Unable to work at a steady job _______  a terminal illness, he decided to volunteer at the local children center.

  A. at the cost of     B. as a result of     C. in case of      D. at the risk of

Unable to work at a steady job                a terminal illness, he decided to volunteer at the local children center.

      A. at the cost of                                    B. as a result of

      C. in case of                                         D. at the risk of

Many years ago  my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terminal illness . He was unable to work at     36  job . He would be fine for quite a while , but would then fall suddenly   37    and have to be admitted to the hospital .
He wanted to do something to keep himself    38   , so he decided to volunteer at the local children    39   . My dad loved kids . He would talk to them and play with them .Sometimes , he would    40   one of his kids . In certain instances , he would give   41    to the sad parents of these children .
One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a    42   disease that paralyzed (使…瘫痪) her from the neck down . I don’t know the    43   of the disease , but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl . My dad decided to try to help her . He started    44   her in her room , bringing paints , brushes and paper . He stood the paper up    45   a backing , put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint . He didn’t use his hands at all . Only his    46   would move . He would visit her    47   he could and paint for her . All the while he would tell her , “see , you can do    48   you set your mind to .”
  49    , she began to paint using her mouth , and she and my dad became friends . Soon after , the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also    50   the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and    51   to work , he was at the volunteer counter one day and    52   the front door open . In came the little girl who had been paralyzed , but this time she was    53   . She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight . She gave my dad a picture she had done using her   54    . At the bottom it read, “thank you for helping me walk .” Sometimes love is more    55   than doctors , and my dad-who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture-loved every single child in that hospital .
【小题1】.

A．pushed

B．noticed

C．observed

D．kicked

Many years ago  my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terminal illness . He was unable to work at     36   job . He would be fine for quite a while , but would then fall suddenly   37     and have to be admitted to the hospital .

He wanted to do something to keep himself    38    , so he decided to volunteer at the local children    39    . My dad loved kids . He would talk to them and play with them .Sometimes , he would    40    one of his kids . In certain instances , he would give   41     to the sad parents of these children .

One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a    42    disease that paralyzed (使…瘫痪) her from the neck down . I don’t know the    43    of the disease , but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl . My dad decided to try to help her . He started    44    her in her room , bringing paints , brushes and paper . He stood the paper up    45    a backing , put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint . He didn’t use his hands at all . Only his    46    would move . He would visit her    47    he could and paint for her . All the while he would tell her , “see , you can do    48    you set your mind to .”

  49     , she began to paint using her mouth , and she and my dad became friends . Soon after , the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also    50    the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and    51    to work , he was at the volunteer counter one day and    52    the front door open . In came the little girl who had been paralyzed , but this time she was    53    . She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight . She gave my dad a picture she had done using her   54     . At the bottom it read, “thank you for helping me walk .” Sometimes love is more    55    than doctors , and my dad-who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture-loved every single child in that hospital .

1.. A．an important         B．a steady             C．an easy      D．a good

2..．A．ill         B．behind           C．asleep       D．down

3..．A．well                B．wealthy          C．busy         D．healthy

4.. A．palace           B．hospital         C．center       D．park

5..．A．teach               B．miss             C．lose         D．treat

6..．A．speech          B．comfort          C．praise       D．help

7..．A．special         B．curious          C．strange      D．rare

8.. A．result               B．reason           C．name         D．course

9..．A．observing       B．drawing          C．painting         D．visiting

10..．A．with               B．across           C．against      D．over

11..．A．head           B．neck             C．fingers      D．eyes

12..．A．with whoever       B．whenever         C．as if            D．as soon as

13.. A．everything      B．something        C．anything         D．nothing

14.. A．Basically           B．Naturally            C．Eventually       D．Suddenly

15.. A．left                B．entered          C．rushed to        D．stayed at

16..．A．stopped            B．returned             C．hesitated        D．refused

17..．A．pushed             B．noticed          C．observed         D．kicked

18..．A．shouting           B．lying            C．walking      D．jumping

19..．A．hands          B．pens             C．paper    D．mind

20..．A．thankful           B．useful           C．thoughtful       D．powerful