I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother 1        from a stroke (中风) and had had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no 2        what I could do to help her to relieve her 3       . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.

  Last month I 4       a precious watch,which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt 5        about the loss.

  There have been many 6        like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things 7      I read If You Have a Lemon,Make Lemon?ade by American writer Dale Carnegie.

"When the wise man is handed a lemon,he says,What 8        can I get from this? How can I 9        my situation? How can I turn this lemon into lemonade?'" he wrote.

  I suddenly 10        that life is full of ups and downs,so I need to stay 11        all the time. Now when I think of my past,I wish I could have handled things 12       . When my mother was fighting for 13       ,I should have held her hands in mine,telling her things would get better instead of 14 and crying.

Several weeks ago,I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't 15       a prize. If I had not 16        this article,I would definitely have felt 17        again. But instead,I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage 18       .

  Life is not a bed of roses. There are throns (刺) as well,but these thorns help us become 19        and strong. When life 20        us a lemon,let's try to make lem?onade.

1. A. resulted   B. suffered   C. survived   D. escaped. .

2. A. hope   B. wonder   C. idea   D. doubt

3. A. pain   B. anxiety   C. fear   D. pressure

4. A. received   B. sold   C. fixed   D. lost

5. A. unbelievable   B. shameful   C. angry   D. terrible

6. A. diseases   B. memories   C. incidents   D. difficulties

7. A. when   B. until   C. though   D. since

8. A. lesson   B. lemonade   C. decision   D. challenge

9. A. control   B. accept   C. improve   D. avoid

10. A. realized   B. thought   C. discovered   D. predicted

11. A. healthy   B. independent   C. serious   D. positive

12. A. exactly   B. differently   C. easily   D. practically

13. A. recovery   B. life   C. freedom   D. happiness

14. A. shouting   B. hiding   C. quarrelling   D. regretting

15. A. expect   B. miss   C. win   D. refuse

16. A. figured out   B. written down   C. found out   D. come out

17. A. embarrassed   B. discouraged   C. excited   D. concerned

18. A. performance   B. experience   C. progress   D. effect

19. A. brave   B. calm   C. great   D. clever

20. A. shows   B. makes   C. gives   D. sends

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