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．a(chǎn)bility C．battle D．game
23．A．a(chǎn)ll B．some C．none D．a(chǎn)ny
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．a(chǎn)rrival D．miss
28．A．a(chǎn)fter 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．recharged
34．A．willing B．ready C．free D．a(chǎn)stonished
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．a(chǎn)nger
39．A．concerns B．sighs C．visits D．sights
40．A．drove B．ran C．moved D．passed
答案：21－25 ACCBD 26－30 ABBCD 3l一35 ABCBB 36—40 CBACD