5、My great Grandma was beautiful both in appearance and
in mind.She lived 1 two
World Wars and the Great Depression.During the eleven
years, I received the 2 of determination,
faith and love.
Grandma lost her leg at
eighty-three 3 poor circulation(血液循环) and was told she would be in a
4 the rest of her life.The
doctors were 5 when she left the hospital with a
wooden walking stick.
In 1982 she suffered from 6
failure.When
in hospital, she wasn’t 7 to
meet anyone.Grandma became very 8 and
refused to eat until she saw her 9 .We all had received 10 filled with
passages of jokes and stories from her as babies.When
we saw Grandma, she gave us all $5.With the help of our
parents we 11 new books for her to inscribe (题词).None 12 her to be able to sign them
all before she died.
13
, we didn’t realize
that we all underestimated(低估)her courage and strength 14
she gave them to us filled with 15 poems.
Many years before Grandma’s death she said she would die on a 16 so
she could meet her Lord when he wasn’t so 17
.She had a severe heart attack on Thursday but
endured (忍受) eight heart attacks between Friday and
Sunday morning when she finally went to meet her Lord 18 .
I believe the few short years I
spent with her helped me to be strong during the 19
times.The constant love,
laughter and 20 from Grandma are what I remember
most from a woman facing difficulties with smiles on her face and her head held
high.
1. A. at
B.
on
C. through D. for
2. A. promises
B. gifts
C.
plans D. invitations
3. A. apart
from B. but for C. except for D.
due to
4. A.
wheelchair B. house
C.
hospital D. bed
5. A. embarrassed
B.
bored C. astonished D.
scared
6. A. arm
B. heart
C.
knee D. face
7. A. warned
B. advised
C. encouraged
D. allowed
8. A.
upset
B. gentle
C. mad
D. polite
9. A.
daughters
B.
sons
C. grandchildren D. friends
10. A. books
B. films
C.
reports D. tickets
11. A. carried
B. stored
C.
borrowed
D. bought
12. A. expected
B. persuaded C. promised D. ordered
13. A. Therefore
B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
14. A. when
B. until C. before
D. after
15. A. spoken
B. written
C.
typed D. posted
16. A.
Thursday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. Friday
17. A.
lazy
B. sleepy
C. free
D. busy
18. A.
unfortunately B.
curiously C.
happily D. sadly
19. A. difficult
B. unique
C. wonderful D. common
20. A.
survival
B. courage
C.
luck
D. fear