At the age of 13,I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair,the doctor looked into my 31 .“She did inherit (继承) it,”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no 32 for this disease.”
My father 33 a gene which,in most cases,results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually 34 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both 35 blind—he was fifty-seven years old, 36 I was only twenty-eight.
My world 37 as the darkness fell, 38 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But 39 I tried to find some hope and 40 ,my eyes were opened to a new realization.
My father had 41 me not just failing eyesight,but an example of 42 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 43 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to 44 the right of living in the US.
Alone in the States,he 45 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment,and nine months later,sent airline tickets for my mom,my brother and me.
Decades later, 46 an American citizen,I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His 47 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.
I did the same as I stepped into a 48 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own 49 as a wife,mom,Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to 50 my life in a whole new light.
1.A.mouth B.eyes C.ears D.throat
2.A.solution B.reason C.excuse D.cure
3..A.carried B.spread C.infected D.raised
4.A.damaged B.lost C.recovered D.gained
5.A.rapidly B.nearly C.completely D.terribly
6.A.though B.but C.so D.since
7.A.broke down B.broke off C.broke away D.broke out
8.A.realizing B.sharing C.disturbing D.destroying
9.A.when B.before C.unless D.until
10.A.honour B.beauty C.strength D.failure
11.A.handed B.rewarded C.given D.taught
12.A.contribution B.determination C.challenge D.honesty
13.A.move B.settle C.arrange D.send
14.A.enjoy B.declare C.apply D.win
15.A.accepted B.admitted C.overcame D.met
16.A.as B.like C.for D.to
17.A.knowledge B.journey C.situation D.event
18.A.cruel B.inner C.modern D. dark
19.A.promises B. hopes C. roles D. changes
20.A.touch B. end C. save D. see
If I could help___,I needn’t have taken trouble to send the broken computer to the repairing centre.
A. myself B.it C.that D.this
—You have promised to go ,then why aren’t you getting ready ?
—I you to go at once .
A.haven’t realized ;want B.didn’t realize ;wanted
C.don’t realize ;want D.don’t realize ;wanted
The new dictionaries are very useful. They well and already.
A. sell, have been sold out B. sold, had sold out
C. sell, sell out D. are sold, have been sold out
It disappointed his parents___he had failed to pass the exam for ______third time.
A. because ; a B. that; a C. when; the D. that; the
I personally think__more listening, speaking, reading and writing is the key to__our English.
A. Doing; improve B. To do; improve C. Do; improving D. Doing; improving