阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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1.What does the underlined part "Congenital Heart Defect” refer to?
A．An activity． B．A disease．
C．A program． D．A disability．
2.Children aged 5 can take part in ______．
A．Camp Bon Coeur
B．Girls' Summer Camp
C．Kidcam Summer Camp
D．Tulane University Ripples Camp
3.Children taking part in Ripples Camp will ______．
A．have the chance to try cooking
B．stay in the camp for two weeks
C．meet kids from across the world
D．have different camp places to choose from
When I was thirteen, one day my mom told my family that she had to tell us something． So my dad, my brother and I all sat down on the sofa to begin the discussion．You could feel the atmosphere of the room．It was that something was wrong．Then my mom told us that she had been diagnosed （诊断） with a very serious disease．That was when we all had a moment of and cried．
After that my mom started the and had to travel to the hospital every day．After a week, she began to lose her and so she shaved it all off．My mom would always wear bright-colored scarf’s and after a while to buy a wig （假发:）．Along with losing her hair she lost all her nails． , I had never seen a desperate look in my mom's eye．I remember one day I went with my mom to the hospital．When we were for her to receive the treatment, we kept telling jokes．We both burst out from time to time．Everyone in the waiting room was so , while we were in the middle of the room, chatting Neither of us cared people thought of us．
After about a year of the treatment, and all the , one day my mom said she wanted to tell us something important．As my mom was about to speak, a smile on her face．At that moment I knew that it was going to be something very She told us that she had recovered! At that moment I down in tears．They were tears of joy．At that moment for the first time in a very long time I had a feeling th
at everything was going to be ．Now two years has passed and my mom is of the disease．I am so happy that I have my mom with me every step of the way．My mom me to value every moment in my life and to remain through thick or thin．She has taught me so much and continues to teach me more．
1.A．tense B．calm C．friendly D．cold
2.A．necessary B．common C．obvious D．strange
3.A．regret B．anger C．sorrow D．hesitation
4.A．appointment B．treatment C．operation D．observation
5.A．hair B．weight C．energy D．hope
6.A．liked B．offered C．decided D．afforded
7.A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Finally
8.A．arrangingB．waiting C．wishing D．preparing
9.A．crying B．quarreling C．talking D．laughing
10.A．down B．over C．out D．off
11.A．nervously B．curiously C．happily D．gently
12.A．why B．when C．where D．what
13.A．pain B．failure C．advice D．love
14.A．turned B．formed C．changed D．burst
15.A．attractive B．active C．exciting D．amusing
16.A．came B．looked C．bent D．broke
17.A．fair B．clear C．ready D．fine
18.A．free B．afraid C．aware D．sure
19.A．asked B．taught C．persuaded D．admitted
20.A．determined B．modest C．independent D．positive
If you had told him the truth, he ______ so angry now．
A．isn't B．wasn't
C．wouldn't be D．wouldn't have been
Teaching is a difficult job ______ requires great skill and patience．
A．which B．where
C．who D．why
Drivers must stop when the traffic lights _____ red．
A．turn B．will turn
C．turned D．were turning
There was an excited expression ______ his face when he heard the good news．
A．of B．on
C．at D．over
