题目内容
In August 1999,Yuriko noticed that her daughter,Ayako,was looking thin and pale,_______ she insisted that the 22-year-old see a doctor.As they waited for the rest results,the doctor________ gave Yuriko a note while her daughter wasn’t noticing.
In the restroom,Yuriko opened the note,“It is stomach cancer,“said the doctor.“Please________.There is no time.”
On September 21,Ayako had a(n)________.Three quarters of her stomach were removed.The doctor ________ the situation to Yuriko but the medical terms sounded like a foreign language.
Ayako was put on anti-cancer drugs,and over the next three months,she ________ from side effects,and lost seven kilograms.
Yuriko decided to do more to ________ her daughter.She read all kinds of books on cancer.As a single mother,she had no one to share her ________ with.
________ the difficulties,Yuriko was able to help her daughter.When Ayako started experiencing breathing difficulties,Yuriko ________ if it could be a side effect of the anti-cancer drug.She told Ayako’s doctor and he ________ to take her off the drug.
________,in November 2002,Ayako’s treatment came to an end.Although she felt her pain ________,Yuriko couldn’t forget how lost and ________ she felt during her daughter’s treatment.She wrote a letter to the local newspaper ________ the creation of a support group for cancer patients.
Phone calls and letters ________ her idea started pouring in.In December 2002,Yuriko formally ________ Ikkikai,roughly meaning “sharing the joy”,with the ________ of providing hope and information for people with cancer,and their families.
Ikkikai’s message has begun to ________.Yuriko says,“The simple act of talking to other people who understand your problems can make the greatest ________.I hope that more people would join in the group.”
1.A. otherwise B. or C. so D. but
2.A. nervously B. secretly C. weakly D. kindly
3.A. imagine B. guess C. look D. hurry
4.A. operation B. training C. rest D. examination
5.A. expressed B. explained C. recognized D. repeated
6.A. learnt B. survived C. suffered D. escaped
7.A. please B. praise C. help D. comfort
8.A. burden B. pleasure C. benefit D. disappointment
9.A. In honor of B. In spite of C. Instead of D. Because of
10.A. realized B. discussed C. recognized D. wondered
11.A. meant B. regretted C. agreed D. preferred
12.A. Actually B. Finally C. Obviously D. Surprisingly
13.A. relieved B. shocked C. convinced D. encouraged
14.A. lonely B. angry C. defeated D. ashamed
15.A. mentioning B. suggesting C. running D. complaining
16.A. describing B. considering C. testing D. supporting
17.A. founded B. discovered C. assisted D. joined
18.A. choice B. memory C. problem D. goal
19.A. exist B. spread C. arrive D. continue
20.A. promise B. record C. job D. difference