I can honestly say that it was the best of times and also the worst of times in my life.I was 21 expecting my first child but my once energetic mother was losing her 22 with a brain disease.
For ten years,my mother had fought against the disease,but 23 of the treatment had been successful.Unfortunately,she became totally 24 unable to speak,walk,eat or dress 25 her own.As she grew closer and closer to 26 ,my baby grew closer and closer to life inside me.I was sad not only for the upcoming 27 of my mother,but also that she and my baby would never know each other.
A few weeks 28 my due date,Mother 29 a deep coma(昏迷).Her doctors did not hold any hope and said that it was 30 to put in a feeding tube―she would never wake up.We brought Mother home,and tried our best to keep her 31 .I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving 32 me.I hoped that somehow deep inside,she knew
On February 3,1989,just as I gave birth to my baby,Jacob,something impossible occurred:
Mother was sitting up,her oxygen tubes 33 .When I brought Jacob home,Mom was sitting in her chair, 34 to welcome him.Tears of joy filled my eyes as I 35 my son in her arms.They just 36 at each other.
For two weeks,Mother smiled and held Jacob She spoke to my father,her children and grandchildren in complete 37.She gave us 38 .Then she quietly slipped back into a coma and,after 39 from all of her children She was finally free of the pain and 40 away.Believe it or not,love can last forever
21.A.joyfully | B.sadly | C.surprisingly | D.bitterly |
22.A.hope | B.ability | C.battle | D.game |
23.A.all | B.some | C.none | D.any |
24.A.helpful | B.disabled | C.unhappy | D.healthy |
25.A.with | B.by | C.in | D.on |
26.A.death | B.life | C.smile | D.fear |
27.A.recovery | B.loss | C.arrival | D.miss |
28.A.after | B.before | C.until | D.past |
29.A.carried away | B.kept up | C.fell into | D.took off |
30.A.impossible | B.careless | C.hopeful | D.useless |
31.A.comfortable | B.relaxed | C.happy | D.excited |
32.A beyond | B.inside | C.with | D.towards |
33.A.recovered | B.rebuilt | C.removed | D.teeharged |
34.A.willing | B.ready | C.free | D.astonished |
35.A.dropped | B.laid | C.lied | D.threw |
36.A.glared | B.glanced | C.stared | D.noticed |
37.A.regards | B.sentences | C.silence | D.words |
38.A.joy | B.sorrow | C.trouble | D.anger |
39.A.concerns | B.sighs | C.visits | D.sights |
40.A.drove | B.ran | C.moved | D.passed |