Last year, my mom found out that she had stomach cancer. I thought she’d be fine after she got 　36 as she was diagnosed(诊断)early. She had an operation to 37 a third of her stomach to stop the cancer from spreading. And for two months she went back and forth to the 　38 . But I never visited her because I was 　39 with school abroad and didn’t fully know what was 　40 . After her treatment, she 　41 working because of her poor health and ate a(n) 　42 diet. I visited her in the summer holiday. She seemed better, so I forgot that there was a possibility of cancer 　43 .

　When school 　44 , I said goodbye to my family. My mom called me from home every day. 　45 in early November, my dad called instead. He sounded 46 .

　 “What’s wrong? How come Mom’s not calling me today?” I asked. After a few seconds, he said my mom’s cancer had returned and spread throughout her 　47 . Her survival rate was less than 30%.

　 After I put down the phone, I 　48 . Tears kept coming out. I didn’t want to 　49 it. I couldn’t accept the 　50 that my mom might not have much time left. I cried and cried and at last, I stopped crying. I thought I should stop acting like a 　51 and pull myself together.

　 Looking back to when my mom first got cancer, I 　52 how stupid I was for not appreciating her. I feel bad that I didn’t visit her in the hospital. I should have cared. She’s my mom. 　53 , it’s not too late. She recovered. I’ll try to spend more time with my mom 　54 . I hope you will do the same for your mom. Spend some time with your loved ones 　55 it is too late.

36. A. medicine　　　　　　 B. attention　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. treatment

37. A. remove　　　　　　　 B. rescue　　　　　　　 C. check　　　　　　　 D. protect

38. A. school　　　　　　　 B. house　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　　　　 D. office

39. A. content　　　　　　　 B. careful　　　　　　　　　　 C. popular　　　　　　　　　 D. busy

40. A. going up　　　　　　 B. going on　　　　　 C. taking on　　　　　 D. showing up

41. A. continued　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hated

C. considered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stopped

42. A. special　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. delicious

C. normal　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

43. A. changing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. returning

C. destroying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appearing

44. A. ended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. required

C. responded　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. started

45. A. Since　　　　　　　　 B. Although　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

46. A. bored　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　　　　　 D. angry

47. A. back　　　　　　　　　 B. skin　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. body　　　　　　　　 D. head

48. A. went through　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked down

C. broke up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broke down

49. A. say　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　　　　　 C. believe　　　　　　　　　　 D. remember

50. A. report　　　　　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　 D. lie

51. A. stranger　　　　　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　　　　　 C. man　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. child

52. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. pretend　　　　　　　　　　 C. imagine　　　　　　　　　 D. ask

53. A. Luckily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Surprisingly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Strangely

54. A. in the past　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from now on

C. at times　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the future

55. A. if　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. when

　 forever are the days ____ we Chinese people were looked down upon in the world.

A. Going, when　　　　 B. Gone, when

C. Go, when　　　　　 D. Gone, by then

I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise ________.

A. going on　　　 　 B. goes on　　　 　 C. went on　　 　 D. to go on

　 forever are the days ____ we Chinese people were looked down upon in the world.

A. Going, when　　 B. Gone, when　 C. Go, when　　 D. Gone, by then

About fifteen years ago, when I was about seven years old, I took a trip with my father. Through this great trip I 1 my self-confidence and I could see beautiful 2 _and feel various 3 such as joy, sorrow, and appreciation.

My father liked climbing mountains very much. 4 he took a trip, he would 5 take me. At that time he was a good 46 . I also wanted to become a good climber. One 7 summer day my father and I took a 8 to Mt. Sol-Ak, one of the biggest mountains in Korea 9 in the eastern part of Korea.

After a few hours’ train 10 , we arrived at an entrance to the mountain. And then we started climbing. While I was climbing on the mountain, I 11 to sweat like rain. I wanted to take a 12 for only a minute, but my father said to me, “You need to put up with some 13 . If you can 14 this pain now, you will be a better climber than me.” He continued to 15 me.

The 16 I climbed to the top of the mountain, the more labored my breathing became. While I was climbing on a tough and narrow way, I could not 17 anything except my goal—that I 18 become a better climber than my father.

After two hours, I was able to get to the top of the mountain finally. I felt so 19 of myself. I thanked my father for helping and encouraging me. On the top of the mountain I could see the huge sun 20 in the west. It looked like a prize given by God.

1. A. gained　　　　 B. found　　　　 C. invented　　　　 D. showed

2. A. mountains　　 B. valleys　　　 C. landscapes　　　 D. forests

3. A. emotions　　　 B. attitudes　　 C. response　　　　 D. experience

4. A. Wherever　　　 B. Whatever　　　 C. However　　　　　 D. Whenever

5. A. probably　　　 B. occasionally　 C. always　　　 D. unwillingly

6. A. climber　　　 B. teacher　　　 C. trainer　　　　　 D. traveler

7. A. special　　　 B. proper　　　　 C. hot　　　　　 D. ordinary

8. A. trip　　　　　 B. vacation　　　 C. journey　　　　　 D. voyage

9. A. settled　　　 B. lay　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　　 D. located

10. A. tour　　　　 B. travel　　　　 C. seat　　　　　　 D. ride

11. A. continued　　 B. wanted　　　　 C. seemed　　　 D. stopped

12. A. place　　　　 B. rest　　　　　 C. pause　　　　　　 D. breath

13. A. troubles　　 B. hotness　　　 C. difficulties　　　　 D. failure

14. A. manage　　　 B. tolerate　　　 C. change　　　 D. try

15. A. praise　　　 B. inform　　　　 C. train　　　　　　 D. encourage

16. A. more closely B. closely　　　 C. closer　　　　　 D. close

17. A. think about　 B. care for　　　 C. find out　　　　 D. think out

18. A. might　　　　 B. would　　　　 C. can　　　　　 D. need

19. A. sure　　　　 B. excited　　　 C. proud　　　　　　 D. certain

20. A. going down　 B. going out　　 C. going over　　　 D. going off