I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times. I was joyfully expecting my first child at the same time that my mother was
1 her battle with a brain tumor(瘤). For ten years, my fiercely independent and
2 mother had fought, but none of the treatments had been successful.
3 , she never lost her ability to smile. But now, finally, she became totally
4 —unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own.
As she grew closer and closer to death, my
5 grew closer and closer to life inside me. My biggest
6 was that their lives would never connect. I was sad not only at the
7 loss of my mother, but that she and my baby would never know each other. Her doctor did not
8 any hope; they told us her time was up.
We brought Mother
9 to her own bed in her own house. As
10 as I could, I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving inside me.
On February 3, 1989, at about the same time my labor(分娩)
11 , Mother opened her eyes. When they told me this at the
12 , I called her home, “Mom, listen. The baby is coming! You’re going to have a new grandchild!”
“Yes! Yes! I know!”
Four beautiful words! The first
13 words she’d spoken in months!
When I
14 again an hour later, the nurse at her house told the
15 message: Mom sat up, smiling, with her oxygen tubes removed. When I brought Jacob home. Mom was sitting in her chair and
15 to welcome him. Tears of joy blocked my vision(視野) as I
17 my son in her arms and she clucked (發出咯咯聲) at him. They
18 .
Then she quietly clipped back into a coma (昏迷) and
19 peacefully. Memories of my son’s birth will always be bittersweet(甜中帶苦的) for me, but it was then that I learned love has the
20 to overcome any worries and any sorrow. And love can last forever.
| 小題1: | | A．attending | B．losing | C．quitting | D．defeating |
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| 小題2: | | A．brave | B．interesting | C．funny | D．lucky |
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| 小題3: | | A．So | B．Again | C．Instead | D．Still |
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| 小題4: | | A．outstanding | B．blind | C．disabled | D．troublesome |
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| 小題5: | | A．sorrow | B．love | C．baby | D．body |
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| 小題6: | | A．problem | B．dream | C．surprise | D．fear |
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| 小題7: | | A．coming | B．disappearing | C．falling | D．greeting |
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| 小題8: | | A．admit | B．hold | C．drop | D．permit |
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| 小題10: | | A．soon | B．fast | C．early | D．often |
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| 小題11: | | A．started | B．failed | C．ended | D．continued |
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| 小題12: | | A．office | B．hospital | C．house | D．station |
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| 小題13: | | A．common | B．caring | C．clear | D．correct |
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| 小題14: | | A．got up | B．woke up | C．called up | D．looked up |
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| 小題15: | | A．impossible | B．possible | C．necessary | D．terrible |
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| 小題16: | | A．likely | B．ready | C．free | D．nervous |
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| 小題17: | | A．hugged | B．threw | C．took | D．laid |
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| 小題18: | | A．joined | B．knew | C．nodded | D．cried |
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| 小題19: | | A．passed away | B．turned over | C．settled down | D．gave out |
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| 小題20: | | A．depth | B．description | C．power | D．mask |
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faster, your palms get sweaty and you prepare to run. Today, some people think that an expensive car is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. A great paying job is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. A loving relationship is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. This belief leaves us thinking and feeling: “I’ll be happy when…”
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the author in writing this passage is to________.