It's 5-year-old Karmen's dream to be a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员). But Karmen, living
in Denver, was
born with the AIDS virus and has spent much of her short life going in and out
of the hospital.
Karmen
_36__better than anyone dared to hope. Doctors thought she would never
walk or talk, but she 37__with a walker and speaks fairly 38
Karmen's hopes, dreams, and 39
are being documented
with the help of a Denver
organization called the Children's Legacy. 40
by the photographer Katy
Tartakoff, the charity helps seriously sick children
and their families write their own 41 by providing books that guide _42__
along -- My Stupid Illness, for 43
children, and Let Me
Show You My World, for their siblings(兄弟姊妹) and parents. The books contain
suggestions of 44 to draw or things to write. Tartakoff helps illustrate the books by taking black-and-white
photographs of the children.
For those children who _45_, the
books help their families cope. For those _46_ survive, the books help
them heal 47_.Karmen may not grow up to be a ballerina, _48 ,
despite her difficulty walking, she was 49_ when she put on a tutu (芭蕾舞的短裙) her mother had bought her. "She
really
took __50_ the person of a ballerina," says Ms. Tartakoff.
This picture of Karmen is one of a collection of Ms. Tartakoff's _51_ that the charity has published in a
book called An Alphabet About Families Living With HIV-AIDS, _52_ poetry.
According to the book, "Sometimes Karmen _53
her head on her folded hands because she is _54_ , and sometimes she
needs to talk with God." One of her prayers: "Dear God, Please make
my_55 and body strong.
Please let me grow up."
36. A.
has gone
B. has fared C.
has spent
D. has experienced
37. A.
stands around B. gets up
C. walks away D. gets
around
38. A.
well
B. good
C. nice
D. right
39. A.
smiles
B. illnesses
C. struggles
D. sadnesses
40. A.
Found
B. Founded
C. Built
D. Created
41. A.
stories
B. novels
C. problems
D. sicknesses
42. A.
him
B. us
C. them
D. her
43. A.
healthy B.
sick
C. normal
D. ill
44. A.
charts
B. pictures
C. photos
D. designs
45. A.
live
B. fear
C. die
D. suffer
46. A.
that
B. which
C. /
D. who
47. A.
emotionally B.
happily
C. carefully
D. quietly
48. A.
however B.
and
C. but
D. though
49 A. changed B.
turned
C. shaped
D. transformed
50. A.
after
B. in
C. on
D.
to
51. A.
collections
B. photographs C. books
D. copies
52. A.
holding B.
containing C.
writing
D. including
53. A.
lays
B. lies
C. sets
D. puts
54. A.
ill
B. dead
C. tired
D. bored
55. A.
legs
B. arms
C. hands
D. feet