1. When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was
to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She
the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old
thinking that she wouldn’t live
from then on.
Over the years, I
and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,
a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an)
trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang
.
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,
into my son’s room with a box of
. After 16 years, I still
Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about
since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she
the path for those people who were less
than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be
.
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt
. But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was
. From this person that I thought would have no
of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously
and we moved north, but I owe Helen
that I can never repay.
【小题1】 | A.walking | B.riding | C.running | D.driving |
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【小题2】 | A.lived | B.survived | C.existed | D.escaped |
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【小题3】 | A.mind | B.brain | C.head | D.thought |
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【小题4】 | A.equally | B.calmly | C.quietly | D.normally |
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【小题5】 | A.studied | B.moved | C.worked | D.1ived |
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【小题6】 | A.suffering | B.causing | C.bearing | D.catching |
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【小题7】 | A.normally | B.particularly | C.necessarily | D.eventually |
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【小题9】 | A.ran | B.walked | C.rolled | D.moved |
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【小题10】 | A.tissues | B.presents | C.pills | D.candies |
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【小题11】 | A.realized | B.knew | C.recognized | D.reminded |
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【小题12】 | A.her life | B.her son | C.her family | D.her work |
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【小题13】 | A.cleared | B.smoothed | C.cleaned | D.opened |
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【小题14】 | A.rich | B.healthy | C.strong | D.fortunate |
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【小题15】 | A.money | B.hope | C.pity | D.medicine |
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【小题16】 | A.small | B.pitiful | C.weak | D.shameless |
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【小题17】 | A.admitted | B.beaten | C.hurt | D.hospitalized |
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【小题18】 | A.use | B.value | C.meaning | D.quality |
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【小题19】 | A.treated | B.worsened | C.relieved | D.recovered |
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【小题20】 | A.some money | B.some tissues | C.a debt | D.a hope |
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