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

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