Question

Mariska Hargitay, who plays a tough but beautiful detective on NBC’s Law & Order, recently 21 her childhood friend Annette Condon Tauber to breast cancer. “It was   22  . Ann defined so much of who I am.” says the   23  . “She was my champion and the most   24   friend.”

Ann was diagnosed(诊断) in 2003, when she was 38, shortly after the birth of her fourth daughter. However, she never told them she was   25  , hoping for a miracle and not wanting to burden her friends. “I understand her not wanting to   26  ,” Hargitay says. “And to my mind, she did 27   the disease to some extent.” By late 2005, the cancer had   28   to Ann’s liver in a golf-ball-size mass. She passed away in May 2007. In   29   of Ann, Hargitay signed a programme that raises money for breast cancer research. Participating workplaces let employees wear jeans on October 5 for a $5 donation. “It’s a real way for everyone to feel like they’re making a   30  ,” says the Emmy-winning actress.

21. A. met	B. recognized	C. accompanied	D. lost
22. A. comforting	B. moving	C. interesting	D. shocking
23. A. actor	B. actress	C. director	D. heroine
24. A. dishonest	B. horrible	C. sincere	D. pretty
25. A. well	B. sad	C. afraid	D. sick
26. A. share	B. die	C. suffer	D. withdraw
27. A. lose	B. win	C. beat	D. fight
28. A. led	B. spread	C. contributed	D. devoted
29. A. case	B. charge	C. control	D. memory
30. A. difference	B. decision	C. friend	D. profit

Answer 1

21. D  22. D  23. B  24. C  25. D  26. A  27. C  28. B  29. D  30. A