This is my third story. When I was 17，I read a quote that 1 something like，“If you live each day 2 it was your last，someday you'll most certainly be right.”Since then，for the past thirty?three years，I've looked 3 the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a 4 ，I know I need to change something.

　 About a year ago I was 　5 with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable，and that I should 　6 to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my 7 in order，which is doctors' code for“prepare to 8 ”. Later that evening when the doctors 　9 the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope，they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is 　10 with surgery. I had the surgery and，11 ，I'm fine now.

　 This was the closest I've been to facing death，and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the 12 we all share. No one has 　13 escaped it. And that is 14 it should be，because death is very likely the single 15 invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make 　16 for the new. Your time is 　17 ，so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(信条)—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of 　18 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly，have the courage to 　19 your heart and intuition(直觉). They 20 already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

（1）A. said　 　　 B. described　 C. went　 　　 D. expressed

（2）A. unless 　　 B. as if　　 　 C. even if 　　 D. as long as

（3）A. in　　 　　　B. at　　　　 C. through 　　 D. On

（4）A. row　 　　 B. minute　　　 C. sense　 　　D. word

（5）A. connected 　B. infected　　 C. affected　 D. diagnosed

（6）A. want　 　　B. dream　　　 C. expect 　　D. imagine

（7）A. duties 　　 B. businesses C. affairs 　　D. life

（8）A. work　 　　B. start　　　 　C. talk　 　　D. die

（9）A. looked 　　B. viewed　　 C. realized 　　D. noticed

（10）A. curable 　　B. possible　 　 C. acceptable D. suitable

（11）A. carefully 　B. thankfully　　 C. anxiously 　D. hopefully

（12）A. possession B. destination　 C. expectation D. position

（13）A. ever　 　　 B. even　　 　 C. never　 　　D. still

（14）A. when　 　 B. while　　 　　C. as　　 　　 D. since

（15）A. better 　　B. worst　　 　　C. worse　 　　D. best

（16）A. use　 　 B. a difference　 C. sense　 　　 D. way

（17）A. endless 　B. repeated　　 C. countless 　　D. limited

（18）A. others' 　 B. others　　　 C. anyone's　 　 D. some others

（19）A. listen 　　B. follow　 　　 C. take　　 　　 D. accept

（20）A. however B.whatever 　C.somehow　 D.Somewhat

　　　 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In my double profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS．The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life．They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great 　 1　 can be found in a weak small body．Let me tell you about Tyler．

Tyler was　　 2　 　infected with HIV, as his mother was an HIV carrier．From the very beginning of his life, he was 　　3　 on medications to enable him to survive．When he was five, he had a tube inserted in a vein （静脉） in his chest．This tube was connected to a pump, which he earned m a small backpack on his back．Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through the 　4　 to his bloodstream．At times, he also needed additional oxygen to support his breathing．

Tyler wasn't 　5 _to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease．It was not　 6　 to find him playing and racing around his backyard, 　 7　 his medicine-loaded backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in a small cart．All of us who knew Tyler were impressed by his pure 　 8 　in being alive and me energy it gave him．Tyler's mom often 　 9　 him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red．That way, when she looked through the window to check on him playing in me yard, she could quickly __10_ him．

This incurable disease 　11　 wore down Tyler．He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his mother．When it became 　 12　 that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about 　13 ．She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven．

A few days before his death, Tyler 　14　 to me to go to Ms hospital bed and whispered, "I might die soon．I'm not　 15　 ．When I die, please dress me in red．Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too．I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me．"

1． A．pleasure　　　　 　　　 B．pain　　 　　 C．sorrow　　　　 D．courage

2． A．certain　　　　 B．born　　　　 　　 C．unlucky　 　　　　　 D．disappointing

3． A．reliable　　　 　　　 B．costly　　　　 　　 C．dependent　 　　　 D．disabled

4． A．medications　　 B．pumps　　　　 　 C．tube　　　　 　　　 D．backpack

5． A．willing　　　　 　 B．happy　　　 　　　 C．daring　　　 　　 D．discouraged

6． A．common 　　　　 B．unusual　　　 　　 C．ordinary　　　 　　 D．sensitive

7． A．holding　　　　 B．lifting　　　　 　　 C．taking　　　　 　　 D．wearing

8． A．joy　　　　 　　　　 B．fate　　　　　 　 C．belief　　 　　　　　 D．pride

9． A．comforted　　　 B．scolded　　　　 C．teased　　　　 　　 D．praised

10　 A．recognize　　　 　 B．spot　　　　　 　 C．identify　　　 　　 D．observe

11． A．eventually　　　 　 B．consequently 　　　　 C．constantly　　 　　 D, appropriately

12． A．apparent　　　 　　 B．serious　　　 　　　 C．sure　　　　　 D．unfortunate

13． A．life　　　　　　 B．death　　　　 　　 C．treatment　　 　　 D．future

14．A．begged　　　　 　 B．said　　　　　 　　 C．signed　　　　 　 D．smiled

15．A．surprised　　　 B．expected　　 　　　 C．satisfied　　　 　　 D．scared