Ten years ago, a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed. I was totally ________ and felt I was suddenly placed under _______ of death with an indefinite reprieve(缓刑). After careful thought,I____my affairs;then I went home and got into bed.But 2 years later,I left my bed and____the long climb back.It was another year____I made it.
I speak of this experience because these past years have____me what to value and what to believe.I____now that this world is not my oyster(牡蛎)to be opened but my____to be grasped.
I've also learned that it's necessary to,____those little,all important things I never thought I would____before: they music of the wind in my favorite pine tree,the____of sunlight on running water.I seem now,with some of the ____freshness of childhood,to hear and see.How well,____,I recall the touch of the earth the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed.It was like____one's citizenship in a world one had nearly lost.
Frequently,I____myself that I need make notes of this____I'm living in now,because in it I'm well,____,doing what I like best.It won't always be like this,____I'll make the most of it and be _______.I owe all this to that long time spent in bed.Wiser people come to this____without having to acquire it the hard way.But I wasn't wise enough.I'm wiser now,a little,and happier.
1.A.confused B.shocked C.inspired D.annoyed
2.A.trial B.pressure C.sentence D.control
3.A.made up B.set up C.took up D.cleared up
4.A.recalled B.began C.avoided D.accepted
5.A.when B.after C.since D.before
6.A.occupied B.taught C.treated D.ensured
7.A.admit B.demand C.expect D.realize
8.A.knowledge B.opportunity C.attention D.point
9.A.dismiss B.list C.define D.appreciate
10.A.notice B.record C.remember D.track
11.A.shadow B.shake C.play D.feeling
12.A.damaged B.recovered C.faded D.changed
13.A.thus B.in return C.for example D.by chance
14.A.founding B.regaining C.discovering D.forgetting
15.A.remind B.promise C.advise D.convince
16.A.country B.moment C.memory D.inspiration
17.A.pleased B.courageous C.confident D.strong
18.A.meanwhile B.otherwise C.however D.therefore
19.A.puzzled B.grateful C.cheerful D.embarrassed
20.A.awareness B.agreement C.comment D.statement
—Oh, no! I failed my math test again!
— ______. Practice makes perfect.
A.It’s hard to say. B.It’s up to you. C.You’re not alone. D.I’m afraid not.
To those of you who received honors, awards, and ____, I say, well done. And to the average students, I say, you, too, can be President of the United States.
A.distinctions B.contributions C.solutions D.attractions
Many a student in the class ____ that Jack is the only one of the students who ____ the chance to attend a key university.
A.thinks; has B.think; have C.think; has D.thinks; have
On hearing her mother was sent to the hospital because of heart attack, Jane dropped the phone and ____ from the office.
A.disappeared B.left C.escaped D.fled
—Many parents do almost everything for their children, but the children still fail them.
—That's _______ these parents are mistaken.
A.how B.where C.what D.why