I have always heard the saying, “Any guy can be a ‘Dad’, but it takes a real man to be a ‘Father’.” This has become qutie true in my life since the birth of my son, Joshua. Since the birth of my son things have changed a lot in my life, but the changes have been   1 ! My wife and I have been through many   2  moments which have made both of us   3 .

My son was born with some medical prombles that   4   his regular doctors. He was

  5  several different medications, but he did not get any better. He had a bad breathing problem, and he could not keep his food down. My wife and I were both told many times by people that Joshua looked life he was born early; he had not gained much   6   since he was born.

As time progressed his regular doctor sent my wife and I to Louisville to a   7   by the name of Dr. Eld. He was astonished by my son’s condition, too. Many different tests were    8   on Joshua. The time spents there was very   9   for my wife and I. But we did make it through with God’s   10  .

Joshua is one year and one month old now and has gotten much better since then. His

 11  has been amazing and he is up to 27 pounds now. I keep telling my wife, that if he keeps growing like this he might get a football   12   sooner or later. There is saying that has helped me   13  these troublesome times. “Problems will either make you or   14  you.” When you think the darkest hours are upon you, remember the   15  is just in sight.

1.                A．bad            B．good           C．happy    D．sad

2.                A．exciting        B．interesting      C．challenging    D．amusing

3.                A．stronger        B．healthier        C．harder   D．weaker

4.                A．shook          B．trembled        C．shocked  D．quaked

5.                A．taken on        B．put on          C．gone on  D．lived on

6.                A．width          B．height          C．weight    D．sight

7.                A．dentist         B．specialist        C．scientist  D．tourist

8.                A．performed      B．laid            C．devoted  D．directed

9.                A．slow           B．easy           C．hard D．quick

10.               A．luck           B．smile          C．love  D．help

11.               A．score          B．progress        C．efforts    D．fact

12.               A．ticket          B．contact         C．contract   D．player

13.               A．get on         B．get through     C．take on    D．look through

14.               A．create         B．build           C．break D．enjoy

15.               A．future         B．help           C．dawn D．dusk