【题目】As my husband,Doug,stood on the busy New York city street trying to stop a taxi,I tried to protect my daughter from the cold December wind and rain. I put my head down to kiss her tiny face.
___and wet,my husband gave up his attempt (尝试)to flag down a taxi. I knew the______.Just after her first birthday,we were told our daughter Katie has a_______ brain illness.Since that moment, Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where the finish line kept_______We knew Katie was running out of______.It had taken months before we finally had a name for the____. but we were told only a few specialists(专家)in the world knew how to_______it.Now.as we finally found a brilliant doctor to_______our girl,we were in a strange________in the cold rain.
Just at the moment,a middle-aged woman pulled over and said,“Pardon me?May I offer you a(n)______?”
Before we could say anything,she continued,“It’s really no_____for me.Just get in0.”
It was then that I noticed her thick Irish accent(口音),which_____me up like hot soup. We simply said,“Thanks! Roosevelt Hospital,please,”as we got in her car for the ride.
“Are you going______the baby?”she asked us.
I nodded my head,holding back my______.
At the hospital,we_____her a dozen times for the ride, As the woman hugged me.I____her face was wet with tears.She promised to_____for us before she left.
After three more visits to New York and two more____surgeries(手术),Katie is cured.But the____of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant reminder of a tiny ray of light that appeared in out_____days.
【1】A. Excited B. Frustrated C. Worried D. Satisfied
【2】A. feeling B. spirit C. message D. sense
【3】A. simple B. rare C. normal D. natural
【4】A. coming B. lowering C. normal D. natural
【5】A. time B. confidence C. money D. courage
【6】A. race B. illness C. doctor D. challenge
【7】A. explain B. check C. reach D. fix
【8】A. protect B. meet C. save D. encourage
【9】A. country B. hospital C. town D. city
【10】A. trouble B. difference C. question D. loss
【11】A. trouble B. difference C. question D. loss
【12】A. picked B. called C. warmed D. woke
【13】A. to B. after C. for D. with
【14】A. surprise B. anger C. smile D. tears
【15】A. thanked B. praised C. respected D. accepted
【16】A. guessed B. believed C. understood D. noticed
【17】A. work B. sing C. pray D. drive
【18】A. eye B. brain C. kidney D. heart
【19】A. voice B. bravery C. reward D. advice
【20】A. busiest B. luckiest C. happiest D. darkest