“You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair．” I heard his   36  fall heavily on my ears, numbing my soul．If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then．
The car accident has left me unconscious．When   37  , I found both legs in casts（石膏）．While I had other serious injuries, my    38  were my first concern．Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldn’t imagine being   39  in a wheelchair．
Lying in my bed, I wondered how I   40  give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would  41 ．He’d been cheerful on every visit, but I saw    42  in his eyes． He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever．
Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune 43 ．
It didn’t take me long to become  44 with my limited movements and even with the pace the doctors were willing to go with me．I was determined to learn everything they showed me．
Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn’t be   45 or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor,  46  on to the bed rail（床栏杆） for dear life, and slowly putting my weight   47  my feet．After several weeks of such difficult   48 , my strength and confidence continued to    49  ．
It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person most    50   to me．One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I    51  myself up．As he opened the door, I took a few small steps．   52  , he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed．All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle   53 as I heard the words I had longed to hear, “Mommy, you can walk!”
I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick．I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends．My life has been blessed with many   54 of which I am proud．But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy   55  by those four little words of my son．

“You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair．” I heard his   36  fall heavily on my ears, numbing my soul．If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then．

The car accident has left me unconscious．When   37  , I found both legs in casts（石膏）．While I had other serious injuries, my    38  were my first concern．Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldn’t imagine being   39  in a wheelchair．

Lying in my bed, I wondered how I   40  give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would  41 ．He’d been cheerful on every visit, but I saw    42  in his eyes． He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever．

Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune 43 ．

It didn’t take me long to become  44 with my limited movements and even with the pace the doctors were willing to go with me．I was determined to learn everything they showed me．

Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn’t be   45 or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor,  46  on to the bed rail（床栏杆） for dear life, and slowly putting my weight   47  my feet．After several weeks of such difficult   48 , my strength and confidence continued to    49  ．

It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person most    50   to me．One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I    51  myself up．As he opened the door, I took a few small steps．   52  , he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed．All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle   53 as I heard the words I had longed to hear, “Mommy, you can walk!”

I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick．I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends．My life has been blessed with many   54 of which I am proud．But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy   55  by those four little words of my son．

Flying first class was a new experience for us. We were happy to join the other few passengers who  36 fly in such luxury（奢侈）. It was almost as if we had a sense of  37  to be sitting with the group of people that  38 us.
As we chatted away about our travel, I could hear people around us talked about  39 business meetings. It wasn’t long before I __40  that these people were used to flying in luxury. They are 41 people I thought.
We noticed that the stewardess（女乘务员）was working non-stop to ensure the  42 of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without receiving a(n)  43 . I thought how much she must love her job,  44  she smiled kindly at each person while  45 to their needs.
As the stewardess walked by our seats near the  46  of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you’ll have a great night.”She stopped at our seats with a look of  47 , bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me?” I  48  my words and she smiled in a rather 49 way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer. After a few moments she said, “I can  50 you work with the public.”“Why do you think so?” I asked. She answered very quietly, “Because you are the _51  passenger here to say thank you and I really 52  your kindess.
The sense of belonging to the elite（精英）group of people in first class  53  as we heard her words. Our seats in luxury offered us  54  a comfortable ride. We were reminded that without 55  we would be flying in no class.

Flying first class was a new experience for us. We were happy to join the other few passengers who  36  fly in such luxury（奢侈）. It was almost as if we had a sense of  37  to be sitting with the group of people that  38  us.

As we chatted away about our travel, I could hear people around us talked about  39  business meetings. It wasn’t long before I __40  that these people were used to flying in luxury. They are 41 people I thought.

We noticed that the stewardess（女乘务员）was working non-stop to ensure the  42  of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without receiving a(n)  43 . I thought how much she must love her job,   44  she smiled kindly at each person while  45  to their needs.

As the stewardess walked by our seats near the  46  of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you’ll have a great night.”She stopped at our seats with a look of  47  , bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me?” I  48  my words and she smiled in a rather  49  way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer. After a few moments she said, “I can  50  you work with the public.” “Why do you think so?” I asked. She answered very quietly, “Because you are the  _51  passenger here to say thank you and I really  52  your kindess.

The sense of belonging to the elite（精英）group of people in first class  53  as we heard her words. Our seats in luxury offered us  54  a comfortable ride. We were reminded that without  55  we would be flying in no class.

1.A. would              B. should                   C. could           D. must

2.A. success                B. disappointment       C. shame          D. pride

3.A. watched            B. accompanied          C. surrounded           D. welcomed

4.A. boring         B. busy             C. pleasant                 D. tiring

5.A. heard          B. realized         C. remembered               D. asked

6.A. brave          B. kind                 C. important                D. fortunate

7.A. safety         B. rest                 C. food                     D. comfort

8.A. note           B. order                C. suggestion               D. tip

9. A. when         B. while                C. for                      D. though

10. A. attending        B. looking              C. taking               D. turning

11. A. side             B. middle               C. end                  D. front

12.A. dislike           B. happiness            C. kindness             D. disbelief

13.A. repeated     B. wrote                C. showed               D. explained

14.A. happy         B. lovely               C. kind                 D. funny

15. A. help        B. hear                 C. make                 D. tell

16. A. best             B. only             C. simple                   D. usual

17. A. doubt            B. appreciate           C. remember                 D. misunderstand

18.A. lost         B. rose                 C. disappeared          D. showed

19. A. rather than      B. better than      C. less than                D. more than

20. A. happiness        B. money            C. kindness             D. trust