I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times．I was joyfully
36 my first Child at the same time that my once-energetic mother was
37 her battle with a brain cancer．
For ten years，my courageous mother had fought，but none of the operations or other
38 had been successful．Finally，she became totally
39 unable to speak，walk，eat or dress on her own．As she grew closer and closer to death，my baby grew closer and closer to life．My biggest fear was that their lives would never
40 she and my baby could never
41 each other．
My fear seemed
42 ．A few weeks before my
43 date，mother went into a deep coma(昏迷)and doctors said she would never
44 ．So we brought her to her own house．As often as I could，I
45 her about the baby moving inside me．I hoped that somehow
46 inside，she knew．
On February 3rd，at about the same time my labor(分娩)started at hospital，the nurse at her house told me the
47 news：Morn opened her eyes，sitting up and smiling．I asked for the phone to be
48 to Morn’S ear．
“Morn，you’II have a new grandchild!”
“Yes!Yes!I know!”
Four words。four _49__ and beautiful words!
For the next tWO miracle weeks after I brought Jacob home，she gave US joy，smiling，holding Jacob and speaking to the family in complete
50 Then she quietly slipped back into a coma
51 and was finally free
52 the pain forever．
Memories of my son’s birth will always be
53 for me，but it was at this time that I learned an important truth about living．
54 both joy and sorrow are lasting only a short time，and often intertwined(相互纠缠)，love has the
55 to face both．And love can last forever．
| 小题1: | | A．hoping | B．expecting | C．waiting for | D．taking care of |
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| 小题2: | | A．continuing | B．starting | C．completing | D．losing |
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| 小题3: | | A．treatments | B．methods | C．measures | D．injections |
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| 小题4: | | A．dull | B．unmoved | C．unconscious | D．disabled |
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| 小题5: | | A．combine | B．connect | C．mix | D．gather |
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| 小题6: | | A．replace | B．bless | C．know | D．inspire |
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| 小题7: | | A．well-founded | B．well—informed | C．well—known | D．well-planned |
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| 小题8: | | A．ready | B．final | C．due | D．fixed |
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| 小题9: | | A．come over | B．come up | C．come back | D．come around |
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| 小题10: | | A．discussed with | B．talked to | C．explained to | D．described to |
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| 小题11: | | A．deep | B．dangerous | C．magic | D．mysterious |
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| 小题12: | | A．strange | B．fantastic | C．impossible | D．imaginary |
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| 小题14: | | A．accurate | B．slow | C．clear | D．truthful |
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| 小题15: | | A．words | B．idioms | C．descriptions | D．sentences |
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| 小题16: | | A．state | B．setting | C．reaction | D．silence |
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| 小题17: | | A．off | B．against | C．from | D．beyond |
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| 小题18: | | A．light-hearted | B．bitter-sweet | C．nice | D．fresh |
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| 小题20: | | A．power | B．strength | C．force | D．energy |
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