三、完形填空
My father carried me up the stairs to my bedroom, followed by my mother and my three-year-old brother. Upon my returning home, our excitement was mixed with a sense of
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, since we all knew I would be staying in bed for a long time. Leaving my room, my father turned to me and said, “This, too, shall pass.” He
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, and closed the door behind him. It made me a little relaxed.
I had scoliosis (脊柱侧弯) when I was twelve years old. My parents took me to see the doctor from time to time. We tried different ways but they didn’t stop my back from forming an S-shape. The doctors
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stopped all the treatment. An operation was the only
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.
Two weeks later, I was sent home with orders to lie flat on my back for seven months. Tidy and clean, my room
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me with comfort. But when the lights were off and the house grew quiet at night, I realized that I
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leave my bedroom, even my bed, for such a long time! How lonely I felt! “This, too, shall pass.” rang in my
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. I didn’t understand. But I knew that if my father believed it, it must be
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. His words reduced my worry. If he said everything would work out okay, then it would.
Long winter days passed. Sometimes, I became impatient,
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I always felt upset (难过的) while staying in the bedroom alone. Everyone in the family noticed that and
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of them came to help me, especially my father. Very gently, he
would pick me up and carry me downstairs and place me on the sofa, letting me
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the rest of the family. I couldn’t help laughing when they talked about something interesting. Some days, he even carried me
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to enjoy some much-needed sunshine.
With their encouragement, I went through the
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time. By summer’s end, I was back on my feet and starting my freshman year in high school. At last, my father’s words made sense: “This, too, has passed!”
Life is a journey with challenges. I’ve lived through a lot of
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since then. My father taught me to hold on to the good memories and let go of the bad ones. When life is good, time flies by and his words never enter my mind. When it’s not so good, I
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“This, too, shall pass.” And, it does.
(
B
) 21. A. pleasure B. worry C. luck D. danger
(
D
) 22. A. accepted B. excused C. cried D. smiled
(
C
) 23. A. recently B. suddenly C. finally D. quickly
(
A
) 24. A. choice B. experiment C. support D. influence
(
B
) 25. A. stayed B. welcomed C. introduced D. cheered
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D
) 26. A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
(
B
) 27. A. eyes B. ears C. heart D. arms
(
C
) 28. A. wrong B. proper C. true D. exact
(
B
) 29. A. but B. and C. or D. so
(
C
) 30. A. none B. neither C. all D. either
(
C
) 31. A. believe B. leave C. join D. visit
(
D
) 32. A. inside B. away C. beside D. outside
(
B
) 33. A. happy B. hard C. busy D. free
(
A
) 34. A. trouble B. happiness C. fear D. success
(
B
) 35. A. repeat B. remember C. forget D. wonder
