover
30. ______ more time, we could have done the job better.
A. Give B. Giving C. To give D. Given
29. Incredible _______ it may seem, those strange beings who landed in the New Jersey farm are considered to be the vanguard of an invading army from the planet Mars.
A. as B. although C. while D. since
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