In 1970, at the age of 35, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The

In 1970, at the age of 35, my father was diagnosedwith Parkinson’s disease. There was not much      doneat that time and my father had to rely on the medication and treatment thatwere      at that time. But one thing was     , my father was not a quitter. He was a teacher who      children with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School.Every day we would hear      about “his kids”.These “kids” did not usually      my sister andI.

One day, my father arrived at his school and walked upthe     for his first period. He was having a very      day because the disease was really takingeverything out of him. He       once andbruised (擦伤) his knee but he still kept going.       didhe know that someone was watching.

As the day      hissteps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day, he was about toleave      a young girl entered his office. Hehad met her in the hallway but she was not one of his      .He asked what he could do for her and she said, “I just wanted to thank you for    my life.”

He looked at her and couldn’t       whathe had done. She then went on      . “When Igot up this morning, I felt as if I was at the end of my      andready to kill myself. But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and thenyou fell, I felt    and the feeling of sadness just keptgetting     . And now you are walking as      asever. It’s really true that everything will get better as the days go on.”

1.A. information                     B. research                            C.knowledge             D.experience

2.A. favorable                     B.believable                        C.reasonable            D.available

3.A. obvious                       B.special                        C. natural              D.strange

4.A. abandoned              B.followed                           C.taught              D.attended

5.A. stories                              B.jokes                 C.songs                       D.humors

6.A. connect                      B.change                     C.mean                       D.defeat

7.A. mountains                B.stairs                                 C.ladders        D. streets

8.A. normal                   B.pleasant                           C.simple              D.difficult

9.A.fell                            B.stood               C.happened         D. appeared

10.A. Few                          B.Little              C.Seldom             D.Never

11.A. arrived                          B.progressed         C.broke               D.stopped

12.A. until                                 B.before                C.when                      D.while

13.A. students                             B.friends             C.teachers               D.workers

14.A.losing                     B.giving               C.passing     D. saving

15.A. write down                 B.figure out                         C.cut off               D.put up

16.A. responding             B.admitting                          C.explaining           D.complaining

17.A.rope                B.wall               C.road                 D.work

18.A. sorry                B.bad               C.lucky                 D.proud

19.A. lower                  B.weaker           C.higher             D.stronger

20.A. carefully             B.quickly           C.lightly              D.slowly

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1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

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